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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 2023, at 41.61 million. Gießen had the lowest, at 2.24 million. The median was 8.66 million and the figure for Germany was 431.44 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest41,606,109Oberbayern
Lowest2,235,000Gießen
Median8,662,16438 regions
Germany431,439,035History

All regions, 2023

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OberbayernOberbayern: 41,606,109 count41,606,109Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 34,632,611 count34,632,611BerlinBerlin: 29,383,378 count29,383,378Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 29,016,887 count29,016,887DarmstadtDarmstadt: 19,805,806 count19,805,806Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 17,302,498 count17,302,498FreiburgFreiburg: 17,075,549 count17,075,549HamburgHamburg: 15,894,864 count15,894,864SchwabenSchwaben: 15,261,763 count15,261,763KölnKöln: 13,834,269 count13,834,269DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 12,736,241 count12,736,241StuttgartStuttgart: 12,467,467 count12,467,467BrandenburgBrandenburg: 12,307,927 count12,307,927KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 10,614,262 count10,614,262LüneburgLüneburg: 9,566,801 count9,566,801TübingenTübingen: 9,481,427 count9,481,427NiederbayernNiederbayern: 9,481,393 count9,481,393ArnsbergArnsberg: 8,860,961 count8,860,961MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 8,666,671 count8,666,671DresdenDresden: 8,657,656 count8,657,656ThüringenThüringen: 7,951,289 count7,951,289KoblenzKoblenz: 7,770,654 count7,770,654Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 7,290,849 count7,290,849KasselKassel: 6,766,112 count6,766,112HannoverHannover: 6,501,502 count6,501,502BraunschweigBraunschweig: 6,390,015 count6,390,015Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 6,054,621 count6,054,621TrierTrier: 6,042,275 count6,042,275UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 5,626,392 count5,626,392OberpfalzOberpfalz: 5,047,316 count5,047,316LeipzigLeipzig: 4,914,199 count4,914,199MünsterMünster: 4,589,181 count4,589,181OberfrankenOberfranken: 4,585,998 count4,585,998DetmoldDetmold: 4,026,327 count4,026,327ChemnitzChemnitz: 3,825,137 count3,825,137BremenBremen: 2,710,499 count2,710,499SaarlandSaarland: 2,457,129 count2,457,129GießenGießen: 2,235,000 count2,235,000
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
count		Change on 2022
1Oberbayern41,606,109+10%
2Schleswig-Holstein34,632,611+0.6%
3Berlin29,383,378+11.6%
4Mecklenburg-Vorpommern29,016,887+0.2%
5Darmstadt19,805,806+17.3%
6Weser-Ems17,302,498+1.9%
7Freiburg17,075,549+6%
8Hamburg15,894,864+8.4%
9Schwaben15,261,763+4.8%
10Köln13,834,269+12.4%
11Düsseldorf12,736,241+17.8%
12Stuttgart12,467,467+15.4%
13Brandenburg12,307,927+5%
14Karlsruhe10,614,262+13.3%
15Lüneburg9,566,801+1.6%
16Tübingen9,481,427+7.6%
17Niederbayern9,481,393+4.3%
18Arnsberg8,860,961+10.1%
19Mittelfranken8,666,671+11.3%
20Dresden8,657,656+12.9%
21Thüringen7,951,289+9.2%
22Koblenz7,770,654+5.6%
23Sachsen-Anhalt7,290,849+5.1%
24Kassel6,766,112+6.4%
25Hannover6,501,502+12%
26Braunschweig6,390,015+10.6%
27Rheinhessen-Pfalz6,054,621+6.4%
28Trier6,042,275+2.9%
29Unterfranken5,626,392+9.4%
30Oberpfalz5,047,316+9.2%
31Leipzig4,914,199+10.8%
32Münster4,589,181+11.1%
33Oberfranken4,585,998+7.4%
34Detmold4,026,327+8%
35Chemnitz3,825,137+6.6%
36Bremen2,710,499+9.2%
37Saarland2,457,129+6.8%
38Gießen2,235,000+8.2%

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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 41.61 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Gießen, with 2.24 million in 2023.

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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