NUTS 3 areas of Germany by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by nights spent in tourist accommodation, 2023
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Berlin had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 384 areas in 2023, at 29.38 million. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 45,572. The median was 533,443 and the figure for Germany was 431.44 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29,383,378Berlin

Lowest45,572Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median533,443384 areas

Germany431,439,035History

Top 40 areas, 2023

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count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Berlin	29,383,378	+11.6%
2	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	18,605,034	+16.4%
3	Hamburg	15,894,864	+8.4%
4	Ostholstein	10,542,554	-0.1%
5	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	10,335,532	+20.4%
6	Nordfriesland	9,865,879	-1%
7	Vorpommern-Rügen	9,578,192	-1%
8	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,487,905	+17.3%
9	Vorpommern-Greifswald	5,889,605	+0.3%
10	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,409,796	+26.8%
11	Oberallgäu	5,345,947	-1.6%
12	Landkreis Rostock	4,439,677	-1.8%
13	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,401,596	+15.9%
14	Ortenaukreis	4,151,887	+6.5%
15	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	4,021,458	+22.6%
16	Region Hannover	3,946,891	+12.6%
17	Aurich	3,932,649	+1.9%
18	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	3,910,401	+4.1%
19	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,826,957	+13.6%
20	Hochsauerlandkreis	3,544,884	+5.2%
21	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,539,654	+15%
22	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	3,462,014	+2.4%
23	Ostallgäu	3,345,261	+3.7%
24	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	3,114,983	-4%
25	Passau, Landkreis	3,000,667	+2.2%
26	Heidekreis	2,929,697	-1.8%
27	Traunstein	2,767,936	+3.3%
28	Berchtesgadener Land	2,517,122	+5.4%
29	Harz	2,491,593	+3.8%
30	Wittmund	2,422,931	+0.2%
31	München, Landkreis	2,314,840	+7.8%
32	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,291,378	-1.9%
33	Nordwestmecklenburg	2,270,387	+0.3%
34	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,262,912	+9.1%
35	Goslar	2,259,455	+9%
36	Cuxhaven	2,250,024	-0.1%
37	Emsland	2,222,412	+10%
38	Schleswig-Flensburg	2,147,417	-1.9%
39	Dahme-Spreewald	2,129,696	+9.1%
40	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,121,300	+4.2%
41	Waldeck-Frankenberg	2,113,008	+6.7%
42	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	2,072,357	+4.6%
43	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	1,955,217	+1.3%
44	Dithmarschen	1,940,455	+4.5%
45	Regen	1,882,781	-2.6%
46	Miesbach	1,857,229	+5%
47	Cochem-Zell	1,852,396	+4.7%
48	Rosenheim, Landkreis	1,822,777	+2.3%
49	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	1,808,439	+9.5%
50	Bernkastel-Wittlich	1,769,551	+5.9%
51	Göttingen	1,766,875	+5.4%
52	Plön	1,689,277	-3.2%
53	Friesland (DE)	1,656,653	-7.2%
54	Fulda	1,616,504	+7.7%
55	Lindau (Bodensee)	1,583,971	+5.4%
56	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,556,403	+20%
57	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,516,249	+12.2%
58	Cham	1,502,817	+3.2%
59	Erzgebirgskreis	1,483,483	+5.4%
60	Leer	1,456,019	-0.3%
61	Städteregion Aachen	1,446,917	+11.2%
62	Ansbach, Landkreis	1,435,369	+14%
63	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,418,089	+30%
64	Freudenstadt	1,358,397	+2%
65	Esslingen	1,352,154	+18.6%
66	Trier-Saarburg	1,315,659	-1.3%
67	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,315,480	+17.7%
68	Lörrach	1,277,404	+12.7%
69	Erding	1,270,314	+13.3%
70	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	1,260,094	n/a
71	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,255,156	+13.4%
72	Vulkaneifel	1,211,975	-5.5%
73	Oder-Spree	1,190,462	+2.5%
74	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,187,491	+13.1%
