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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation, 2025

Algarve had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 9 regions in 2025, at 22.94 million. Península de Setúbal had the lowest, at 2.43 million. The median was 6.3 million and the figure for Portugal was 89.43 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest22,941,654Algarve
Lowest2,426,217Península de Setúbal
Median6,300,1349 regions
Portugal89,427,522History

All regions, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

AlgarveAlgarve: 22,941,654 count22,941,654Grande LisboaGrande Lisboa: 20,027,552 count20,027,552NorteNorte: 15,814,912 count15,814,912Região Autónoma da MadeiraRegião Autónoma da Madeira: 9,952,837 count9,952,837Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 6,300,134 count6,300,134AlentejoAlentejo: 4,604,816 count4,604,816Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 4,226,716 count4,226,716Região Autónoma dos AçoresRegião Autónoma dos Açores: 3,132,684 count3,132,684Península de SetúbalPenínsula de Setúbal: 2,426,217 count2,426,217
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025
count		Change on 2024
1Algarve22,941,654-0.2%
2Grande Lisboa20,027,552+0.7%
3Norte15,814,912+4%
4Região Autónoma da Madeira9,952,837+3.9%
5Centro (PT)6,300,134+1.8%
6Alentejo4,604,816+3.7%
7Oeste e Vale do Tejo4,226,716+0.7%
8Região Autónoma dos Açores3,132,684+2.3%
9Península de Setúbal2,426,217-3.5%

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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?

Algarve, with 22.94 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Península de Setúbal, with 2.43 million in 2025.

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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