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EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Germany had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 260.76 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1.69 million. The median was 20.18 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.42 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest260,757,872Germany
Lowest1,693,382Luxembourg
Median20,177,48627 EU countries
European Union (27)1,422,096,254History

All EU countries, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 260,757,872 count260,757,872FranceFrance: 257,875,315 count257,875,315ItalyItaly: 208,447,085 count208,447,085SpainSpain: 144,677,028 count144,677,028NetherlandsNetherlands: 85,414,861 count85,414,861AustriaAustria: 79,133,399 count79,133,399PolandPoland: 51,377,168 count51,377,168CroatiaCroatia: 40,771,344 count40,771,344SwedenSweden: 39,804,561 count39,804,561GreeceGreece: 38,475,016 count38,475,016CzechiaCzechia: 31,382,494 count31,382,494PortugalPortugal: 30,157,800 count30,157,800DenmarkDenmark: 23,670,530 count23,670,530BelgiumBelgium: 20,177,486 count20,177,486IrelandIreland: 16,140,254 count16,140,254HungaryHungary: 14,598,682 count14,598,682RomaniaRomania: 14,454,464 count14,454,464FinlandFinland: 14,323,661 count14,323,661BulgariaBulgaria: 11,968,483 count11,968,483SlovakiaSlovakia: 9,437,786 count9,437,786SloveniaSlovenia: 9,188,303 count9,188,303LithuaniaLithuania: 4,931,757 count4,931,757CyprusCyprus: 3,725,254 count3,725,254EstoniaEstonia: 3,674,012 count3,674,012MaltaMalta: 2,945,184 count2,945,184LatviaLatvia: 2,889,342 count2,889,342LuxembourgLuxembourg: 1,693,382 count1,693,382
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1Germany260,757,872-40.3%
2France257,875,315-42.3%
3Italy208,447,085-52.3%
4Spain144,677,028-69.2%
5Netherlands85,414,861-30.8%
6Austria79,133,399-38.1%
7Poland51,377,168-45%
8Croatia40,771,344-55.3%
9Sweden39,804,561-37%
10Greece38,475,016-73.2%
11Czechia31,382,494-45%
12Portugal30,157,800-61.1%
13Denmark23,670,530-31%
14Belgium20,177,486-52.5%
15Ireland Estimated16,140,254-50.5%
16Hungary14,598,682-56%
17Romania14,454,464-51.6%
18Finland14,323,661-38%
19Bulgaria11,968,483-55.9%
20Slovakia9,437,786-45.2%
21Slovenia9,188,303-41.7%
22Lithuania4,931,757-44.9%
23Cyprus3,725,254-78.8%
24Estonia3,674,012-47.3%
25Malta2,945,184-70.3%
26Latvia2,889,342-47.6%
27Luxembourg1,693,382-46.5%

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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?

Germany, with 260.76 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 1.69 million in 2020.

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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