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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 2022, at 37.82 million. Gießen had the lowest, at 2.07 million. The median was 7.73 million and the figure for Germany was 400.41 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest37,824,607Oberbayern
Lowest2,066,100Gießen
Median7,729,09038 regions
Germany400,409,055History

All regions, 2022

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OberbayernOberbayern: 37,824,607 count37,824,607Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 34,411,475 count34,411,475Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 28,969,968 count28,969,968BerlinBerlin: 26,322,507 count26,322,507Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 16,980,882 count16,980,882DarmstadtDarmstadt: 16,884,118 count16,884,118FreiburgFreiburg: 16,113,684 count16,113,684HamburgHamburg: 14,663,644 count14,663,644SchwabenSchwaben: 14,568,425 count14,568,425KölnKöln: 12,304,379 count12,304,379BrandenburgBrandenburg: 11,722,289 count11,722,289DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 10,812,527 count10,812,527StuttgartStuttgart: 10,805,598 count10,805,598LüneburgLüneburg: 9,412,588 count9,412,588KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 9,365,047 count9,365,047NiederbayernNiederbayern: 9,091,286 count9,091,286TübingenTübingen: 8,807,654 count8,807,654ArnsbergArnsberg: 8,049,143 count8,049,143MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 7,788,121 count7,788,121DresdenDresden: 7,670,059 count7,670,059KoblenzKoblenz: 7,356,772 count7,356,772ThüringenThüringen: 7,280,702 count7,280,702Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 6,935,686 count6,935,686KasselKassel: 6,359,700 count6,359,700TrierTrier: 5,874,451 count5,874,451HannoverHannover: 5,803,846 count5,803,846BraunschweigBraunschweig: 5,775,091 count5,775,091Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 5,690,425 count5,690,425UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 5,144,766 count5,144,766OberpfalzOberpfalz: 4,620,206 count4,620,206LeipzigLeipzig: 4,433,237 count4,433,237OberfrankenOberfranken: 4,271,895 count4,271,895MünsterMünster: 4,128,872 count4,128,872DetmoldDetmold: 3,727,074 count3,727,074ChemnitzChemnitz: 3,588,325 count3,588,325BremenBremen: 2,482,611 count2,482,611SaarlandSaarland: 2,301,295 count2,301,295GießenGießen: 2,066,100 count2,066,100
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2022
count		Change on 2021
1Oberbayern37,824,607+65.1%
2Schleswig-Holstein34,411,475+17.1%
3Mecklenburg-Vorpommern28,969,968+21.6%
4Berlin26,322,507+90.8%
5Weser-Ems16,980,882+31.6%
6Darmstadt16,884,118+83.9%
7Freiburg16,113,684+46.5%
8Hamburg14,663,644+95.1%
9Schwaben14,568,425+44.3%
10Köln12,304,379+80.6%
11Brandenburg11,722,289+38.3%
12Düsseldorf10,812,527+93.2%
13Stuttgart10,805,598+69.5%
14Lüneburg9,412,588+34.7%
15Karlsruhe9,365,047+60.9%
16Niederbayern9,091,286+43.4%
17Tübingen8,807,654+45.8%
18Arnsberg8,049,143+58%
19Mittelfranken7,788,121+71.7%
20Dresden7,670,059+50.4%
21Koblenz7,356,772+52.5%
22Thüringen7,280,702+44.9%
23Sachsen-Anhalt6,935,686+41.3%
24Kassel6,359,700+53.5%
25Trier5,874,451+54.3%
26Hannover5,803,846+57.8%
27Braunschweig5,775,091+54.9%
28Rheinhessen-Pfalz5,690,425+52%
29Unterfranken5,144,766+44.3%
30Oberpfalz4,620,206+44.1%
31Leipzig4,433,237+57.5%
32Oberfranken4,271,895+46.4%
33Münster4,128,872+43.2%
34Detmold3,727,074+52.3%
35Chemnitz3,588,325+54.9%
36Bremen2,482,611+57.8%
37Saarland2,301,295+63.5%
38Gießen2,066,100+53.2%

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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?

Oberbayern, with 37.82 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Gießen, with 2.07 million in 2022.

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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