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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 2017, at 37.29 million. Saarland had the lowest, at 2.26 million. The median was 8.04 million and the figure for Germany was 401.16 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest37,294,795Oberbayern
Lowest2,255,042Saarland
Median8,044,93138 regions
Germany401,163,218History

All regions, 2017

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OberbayernOberbayern: 37,294,795 count37,294,795BerlinBerlin: 30,959,445 count30,959,445Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 26,534,830 count26,534,830Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 26,424,911 count26,424,911DarmstadtDarmstadt: 19,377,584 count19,377,584Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 16,467,452 count16,467,452FreiburgFreiburg: 15,017,608 count15,017,608SchwabenSchwaben: 14,340,572 count14,340,572HamburgHamburg: 13,788,350 count13,788,350KölnKöln: 13,579,080 count13,579,080StuttgartStuttgart: 12,059,396 count12,059,396DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 11,712,951 count11,712,951BrandenburgBrandenburg: 11,163,579 count11,163,579KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 10,436,632 count10,436,632NiederbayernNiederbayern: 10,030,043 count10,030,043LüneburgLüneburg: 9,057,879 count9,057,879ArnsbergArnsberg: 8,604,755 count8,604,755DresdenDresden: 8,588,019 count8,588,019KoblenzKoblenz: 8,146,320 count8,146,320ThüringenThüringen: 7,943,541 count7,943,541MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 7,577,394 count7,577,394TübingenTübingen: 7,339,422 count7,339,422Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 7,003,678 count7,003,678KasselKassel: 6,954,168 count6,954,168HannoverHannover: 6,094,037 count6,094,037BraunschweigBraunschweig: 5,933,484 count5,933,484TrierTrier: 5,794,226 count5,794,226Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 5,484,928 count5,484,928UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 5,320,270 count5,320,270OberpfalzOberpfalz: 4,917,590 count4,917,590OberfrankenOberfranken: 4,160,016 count4,160,016LeipzigLeipzig: 4,159,684 count4,159,684ChemnitzChemnitz: 4,052,658 count4,052,658DetmoldDetmold: 4,026,514 count4,026,514MünsterMünster: 3,948,279 count3,948,279BremenBremen: 2,357,916 count2,357,916GießenGießen: 2,256,170 count2,256,170SaarlandSaarland: 2,255,042 count2,255,042
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
count		Change on 2016
1Oberbayern37,294,795+6.3%
2Berlin30,959,445+0.2%
3Mecklenburg-Vorpommern26,534,830-2.2%
4Schleswig-Holstein26,424,911+6.7%
5Darmstadt19,377,584+5.7%
6Weser-Ems16,467,452+3.1%
7Freiburg15,017,608+1.4%
8Schwaben14,340,572+5.3%
9Hamburg13,788,350+3.4%
10Köln13,579,080+6%
11Stuttgart12,059,396+3%
12Düsseldorf11,712,951+3.7%
13Brandenburg11,163,579+2%
14Karlsruhe10,436,632+2.6%
15Niederbayern10,030,043+1.6%
16Lüneburg9,057,879+0.8%
17Arnsberg8,604,755+5.5%
18Dresden8,588,019+3.7%
19Koblenz8,146,320+2.6%
20Thüringen7,943,541+2.5%
21Mittelfranken7,577,394+2.8%
22Tübingen7,339,422+1%
23Sachsen-Anhalt7,003,678+5.5%
24Kassel6,954,168+5.5%
25Hannover6,094,037+2.9%
26Braunschweig5,933,484-0%
27Trier5,794,226+0.3%
28Rheinhessen-Pfalz5,484,928+2.8%
29Unterfranken5,320,270+2.2%
30Oberpfalz4,917,590+2.5%
31Oberfranken4,160,016+0.7%
32Leipzig4,159,684+8.4%
33Chemnitz4,052,658+3.3%
34Detmold4,026,514+5%
35Münster3,948,279+4.4%
36Bremen2,357,916+2.5%
37Gießen2,256,170+4.9%
38Saarland2,255,042+3.7%

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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 37.29 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Saarland, with 2.26 million in 2017.

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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