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EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation

France had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 324.39 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2.22 million. The median was 28.56 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.83 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest324,389,046France
Lowest2,223,776Luxembourg
Median28,556,05427 EU countries
European Union (27)1,833,618,994History

All EU countries, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

FranceFrance: 324,389,046 count324,389,046ItalyItaly: 289,178,142 count289,178,142GermanyGermany: 266,102,654 count266,102,654SpainSpain: 259,579,759 count259,579,759NetherlandsNetherlands: 101,094,277 count101,094,277GreeceGreece: 73,886,813 count73,886,813CroatiaCroatia: 70,171,684 count70,171,684AustriaAustria: 66,708,839 count66,708,839PolandPoland: 62,837,520 count62,837,520SwedenSweden: 50,044,620 count50,044,620PortugalPortugal: 42,444,419 count42,444,419CzechiaCzechia: 31,924,242 count31,924,242BelgiumBelgium: 29,220,847 count29,220,847DenmarkDenmark: 28,556,054 count28,556,054RomaniaRomania: 22,422,471 count22,422,471BulgariaBulgaria: 17,620,268 count17,620,268FinlandFinland: 17,488,715 count17,488,715HungaryHungary: 17,370,771 count17,370,771IrelandIreland: 14,930,451 count14,930,451SloveniaSlovenia: 11,231,780 count11,231,780CyprusCyprus: 9,741,618 count9,741,618SlovakiaSlovakia: 7,915,947 count7,915,947LithuaniaLithuania: 5,542,548 count5,542,548MaltaMalta: 4,612,959 count4,612,959EstoniaEstonia: 3,998,997 count3,998,997LatviaLatvia: 2,379,777 count2,379,777LuxembourgLuxembourg: 2,223,776 count2,223,776
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1France Estimated324,389,046+25.8%
2Italy289,178,142+38.7%
3Germany266,102,654+2%
4Spain259,579,759+79.4%
5Netherlands101,094,277+18.4%
6Greece73,886,813+92%
7Croatia70,171,684+72.1%
8Austria66,708,839-15.7%
9Poland62,837,520+22.3%
10Sweden50,044,620+25.7%
11Portugal42,444,419+40.7%
12Czechia31,924,242+1.7%
13Belgium29,220,847+44.8%
14Denmark28,556,054+20.6%
15Romania22,422,471+55.1%
16Bulgaria17,620,268+47.2%
17Finland17,488,715+22.1%
18Hungary17,370,771+19%
19Ireland Estimated14,930,451-7.5%
20Slovenia11,231,780+22.2%
21Cyprus9,741,618+161.5%
22Slovakia7,915,947-16.1%
23Lithuania5,542,548+12.4%
24Malta4,612,959+56.6%
25Estonia3,998,997+8.8%
26Latvia2,379,777-17.6%
27Luxembourg2,223,776+31.3%

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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?

France, with 324.39 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2.22 million in 2021.

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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