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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Berlin had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 394 areas in 2020, at 12.11 million. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 29,827. The median was 305,843 and the figure for Germany was 260.76 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12,109,817Berlin
Lowest29,827Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median305,843394 areas
Germany260,757,872History

Top 40 areas, 2020

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BerlinBerlin: 12,109,817 count12,109,817Vorpommern-RügenVorpommern-Rügen: 8,930,459 count8,930,459OstholsteinOstholstein: 8,810,344 count8,810,344NordfrieslandNordfriesland: 7,867,868 count7,867,868München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 7,028,398 count7,028,398HamburgHamburg: 6,840,780 count6,840,780Vorpommern-GreifswaldVorpommern-Greifswald: 5,030,129 count5,030,129OberallgäuOberallgäu: 4,360,292 count4,360,292Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,066,344 count4,066,344Landkreis RostockLandkreis Rostock: 3,687,179 count3,687,179Mecklenburgische SeenplatteMecklenburgische Seenplatte: 3,312,409 count3,312,409AurichAurich: 2,967,181 count2,967,181Breisgau-HochschwarzwaldBreisgau-Hochschwarzwald: 2,726,775 count2,726,775Garmisch-PartenkirchenGarmisch-Partenkirchen: 2,605,514 count2,605,514Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,587,962 count2,587,962OstallgäuOstallgäu: 2,519,340 count2,519,340Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,503,069 count2,503,069HochsauerlandkreisHochsauerlandkreis: 2,450,822 count2,450,822TraunsteinTraunstein: 2,441,421 count2,441,421BodenseekreisBodenseekreis: 2,283,031 count2,283,031OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 2,212,931 count2,212,931Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 2,027,570 count2,027,570HeidekreisHeidekreis: 2,016,742 count2,016,742Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,959,147 count1,959,147Berchtesgadener LandBerchtesgadener Land: 1,894,137 count1,894,137WittmundWittmund: 1,870,244 count1,870,244HarzHarz: 1,851,578 count1,851,578Passau, LandkreisPassau, Landkreis: 1,846,926 count1,846,926NordwestmecklenburgNordwestmecklenburg: 1,833,783 count1,833,783Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,824,816 count1,824,816CuxhavenCuxhaven: 1,808,635 count1,808,635KonstanzKonstanz: 1,745,150 count1,745,150Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 1,619,275 count1,619,275Lübeck, Kreisfreie StadtLübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,593,070 count1,593,070Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 1,559,557 count1,559,557RegenRegen: 1,527,750 count1,527,750DithmarschenDithmarschen: 1,523,803 count1,523,803GoslarGoslar: 1,504,968 count1,504,968Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,498,885 count1,498,885Rostock, Kreisfreie StadtRostock, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,489,615 count1,489,615
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2020
count
1Berlin12,109,817
2Vorpommern-Rügen8,930,459
3Ostholstein8,810,344
4Nordfriesland7,867,868
5München, Kreisfreie Stadt7,028,398
6Hamburg6,840,780
7Vorpommern-Greifswald5,030,129
8Oberallgäu4,360,292
9Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt4,066,344
10Landkreis Rostock3,687,179
11Mecklenburgische Seenplatte3,312,409
12Aurich2,967,181
13Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald2,726,775
14Garmisch-Partenkirchen2,605,514
15Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt2,587,962
16Ostallgäu2,519,340
17Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,503,069
18Hochsauerlandkreis2,450,822
19Traunstein2,441,421
20Bodenseekreis2,283,031
21Ortenaukreis2,212,931
22Region Hannover2,027,570
23Heidekreis2,016,742
24Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,959,147
25Berchtesgadener Land1,894,137
26Wittmund1,870,244
27Harz1,851,578
28Passau, Landkreis1,846,926
29Nordwestmecklenburg1,833,783
30Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt1,824,816
31Cuxhaven1,808,635
32Konstanz1,745,150
33Stuttgart, Stadtkreis1,619,275
34Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt1,593,070
35Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge1,559,557
36Regen1,527,750
37Dithmarschen1,523,803
38Goslar1,504,968
39Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,498,885
40Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,489,615
41Rendsburg-Eckernförde1,481,313
42Schleswig-Flensburg1,461,310
43Ravensburg1,452,495
44Plön1,425,706
45Cochem-Zell1,403,892
46Friesland (DE)1,400,905
47Waldeck-Frankenberg1,377,484
48Miesbach1,350,887
49Rosenheim, Landkreis1,309,015
50Bernkastel-Wittlich1,275,884
51Emsland1,220,806
52Dahme-Spreewald1,195,732
53Lindau (Bodensee)1,192,393
54Cham1,156,131
55München, Landkreis1,129,662
56Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,129,361
57Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,101,313
58Erzgebirgskreis1,076,318
59Göttingen1,061,971
60Leer1,009,710
61Vulkaneifel982,948
62Trier-Saarburg922,812
63Fulda915,999
64Freudenstadt912,324
65Oder-Spree908,641
66Görlitz886,384
67Ludwigslust-Parchim816,227
68Freyung-Grafenau790,900
69Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt786,297
70Lörrach763,881
71Oberspreewald-Lausitz763,122
72Städteregion Aachen741,740
73Heidelberg, Stadtkreis738,876
74Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen717,052
75Ahrweiler701,575
76Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt693,909
77Uckermark684,349
78Ansbach, Landkreis665,542
79Rhein-Neckar-Kreis652,095
80Erding651,951
81Lippe645,424
82Esslingen637,433
83Osnabrück, Landkreis636,359
84Mannheim, Stadtkreis636,340
85Wesermarsch621,501
86Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis620,265
87Potsdam-Mittelmark615,823
