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

Oberbayern had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 38 regions in 2015, at 34.36 million. Saarland had the lowest, at 2.12 million. The median was 7.78 million and the figure for Germany was 378.05 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest34,361,271Oberbayern
Lowest2,123,360Saarland
Median7,775,05038 regions
Germany378,048,084History

All regions, 2015

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OberbayernOberbayern: 34,361,271 count34,361,271BerlinBerlin: 30,098,178 count30,098,178Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 26,281,807 count26,281,807Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 23,661,293 count23,661,293DarmstadtDarmstadt: 18,067,570 count18,067,570Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 15,094,314 count15,094,314FreiburgFreiburg: 14,408,324 count14,408,324KölnKöln: 12,927,219 count12,927,219SchwabenSchwaben: 12,926,096 count12,926,096HamburgHamburg: 12,639,295 count12,639,295StuttgartStuttgart: 11,395,496 count11,395,496DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 10,811,087 count10,811,087BrandenburgBrandenburg: 10,608,319 count10,608,319KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 9,988,811 count9,988,811NiederbayernNiederbayern: 9,736,110 count9,736,110LüneburgLüneburg: 8,657,507 count8,657,507DresdenDresden: 8,241,354 count8,241,354ArnsbergArnsberg: 7,902,965 count7,902,965KoblenzKoblenz: 7,884,479 count7,884,479ThüringenThüringen: 7,665,620 count7,665,620MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 7,032,272 count7,032,272TübingenTübingen: 6,903,192 count6,903,192Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 6,453,816 count6,453,816KasselKassel: 6,427,908 count6,427,908BraunschweigBraunschweig: 5,898,113 count5,898,113HannoverHannover: 5,748,604 count5,748,604TrierTrier: 5,746,196 count5,746,196Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 5,237,738 count5,237,738UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 5,155,012 count5,155,012OberpfalzOberpfalz: 4,501,576 count4,501,576ChemnitzChemnitz: 3,919,109 count3,919,109OberfrankenOberfranken: 3,849,486 count3,849,486LeipzigLeipzig: 3,832,966 count3,832,966DetmoldDetmold: 3,754,878 count3,754,878MünsterMünster: 3,660,671 count3,660,671BremenBremen: 2,271,035 count2,271,035GießenGießen: 2,175,037 count2,175,037SaarlandSaarland: 2,123,360 count2,123,360
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015
count		Change on 2014
1Oberbayern34,361,271+3.8%
2Berlin30,098,178+5.4%
3Mecklenburg-Vorpommern26,281,807+3.2%
4Schleswig-Holstein23,661,293+3.1%
5Darmstadt18,067,570+5%
6Weser-Ems15,094,314+1.6%
7Freiburg14,408,324+4.7%
8Köln12,927,219+2.6%
9Schwaben12,926,096+4.3%
10Hamburg12,639,295+5.3%
11Stuttgart11,395,496+3%
12Düsseldorf10,811,087-0.6%
13Brandenburg10,608,319+5.3%
14Karlsruhe9,988,811+4.6%
15Niederbayern9,736,110+0.6%
16Lüneburg8,657,507+1.6%
17Dresden8,241,354-2%
18Arnsberg7,902,965+2.4%
19Koblenz7,884,479+3.3%
20Thüringen7,665,620-0.9%
21Mittelfranken7,032,272+4.3%
22Tübingen6,903,192+3.4%
23Sachsen-Anhalt6,453,816+2.1%
24Kassel6,427,908+0.9%
25Braunschweig5,898,113+2.9%
26Hannover5,748,604+4.3%
27Trier5,746,196+2.6%
28Rheinhessen-Pfalz5,237,738+2.9%
29Unterfranken5,155,012+5.5%
30Oberpfalz4,501,576+1.9%
31Chemnitz3,919,109-2.2%
32Oberfranken3,849,486+4.1%
33Leipzig3,832,966+3.5%
34Detmold3,754,878+0.1%
35Münster3,660,671+4.5%
36Bremen2,271,035+3.3%
37Gießen2,175,037+2.8%
38Saarland2,123,360+4.1%

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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 34.36 million in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Saarland, with 2.12 million in 2015.

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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