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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 2016, at 35.09 million. Gießen had the lowest, at 2.15 million. The median was 7.85 million and the figure for Germany was 388.85 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35,093,718Oberbayern
Lowest2,151,568Gießen
Median7,846,30638 regions
Germany388,851,871History

All regions, 2016

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OberbayernOberbayern: 35,093,718 count35,093,718BerlinBerlin: 30,892,473 count30,892,473Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 27,139,348 count27,139,348Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 24,759,406 count24,759,406DarmstadtDarmstadt: 18,340,119 count18,340,119Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 15,979,293 count15,979,293FreiburgFreiburg: 14,815,852 count14,815,852SchwabenSchwaben: 13,613,101 count13,613,101HamburgHamburg: 13,331,001 count13,331,001KölnKöln: 12,809,991 count12,809,991StuttgartStuttgart: 11,703,258 count11,703,258DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 11,297,176 count11,297,176BrandenburgBrandenburg: 10,946,922 count10,946,922KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 10,173,654 count10,173,654NiederbayernNiederbayern: 9,875,481 count9,875,481LüneburgLüneburg: 8,981,675 count8,981,675DresdenDresden: 8,280,102 count8,280,102ArnsbergArnsberg: 8,155,369 count8,155,369KoblenzKoblenz: 7,942,785 count7,942,785ThüringenThüringen: 7,749,827 count7,749,827MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 7,371,561 count7,371,561TübingenTübingen: 7,269,516 count7,269,516Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 6,636,917 count6,636,917KasselKassel: 6,593,387 count6,593,387BraunschweigBraunschweig: 5,934,985 count5,934,985HannoverHannover: 5,921,024 count5,921,024TrierTrier: 5,774,139 count5,774,139Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 5,333,806 count5,333,806UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 5,204,366 count5,204,366OberpfalzOberpfalz: 4,797,889 count4,797,889OberfrankenOberfranken: 4,129,337 count4,129,337ChemnitzChemnitz: 3,923,321 count3,923,321LeipzigLeipzig: 3,836,665 count3,836,665DetmoldDetmold: 3,836,034 count3,836,034MünsterMünster: 3,780,840 count3,780,840BremenBremen: 2,300,973 count2,300,973SaarlandSaarland: 2,175,297 count2,175,297GießenGießen: 2,151,568 count2,151,568
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016
count		Change on 2015
1Oberbayern35,093,718+2.1%
2Berlin30,892,473+2.6%
3Mecklenburg-Vorpommern27,139,348+3.3%
4Schleswig-Holstein24,759,406+4.6%
5Darmstadt18,340,119+1.5%
6Weser-Ems15,979,293+5.9%
7Freiburg14,815,852+2.8%
8Schwaben13,613,101+5.3%
9Hamburg13,331,001+5.5%
10Köln12,809,991-0.9%
11Stuttgart11,703,258+2.7%
12Düsseldorf11,297,176+4.5%
13Brandenburg10,946,922+3.2%
14Karlsruhe10,173,654+1.9%
15Niederbayern9,875,481+1.4%
16Lüneburg8,981,675+3.7%
17Dresden8,280,102+0.5%
18Arnsberg8,155,369+3.2%
19Koblenz7,942,785+0.7%
20Thüringen7,749,827+1.1%
21Mittelfranken7,371,561+4.8%
22Tübingen7,269,516+5.3%
23Sachsen-Anhalt6,636,917+2.8%
24Kassel6,593,387+2.6%
25Braunschweig5,934,985+0.6%
26Hannover5,921,024+3%
27Trier5,774,139+0.5%
28Rheinhessen-Pfalz5,333,806+1.8%
29Unterfranken5,204,366+1%
30Oberpfalz4,797,889+6.6%
31Oberfranken4,129,337+7.3%
32Chemnitz3,923,321+0.1%
33Leipzig3,836,665+0.1%
34Detmold3,836,034+2.2%
35Münster3,780,840+3.3%
36Bremen2,300,973+1.3%
37Saarland2,175,297+2.4%
38Gießen2,151,568-1.1%

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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 35.09 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Gießen, with 2.15 million in 2016.

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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