75	Görlitz	1,183,841	+11.9%
76	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,170,148	+23.7%
77	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,113,401	+24.3%
78	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,113,056	+19%
79	Freising	1,075,439	+11.5%
80	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,064,517	+10.3%
81	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	1,027,637	+8.2%
82	Ludwigsburg	1,018,720	+5.1%
83	Lippe	1,017,318	+5.6%
84	Groß-Gerau	1,002,326	+19.1%
85	Freyung-Grafenau	980,868	+3.8%
86	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	979,336	+17.5%
87	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	979,071	+0.6%
88	Osnabrück, Landkreis	974,483	+4.5%
89	Günzburg	962,467	+10.9%
90	Potsdam-Mittelmark	947,960	+1.2%
91	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	928,236	+9.6%
92	Calw	924,801	+4.4%
93	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	924,233	+15.5%
94	Bad Kissingen	922,698	+8.2%
95	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	907,012	+11.3%
96	Ludwigslust-Parchim	897,617	+0.6%
97	Uckermark	893,535	+5%
98	Mayen-Koblenz	891,086	+1.5%
99	Offenbach, Landkreis	887,542	+15%
100	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	877,243	+14%
101	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	876,113	+1.5%
102	Vogtlandkreis	869,918	+9.7%
103	Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt	867,847	+6%
104	Heilbronn, Landkreis	846,428	+14.5%
105	Main-Taunus-Kreis	846,316	+24.6%
106	Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt	844,118	+5.9%
107	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	838,028	+1%
108	Ulm, Stadtkreis	836,832	+12.3%
109	Mettmann	833,558	+13.8%
110	St. Wendel	828,846	-1.6%
111	Hochtaunuskreis	820,832	+7.3%
112	Kleve	814,155	+1.2%
113	Gotha	811,515	+8.7%
114	Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	807,294	+11.2%
115	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	806,424	+8%
116	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	790,613	+6.8%
117	Wesel	790,475	+4.9%
118	Soest	788,964	+0.8%
119	Eichstätt	787,140	+5.9%
120	Unterallgäu	784,063	+11.9%
121	Wesermarsch	779,093	+1.7%
122	Steinfurt	775,077	+7.9%
123	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	773,142	+14.6%
124	Ahrweiler	770,843	+31.6%
125	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	765,021	+8.7%
126	Celle	762,090	+5.3%
127	Pinneberg	761,721	+11.3%
128	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	752,432	n/a
129	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	747,877	+0.5%
130	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	744,087	+16.3%
131	Kitzingen	736,597	+3.7%
132	Ostalbkreis	736,032	+11.8%
133	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	735,180	+8.7%
134	Bad Dürkheim	735,102	+2.8%
135	Rottal-Inn	731,909	+8%
136	Harburg	729,963	+5.8%
137	Spree-Neiße	722,061	+7%
138	Lüneburg, Landkreis	703,802	+4%
139	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	703,572	+12.4%
140	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	702,841	+9.7%
141	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt	699,500	+12.7%
142	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	690,663	+9.2%
143	Kassel, Landkreis	685,609	+7.2%
144	Emmendingen	682,223	+1.9%
145	Wartburgkreis	663,753	n/a
146	Südliche Weinstraße	663,744	+8.4%
147	Starnberg	662,988	+0.5%
148	Barnim	658,608	+4.4%
149	Grafschaft Bentheim	658,071	-1.6%
150	Diepholz	656,942	+15%
151	Euskirchen	653,612	-3%
152	Rems-Murr-Kreis	648,260	+17.1%
153	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	646,797	+20.1%
154	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	643,895	+18.8%
155	Meißen	642,987	+10.5%
156	Straubing-Bogen	642,826	+5.1%
157	Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt	641,479	+9.8%
158	Main-Tauber-Kreis	640,770	+6.4%
159	Kelheim	639,512	+15.8%
160	Mainz-Bingen	638,304	+6.4%
161	Bayreuth, Landkreis	634,956	+6.5%
162	Coesfeld	633,406	+14.4%
163	Borken	628,250	+12.8%
