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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 2019, at 41.38 million. Gießen had the lowest, at 2.31 million. The median was 8.6 million and the figure for Germany was 436.95 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest41,378,778Oberbayern
Lowest2,305,426Gießen
Median8,602,72138 regions
Germany436,954,848History

All regions, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

OberbayernOberbayern: 41,378,778 count41,378,778BerlinBerlin: 33,922,464 count33,922,464Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 32,423,542 count32,423,542Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 30,880,385 count30,880,385DarmstadtDarmstadt: 20,759,536 count20,759,536Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 17,615,266 count17,615,266FreiburgFreiburg: 16,245,293 count16,245,293HamburgHamburg: 15,381,216 count15,381,216SchwabenSchwaben: 15,208,644 count15,208,644KölnKöln: 14,196,715 count14,196,715StuttgartStuttgart: 12,904,930 count12,904,930DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 12,352,555 count12,352,555BrandenburgBrandenburg: 12,024,085 count12,024,085KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 10,877,160 count10,877,160NiederbayernNiederbayern: 10,387,379 count10,387,379LüneburgLüneburg: 9,517,515 count9,517,515DresdenDresden: 9,156,668 count9,156,668ArnsbergArnsberg: 8,919,177 count8,919,177TübingenTübingen: 8,910,144 count8,910,144KoblenzKoblenz: 8,295,298 count8,295,298ThüringenThüringen: 8,273,728 count8,273,728MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 8,140,030 count8,140,030Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 7,533,716 count7,533,716KasselKassel: 7,013,627 count7,013,627BraunschweigBraunschweig: 6,580,240 count6,580,240HannoverHannover: 6,424,143 count6,424,143TrierTrier: 6,080,534 count6,080,534Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 5,932,032 count5,932,032UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 5,536,163 count5,536,163OberpfalzOberpfalz: 4,989,473 count4,989,473LeipzigLeipzig: 4,680,446 count4,680,446OberfrankenOberfranken: 4,400,376 count4,400,376MünsterMünster: 4,249,702 count4,249,702ChemnitzChemnitz: 4,240,581 count4,240,581DetmoldDetmold: 4,124,156 count4,124,156BremenBremen: 2,725,181 count2,725,181SaarlandSaarland: 2,368,544 count2,368,544GießenGießen: 2,305,426 count2,305,426
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2019
count		Change on 2018
1Oberbayern41,378,778+3.9%
2Berlin33,922,464+3.8%
3Schleswig-Holstein32,423,542+4.8%
4Mecklenburg-Vorpommern30,880,385+11.7%
5Darmstadt20,759,536+2.9%
6Weser-Ems17,615,266+2.3%
7Freiburg16,245,293+4.4%
8Hamburg15,381,216+6.2%
9Schwaben15,208,644+1.3%
10Köln14,196,715+4.5%
11Stuttgart12,904,930+2.8%
12Düsseldorf12,352,555+3.2%
13Brandenburg12,024,085+3.6%
14Karlsruhe10,877,160+1.2%
15Niederbayern10,387,379+2.1%
16Lüneburg9,517,515+1.7%
17Dresden9,156,668+3.7%
18Arnsberg8,919,177+2.6%
19Tübingen8,910,144+13.6%
20Koblenz8,295,298+1.9%
21Thüringen8,273,728+5.1%
22Mittelfranken8,140,030+0.2%
23Sachsen-Anhalt7,533,716+6.1%
24Kassel7,013,627+3.6%
25Braunschweig6,580,240+5.7%
26Hannover6,424,143+3.7%
27Trier6,080,534+1.2%
28Rheinhessen-Pfalz5,932,032+4.3%
29Unterfranken5,536,163+1.2%
30Oberpfalz4,989,473+0.2%
31Leipzig4,680,446+6.5%
32Oberfranken4,400,376+3.1%
33Münster4,249,702+2.8%
34Chemnitz4,240,581+2.1%
35Detmold4,124,156+2.6%
36Bremen2,725,181+8.9%
37Saarland2,368,544+2.4%
38Gießen2,305,426+0.7%

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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 41.38 million in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Gießen, with 2.31 million in 2019.

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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