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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation, 2025

Oberbayern had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 38 regions in 2025, at 43.52 million. Gießen had the lowest, at 2.22 million. The median was 8.91 million and the figure for Germany was 440.19 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest43,515,689Oberbayern
Lowest2,222,653Gießen
Median8,907,98038 regions
Germany440,187,561History

All regions, 2025

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OberbayernOberbayern: 43,515,689 count43,515,689Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 34,760,239 count34,760,239Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 29,960,456 count29,960,456BerlinBerlin: 29,238,702 count29,238,702DarmstadtDarmstadt: 20,630,192 count20,630,192Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 18,031,207 count18,031,207FreiburgFreiburg: 17,222,550 count17,222,550HamburgHamburg: 16,389,473 count16,389,473SchwabenSchwaben: 15,424,257 count15,424,257KölnKöln: 14,781,568 count14,781,568DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 13,112,134 count13,112,134StuttgartStuttgart: 12,903,537 count12,903,537BrandenburgBrandenburg: 12,529,457 count12,529,457KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 10,926,353 count10,926,353LüneburgLüneburg: 9,761,791 count9,761,791TübingenTübingen: 9,436,029 count9,436,029NiederbayernNiederbayern: 9,415,690 count9,415,690ArnsbergArnsberg: 9,214,810 count9,214,810MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 9,014,045 count9,014,045DresdenDresden: 8,801,914 count8,801,914ThüringenThüringen: 8,075,932 count8,075,932KoblenzKoblenz: 7,838,397 count7,838,397Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 7,134,737 count7,134,737HannoverHannover: 6,598,120 count6,598,120BraunschweigBraunschweig: 6,553,006 count6,553,006KasselKassel: 6,488,346 count6,488,346TrierTrier: 6,143,338 count6,143,338Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 6,049,164 count6,049,164UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 5,667,865 count5,667,865OberpfalzOberpfalz: 5,064,476 count5,064,476MünsterMünster: 4,745,148 count4,745,148LeipzigLeipzig: 4,646,567 count4,646,567OberfrankenOberfranken: 4,487,463 count4,487,463DetmoldDetmold: 4,077,249 count4,077,249ChemnitzChemnitz: 3,879,669 count3,879,669BremenBremen: 2,909,078 count2,909,078SaarlandSaarland: 2,536,260 count2,536,260GießenGießen: 2,222,653 count2,222,653
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025
count		Change on 2024
1Oberbayern43,515,6890%
2Schleswig-Holstein34,760,239+0.6%
3Mecklenburg-Vorpommern29,960,456+1.2%
4Berlin29,238,702-3.8%
5Darmstadt20,630,192-1.4%
6Weser-Ems18,031,207+2.6%
7Freiburg17,222,550+0.5%
8Hamburg16,389,473+2%
9Schwaben15,424,257+0.1%
10Köln14,781,568+2.3%
11Düsseldorf13,112,134+2.4%
12Stuttgart12,903,537-2.7%
13Brandenburg12,529,457-1%
14Karlsruhe10,926,353+0.7%
15Lüneburg9,761,791+0.6%
16Tübingen9,436,029-0.7%
17Niederbayern9,415,690+0.4%
18Arnsberg9,214,810+2.3%
19Mittelfranken9,014,045-0.4%
20Dresden8,801,914-1.6%
21Thüringen8,075,932-0.6%
22Koblenz7,838,397+1.9%
23Sachsen-Anhalt7,134,737-1.8%
24Hannover6,598,120+2.4%
25Braunschweig6,553,006+1%
26Kassel6,488,346-0.9%
27Trier6,143,338+2%
28Rheinhessen-Pfalz6,049,164-1.4%
29Unterfranken5,667,865-0.2%
30Oberpfalz5,064,476+1.1%
31Münster4,745,148+0.6%
32Leipzig4,646,567-5.3%
33Oberfranken4,487,463-1.5%
34Detmold4,077,249+2%
35Chemnitz3,879,669+2.9%
36Bremen2,909,078+3.3%
37Saarland2,536,260+6.1%
38Gießen2,222,653-1.6%

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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 regions 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 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Oberbayern, with 43.52 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Gießen, with 2.22 million in 2025.

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 2026-10-08.

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