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EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Spain had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 26 EU countries in 2018, at 466.94 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3.17 million. The median was 38.2 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.81 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest466,940,717Spain
Lowest3,173,857Luxembourg
Median38,195,81526 EU countries
European Union (27)2,811,091,847History

All EU countries, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

SpainSpain: 466,940,717 count466,940,717FranceFrance: 442,760,050 count442,760,050ItalyItaly: 428,844,937 count428,844,937GermanyGermany: 419,556,284 count419,556,284GreeceGreece: 142,940,411 count142,940,411AustriaAustria: 125,229,170 count125,229,170NetherlandsNetherlands: 116,081,577 count116,081,577CroatiaCroatia: 89,567,653 count89,567,653PolandPoland: 88,860,463 count88,860,463PortugalPortugal: 74,407,596 count74,407,596SwedenSweden: 60,856,874 count60,856,874CzechiaCzechia: 55,513,922 count55,513,922BelgiumBelgium: 41,320,284 count41,320,284IrelandIreland: 35,071,345 count35,071,345DenmarkDenmark: 33,280,395 count33,280,395HungaryHungary: 32,830,120 count32,830,120RomaniaRomania: 28,461,153 count28,461,153BulgariaBulgaria: 26,845,013 count26,845,013FinlandFinland: 22,235,084 count22,235,084CyprusCyprus: 17,164,182 count17,164,182SlovakiaSlovakia: 15,188,140 count15,188,140MaltaMalta: 10,114,196 count10,114,196LithuaniaLithuania: 8,091,647 count8,091,647EstoniaEstonia: 6,630,315 count6,630,315LatviaLatvia: 5,368,739 count5,368,739LuxembourgLuxembourg: 3,173,857 count3,173,857
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Spain466,940,717-0.9%
2France442,760,050+2.2%
3Italy428,844,937+2%
4Germany419,556,284+4.6%
5Greece142,940,411+20.1%
6Austria125,229,170+3.4%
7Netherlands116,081,577+3.9%
8Croatia89,567,653+4%
9Poland88,860,463+5.9%
10Portugal74,407,596+3.3%
11Sweden60,856,874+3.7%
12Czechia55,513,922+4.3%
13Belgium41,320,284+6.8%
14Ireland Estimated35,071,345n/a
15Denmark33,280,395+3.5%
16Hungary32,830,120+3.9%
17Romania28,461,153+5.7%
18Bulgaria26,845,013+3%
19Finland22,235,084+1.5%
20Cyprus17,164,182+2.3%
21Slovakia15,188,140+3.5%
22Malta10,114,196+5.6%
23Lithuania8,091,647+9.9%
24Estonia6,630,315+1.9%
25Latvia5,368,739+8.4%
26Luxembourg3,173,857-1.9%

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About this ranking

Nights spent at hotels, holiday accommodation, campsites and similar establishments (Eurostat). Comparable across EU countries and regions.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Spain, with 466.94 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Luxembourg, with 3.17 million in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-07. 1 EU countries have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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