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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 2024, at 43.51 million. Gießen had the lowest, at 2.26 million. The median was 8.98 million and the figure for Germany was 439.62 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest43,510,489Oberbayern
Lowest2,258,277Gießen
Median8,977,46138 regions
Germany439,619,668History

All regions, 2024

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OberbayernOberbayern: 43,510,489 count43,510,489Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 34,556,616 count34,556,616BerlinBerlin: 30,394,844 count30,394,844Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 29,614,566 count29,614,566DarmstadtDarmstadt: 20,918,833 count20,918,833Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 17,566,749 count17,566,749FreiburgFreiburg: 17,128,819 count17,128,819HamburgHamburg: 16,068,105 count16,068,105SchwabenSchwaben: 15,408,379 count15,408,379KölnKöln: 14,452,932 count14,452,932StuttgartStuttgart: 13,265,480 count13,265,480DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 12,806,986 count12,806,986BrandenburgBrandenburg: 12,657,553 count12,657,553KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 10,853,131 count10,853,131LüneburgLüneburg: 9,707,117 count9,707,117TübingenTübingen: 9,499,272 count9,499,272NiederbayernNiederbayern: 9,381,410 count9,381,410MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 9,054,022 count9,054,022ArnsbergArnsberg: 9,011,840 count9,011,840DresdenDresden: 8,943,081 count8,943,081ThüringenThüringen: 8,125,027 count8,125,027KoblenzKoblenz: 7,692,280 count7,692,280Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 7,262,379 count7,262,379KasselKassel: 6,550,199 count6,550,199BraunschweigBraunschweig: 6,485,045 count6,485,045HannoverHannover: 6,442,504 count6,442,504Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 6,137,388 count6,137,388TrierTrier: 6,025,281 count6,025,281UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 5,681,765 count5,681,765OberpfalzOberpfalz: 5,007,681 count5,007,681LeipzigLeipzig: 4,904,764 count4,904,764MünsterMünster: 4,716,788 count4,716,788OberfrankenOberfranken: 4,556,879 count4,556,879DetmoldDetmold: 3,995,478 count3,995,478ChemnitzChemnitz: 3,772,027 count3,772,027BremenBremen: 2,815,391 count2,815,391SaarlandSaarland: 2,390,291 count2,390,291GießenGießen: 2,258,277 count2,258,277
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024
count		Change on 2023
1Oberbayern43,510,489+4.6%
2Schleswig-Holstein34,556,616-0.2%
3Berlin30,394,844+3.4%
4Mecklenburg-Vorpommern29,614,566+2.1%
5Darmstadt20,918,833+5.6%
6Weser-Ems17,566,749+1.5%
7Freiburg17,128,819+0.3%
8Hamburg16,068,105+1.1%
9Schwaben15,408,379+1%
10Köln14,452,932+4.5%
11Stuttgart13,265,480+6.4%
12Düsseldorf12,806,986+0.6%
13Brandenburg12,657,553+2.8%
14Karlsruhe10,853,131+2.3%
15Lüneburg9,707,117+1.5%
16Tübingen9,499,272+0.2%
17Niederbayern9,381,410-1.1%
18Mittelfranken9,054,022+4.5%
19Arnsberg9,011,840+1.7%
20Dresden8,943,081+3.3%
21Thüringen8,125,027+2.2%
22Koblenz7,692,280-1%
23Sachsen-Anhalt7,262,379-0.4%
24Kassel6,550,199-3.2%
25Braunschweig6,485,045+1.5%
26Hannover6,442,504-0.9%
27Rheinhessen-Pfalz6,137,388+1.4%
28Trier6,025,281-0.3%
29Unterfranken5,681,765+1%
30Oberpfalz5,007,681-0.8%
31Leipzig4,904,764-0.2%
32Münster4,716,788+2.8%
33Oberfranken4,556,879-0.6%
34Detmold3,995,478-0.8%
35Chemnitz3,772,027-1.4%
36Bremen2,815,391+3.9%
37Saarland2,390,291-2.7%
38Gießen2,258,277+1%

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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 43.51 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Gießen, with 2.26 million in 2024.

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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