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

Schleswig-Holstein had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 38 regions in 2020, at 26.51 million. Gießen had the lowest, at 1.31 million. The median was 5.26 million and the figure for Germany was 260.76 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest26,507,948Schleswig-Holstein
Lowest1,309,117Gießen
Median5,259,56538 regions
Germany260,757,872History

All regions, 2020

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Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 26,507,948 count26,507,948Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 25,355,517 count25,355,517OberbayernOberbayern: 22,704,376 count22,704,376Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 12,112,631 count12,112,631BerlinBerlin: 12,109,817 count12,109,817SchwabenSchwaben: 10,636,327 count10,636,327FreiburgFreiburg: 10,582,651 count10,582,651DarmstadtDarmstadt: 9,017,690 count9,017,690BrandenburgBrandenburg: 8,510,752 count8,510,752HamburgHamburg: 6,840,780 count6,840,780LüneburgLüneburg: 6,578,786 count6,578,786KölnKöln: 6,478,432 count6,478,432NiederbayernNiederbayern: 6,476,133 count6,476,133StuttgartStuttgart: 6,203,633 count6,203,633DresdenDresden: 6,040,809 count6,040,809TübingenTübingen: 5,886,926 count5,886,926KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 5,565,137 count5,565,137KoblenzKoblenz: 5,443,057 count5,443,057DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 5,370,950 count5,370,950ArnsbergArnsberg: 5,148,180 count5,148,180ThüringenThüringen: 5,115,603 count5,115,603Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 5,082,576 count5,082,576TrierTrier: 4,259,216 count4,259,216MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 4,155,032 count4,155,032KasselKassel: 4,130,577 count4,130,577BraunschweigBraunschweig: 3,839,100 count3,839,100Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 3,791,973 count3,791,973HannoverHannover: 3,347,916 count3,347,916UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 3,331,163 count3,331,163OberpfalzOberpfalz: 3,135,909 count3,135,909LeipzigLeipzig: 2,733,370 count2,733,370OberfrankenOberfranken: 2,726,159 count2,726,159ChemnitzChemnitz: 2,596,604 count2,596,604MünsterMünster: 2,508,864 count2,508,864DetmoldDetmold: 2,324,899 count2,324,899BremenBremen: 1,410,560 count1,410,560SaarlandSaarland: 1,388,702 count1,388,702GießenGießen: 1,309,117 count1,309,117
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020
count		Change on 2019
1Schleswig-Holstein26,507,948-18.2%
2Mecklenburg-Vorpommern25,355,517-17.9%
3Oberbayern22,704,376-45.1%
4Weser-Ems12,112,631-31.2%
5Berlin12,109,817-64.3%
6Schwaben10,636,327-30.1%
7Freiburg10,582,651-34.9%
8Darmstadt9,017,690-56.6%
9Brandenburg8,510,752-29.2%
10Hamburg6,840,780-55.5%
11Lüneburg6,578,786-30.9%
12Köln6,478,432-54.4%
13Niederbayern6,476,133-37.7%
14Stuttgart6,203,633-51.9%
15Dresden6,040,809-34%
16Tübingen5,886,926-33.9%
17Karlsruhe5,565,137-48.8%
18Koblenz5,443,057-34.4%
19Düsseldorf5,370,950-56.5%
20Arnsberg5,148,180-42.3%
21Thüringen5,115,603-38.2%
22Sachsen-Anhalt5,082,576-32.5%
23Trier4,259,216-30%
24Mittelfranken4,155,032-49%
25Kassel4,130,577-41.1%
26Braunschweig3,839,100-41.7%
27Rheinhessen-Pfalz3,791,973-36.1%
28Hannover3,347,916-47.9%
29Unterfranken3,331,163-39.8%
30Oberpfalz3,135,909-37.1%
31Leipzig2,733,370-41.6%
32Oberfranken2,726,159-38%
33Chemnitz2,596,604-38.8%
34Münster2,508,864-41%
35Detmold2,324,899-43.6%
36Bremen1,410,560-48.2%
37Saarland1,388,702-41.4%
38Gießen1,309,117-43.2%

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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?

Schleswig-Holstein, with 26.51 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Gießen, with 1.31 million in 2020.

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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