88Waldshut608,672
89Böblingen602,111
90Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt596,584
91Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen592,341
92Calw591,734
93Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt587,711
94Ostprignitz-Ruppin585,199
95Gotha581,804
96Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm578,641
97Offenbach, Landkreis565,432
98Eichstätt564,022
99Ludwigsburg563,780
100Rhein-Sieg-Kreis562,946
101Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt558,162
102Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt553,363
103Celle547,969
104Bautzen547,822
105Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt545,752
106Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis543,936
107Bad Dürkheim543,233
108Mayen-Koblenz543,201
109Kitzingen533,539
110Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis524,352
111Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt522,654
112Spree-Neiße521,886
113St. Wendel514,312
114Groß-Gerau511,096
115Bad Kissingen509,866
116Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt508,073
117Vogtlandkreis503,746
118Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt498,931
119Kleve496,898
120Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt492,302
121Harburg491,395
122Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt486,514
123Freising485,201
124Reutlingen480,992
125Starnberg479,914
126Rhein-Erft-Kreis478,409
127Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis476,827
128Steinfurt474,948
129Heilbronn, Landkreis474,778
130Wesel473,422
131Soest465,504
132Günzburg464,366
133Meißen459,084
134Euskirchen458,405
135Südliche Weinstraße454,366
136Straubing-Bogen453,443
137Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt452,589
138Unterallgäu451,039
139Hersfeld-Rotenburg444,328
140Main-Kinzig-Kreis443,748
141Ostalbkreis443,159
142Kelheim442,580
143Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt441,424
144Rottal-Inn440,281
145Emmendingen439,642
146Grafschaft Bentheim439,641
147Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt436,118
148Lüneburg, Landkreis434,637
149Teltow-Fläming433,229
150Bayreuth, Landkreis428,951
151Nordsachsen427,290
152Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt426,005
153Kassel, Landkreis424,658
154Hochtaunuskreis424,450
155Main-Tauber-Kreis420,721
156Pinneberg419,583
157Ammerland417,076
158Mettmann416,131
159Zwickau412,223
160Barnim411,725
161Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt409,725
162Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt408,922
163Rhein-Lahn-Kreis405,205
164Düren394,456
165Oberhavel392,711
166Mainz-Bingen385,000
167Ulm, Stadtkreis383,611
168Herzogtum Lauenburg382,119
169Burgenlandkreis378,598
170Rhön-Grabfeld375,156
171Borken373,723
172Karlsruhe, Landkreis372,975
173Recklinghausen369,935
174Main-Taunus-Kreis365,337
175Wittenberg363,955
176Bad Kreuznach361,065
177Westerwaldkreis360,504
178Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis360,366
179Olpe359,888
180Regionalverband Saarbrücken357,086
181Bergstraße355,086
182Mittelsachsen354,762
183Paderborn352,372
184Stade351,757
185Leipzig346,933
186Schwäbisch Hall341,155
187Rhein-Kreis Neuss339,245
188Coesfeld338,254
189Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt336,814
190Rems-Murr-Kreis336,176
191Marburg-Biedenkopf328,082
192Höxter320,812
193Sigmaringen319,181
194Main-Spessart313,247
195Hameln-Pyrmont313,174
196Alb-Donau-Kreis312,063
197Südwestpfalz306,030
198Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt305,655
199Saalekreis297,823
200Schwalm-Eder-Kreis297,317
201Darmstadt-Dieburg296,565
202Gütersloh296,501
203Schwandorf295,471
204Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt294,890
205Minden-Lübbecke294,032
206Segeberg292,635
207Lahn-Dill-Kreis291,843
208Rastatt289,646
209Cloppenburg286,795
210Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt284,031
211Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt281,199
212Biberach278,754
213Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt276,078
214Würzburg, Landkreis275,988
215Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt271,220
216Aschaffenburg, Landkreis265,820
217Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt265,371
218Siegen-Wittgenstein263,481
219Neuwied263,131
220Lichtenfels261,385
221Bamberg, Landkreis260,133
222Wetteraukreis258,695
223Hildesheim256,055
224Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt255,716
225Vogelsbergkreis254,144
226Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt253,546
227Uelzen251,564
228Weilheim-Schongau250,718
229Saale-Orla-Kreis250,063
230Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt249,555
231Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt247,701
232Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim246,993
233Oberbergischer Kreis246,324
234Tirschenreuth241,666
235Merzig-Wadern240,956
236Göppingen240,620
237Ebersberg240,349
238Mansfeld-Südharz239,728
239Neu-Ulm239,668
240Weimarer Land239,610
241Hildburghausen239,573
242Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt239,437
243Stormarn234,727
244Schaumburg233,879
245Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt231,959
246Stendal231,653
247Roth231,471
248Birkenfeld229,311
249Märkisch-Oderland226,569
250Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt225,833

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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 areas are compared on one definition. 6 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Berlin, with 12.11 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 29,827 in 2020.

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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 2026-10-09. 6 areas have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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