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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 2022, at 451.62 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3.3 million. The median was 38.44 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.75 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest451,624,940Spain
Lowest3,296,351Luxembourg
Median38,439,84827 EU countries
European Union (27)2,754,886,917History

All EU countries, 2022

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SpainSpain: 451,624,940 count451,624,940FranceFrance: 449,792,261 count449,792,261ItalyItaly: 412,008,532 count412,008,532GermanyGermany: 400,409,055 count400,409,055GreeceGreece: 132,745,904 count132,745,904NetherlandsNetherlands: 132,638,265 count132,638,265AustriaAustria: 115,062,696 count115,062,696CroatiaCroatia: 90,005,383 count90,005,383PolandPoland: 89,953,799 count89,953,799PortugalPortugal: 76,947,985 count76,947,985SwedenSweden: 62,925,559 count62,925,559CzechiaCzechia: 50,599,312 count50,599,312BelgiumBelgium: 43,024,124 count43,024,124DenmarkDenmark: 38,439,848 count38,439,848IrelandIreland: 34,930,828 count34,930,828HungaryHungary: 29,446,040 count29,446,040RomaniaRomania: 26,614,221 count26,614,221BulgariaBulgaria: 24,173,291 count24,173,291FinlandFinland: 21,971,266 count21,971,266SloveniaSlovenia: 15,558,665 count15,558,665CyprusCyprus: 14,252,434 count14,252,434SlovakiaSlovakia: 12,348,809 count12,348,809MaltaMalta: 8,210,424 count8,210,424LithuaniaLithuania: 8,073,130 count8,073,130EstoniaEstonia: 5,950,873 count5,950,873LatviaLatvia: 3,882,922 count3,882,922LuxembourgLuxembourg: 3,296,351 count3,296,351
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Spain451,624,940+74%
2France449,792,261+38.7%
3Italy412,008,532+42.5%
4Germany400,409,055+50.5%
5Greece132,745,904+79.7%
6Netherlands132,638,265+31.2%
7Austria115,062,696+72.5%
8Croatia90,005,383+28.3%
9Poland89,953,799+43.2%
10Portugal76,947,985+81.3%
11Sweden62,925,559+25.7%
12Czechia50,599,312+58.5%
13Belgium43,024,124+47.2%
14Denmark38,439,848+34.6%
15Ireland34,930,828+134%
16Hungary29,446,040+69.5%
17Romania26,614,221+18.7%
18Bulgaria24,173,291+37.2%
19Finland21,971,266+25.6%
20Slovenia15,558,665+38.5%
21Cyprus14,252,434+46.3%
22Slovakia12,348,809+56%
23Malta8,210,424+78%
24Lithuania8,073,130+45.7%
25Estonia5,950,873+48.8%
26Latvia3,882,922+63.2%
27Luxembourg3,296,351+48.2%

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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 451.62 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 3.3 million in 2022.

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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