164	Teltow-Fläming	628,018	-1.8%
165	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	624,384	+4.2%
166	Bautzen	620,793	+6.5%
167	Paderborn	617,105	+10.7%
168	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	615,009	+14.4%
169	Ammerland	608,328	+0.3%
170	Westerwaldkreis	608,011	+1.8%
171	Düren	607,058	+0.8%
172	Recklinghausen	600,746	+6.5%
173	Rhön-Grabfeld	599,853	+5.6%
174	Stade	598,556	+5.7%
175	Hameln-Pyrmont	593,214	+21.7%
176	Schwäbisch Hall	591,154	+11.5%
177	Bad Kreuznach	590,600	+11.4%
178	Alb-Donau-Kreis	586,963	+9.1%
179	Nordsachsen	585,672	+0.5%
180	Bergstraße	584,462	+10.4%
181	Segeberg	578,616	-0.6%
182	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	574,674	+19.3%
183	Herzogtum Lauenburg	569,680	+1.3%
184	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	553,433	+36.2%
185	Olpe	547,608	+2.3%
186	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	546,852	+5.5%
187	Minden-Lübbecke	546,120	+7.2%
188	Marburg-Biedenkopf	543,798	+6.9%
189	Gütersloh	536,316	+4%
190	Burgenlandkreis	535,890	+4.4%
191	Höxter	535,457	+11.1%
192	Oberhavel	533,662	-0.3%
193	Mittelsachsen	533,223	+3.1%
194	Hildesheim	505,550	+9.2%
195	Leipzig	501,570	+4.3%
196	Biberach	499,343	+14.3%
197	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	498,897	+12.2%
198	Zwickau	491,066	+4.7%
199	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	490,959	+19.6%
200	Darmstadt-Dieburg	488,100	+2.4%
201	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	487,864	+15.3%
202	Cloppenburg	483,021	+1.4%
203	Wetteraukreis	481,698	+21.1%
204	Würzburg, Landkreis	478,208	+16%
205	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis	476,030	+18.3%
206	Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt	475,201	+20.1%
207	Dachau	474,157	+36%
208	Sigmaringen	470,527	+3.6%
209	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	470,292	+9.5%
210	Rotenburg (Wümme)	469,229	+8.2%
211	Göppingen	468,590	+14.7%
212	Oberbergischer Kreis	466,227	+8.8%
213	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	464,080	+9.3%
214	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	463,702	+8.5%
215	Neu-Ulm	462,184	+10.5%
216	Wittenberg	455,086	+2%
217	Main-Spessart	454,733	+6.2%
218	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	447,587	+9.7%
219	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	447,447	+11.5%
220	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	443,339	+1.7%
221	Siegen-Wittgenstein	441,614	+14.1%
222	Schwandorf	436,874	+12.9%
223	Lichtenfels	434,506	+5.9%
224	Tübingen, Landkreis	433,714	+12.1%
225	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	431,659	+14.4%
226	Saale-Orla-Kreis	426,458	-2.8%
227	Vogelsbergkreis	424,777	+7.8%
228	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	423,618	+5.7%
229	Limburg-Weilburg	423,263	+12.5%
230	Forchheim	420,756	+11.5%
231	Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt	416,500	+8.9%
232	Saalekreis	416,002	-1.7%
233	Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	413,162	+4.2%
234	Oldenburg, Landkreis	406,840	+9.6%
235	Roth	404,788	+11.1%
236	Ebersberg	404,095	+4.5%
237	Fürstenfeldbruck	403,085	+15.1%
238	Gießen, Landkreis	399,823	+14%
239	Ilm-Kreis	394,923	n/a
240	Südwestpfalz	392,186	-7.2%
241	Weilheim-Schongau	387,226	+9.9%
242	Bamberg, Landkreis	386,790	+2.9%
243	Augsburg, Landkreis	385,141	+13.3%
244	Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt	385,113	+12%
245	Warendorf	384,031	+6.2%
246	Uelzen	383,890	+0.9%
247	Merzig-Wadern	383,366	+8.9%
248	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	383,163	+6.1%
249	Stormarn	382,584	+8.8%
250	Unna	382,422	+8%

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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. 16 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 29.38 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 45,572 in 2023.

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 2026-10-09. 16 areas have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.