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

Noord-Holland had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 12 regions in 2023, at 38.3 million. Groningen had the lowest, at 1.81 million. The median was 11.15 million and the figure for the Netherlands was 142.27 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest38,297,234Noord-Holland
Lowest1,808,561Groningen
Median11,152,15812 regions
Netherlands142,272,461History

All regions, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 38,297,234 count38,297,234Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 15,781,746 count15,781,746GelderlandGelderland: 14,602,202 count14,602,202Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 13,755,601 count13,755,601Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 13,465,860 count13,465,860ZeelandZeeland: 13,389,292 count13,389,292OverijsselOverijssel: 8,915,024 count8,915,024DrentheDrenthe: 7,871,824 count7,871,824Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 6,810,773 count6,810,773UtrechtUtrecht: 4,402,838 count4,402,838FlevolandFlevoland: 3,171,508 count3,171,508GroningenGroningen: 1,808,561 count1,808,561
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
count		Change on 2022
1Noord-Holland38,297,234+14.1%
2Zuid-Holland15,781,746n/a
3Gelderland14,602,202+2.3%
4Limburg (NL)13,755,601+7.6%
5Noord-Brabant13,465,860+3.4%
6Zeeland13,389,292+4.2%
7Overijssel8,915,024+6.5%
8Drenthe7,871,824+3.5%
9Friesland (NL)6,810,773-1.3%
10Utrecht4,402,838n/a
11Flevoland3,171,508+12.8%
12Groningen1,808,561-6.5%

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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?

Noord-Holland, with 38.3 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Groningen, with 1.81 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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