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EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Spain had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 469.81 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3.16 million. The median was 34.33 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.88 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest469,813,551Spain
Lowest3,164,756Luxembourg
Median34,325,62527 EU countries
European Union (27)2,875,121,058History

All EU countries, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

SpainSpain: 469,813,551 count469,813,551FranceFrance: 446,553,868 count446,553,868GermanyGermany: 436,954,848 count436,954,848ItalyItaly: 436,739,271 count436,739,271GreeceGreece: 143,594,467 count143,594,467AustriaAustria: 127,890,554 count127,890,554NetherlandsNetherlands: 123,442,571 count123,442,571PolandPoland: 93,342,738 count93,342,738CroatiaCroatia: 91,178,083 count91,178,083PortugalPortugal: 77,594,254 count77,594,254SwedenSweden: 63,175,281 count63,175,281CzechiaCzechia: 57,024,767 count57,024,767BelgiumBelgium: 42,512,847 count42,512,847DenmarkDenmark: 34,325,625 count34,325,625HungaryHungary: 33,199,961 count33,199,961IrelandIreland: 32,580,794 count32,580,794RomaniaRomania: 29,889,894 count29,889,894BulgariaBulgaria: 27,154,791 count27,154,791FinlandFinland: 23,095,660 count23,095,660CyprusCyprus: 17,573,684 count17,573,684SlovakiaSlovakia: 17,225,333 count17,225,333SloveniaSlovenia: 15,758,691 count15,758,691MaltaMalta: 9,911,282 count9,911,282LithuaniaLithuania: 8,946,758 count8,946,758EstoniaEstonia: 6,967,047 count6,967,047LatviaLatvia: 5,509,682 count5,509,682LuxembourgLuxembourg: 3,164,756 count3,164,756
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Spain469,813,551+0.6%
2France446,553,868+0.9%
3Germany436,954,848+4.1%
4Italy436,739,271+1.8%
5Greece143,594,467+0.5%
6Austria127,890,554+2.1%
7Netherlands123,442,571+6.3%
8Poland93,342,738+5%
9Croatia91,178,083+1.8%
10Portugal77,594,254+4.3%
11Sweden63,175,281+3.8%
12Czechia57,024,767+2.7%
13Belgium42,512,847+2.9%
14Denmark34,325,625+3.1%
15Hungary33,199,961+1.1%
16Ireland Estimated32,580,794-7.1%
17Romania29,889,894+5%
18Bulgaria27,154,791+1.2%
19Finland23,095,660+3.9%
20Cyprus17,573,684+2.4%
21Slovakia17,225,333+13.4%
22Slovenia15,758,691n/a
23Malta9,911,282-2%
24Lithuania8,946,758+10.6%
25Estonia6,967,047+5.1%
26Latvia5,509,682+2.6%
27Luxembourg3,164,756-0.3%

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

Spain, with 469.81 million in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 3.16 million in 2019.

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.

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