Key Netherlands tourism statistics (2025)
- The Netherlands recorded 52,138,206 check-ins at tourist accommodation in 2025, 1.7% more than in 2024 and 13.6% above 2019.
- Guests spent 146,527,493 nights in Dutch hotels, holiday parks, rentals and campsites, 18.7% more than in 2019.
- International guests made 22.31 million arrivals (42.8%) and spent 63.85 million nights (43.6%). All of the growth in 2025 came from abroad: domestic arrivals fell 0.6%.
- Germany alone accounts for 43.7% of foreign nights (27.92 million), more than the next six countries combined.
- August is the peak month with 22.58 million nights, 3.3 times as many as February.
- Noord-Holland, the province of Amsterdam, takes 44.1% of all foreign nights in the country.
- International visitors spent €22.17 billion in the Netherlands in 2025, 25.8% more than in 2019 (not adjusted for inflation).
- The Netherlands ranks 8th in the EU for nights spent by foreign guests.
How many tourists visit the Netherlands each year?
The Netherlands recorded 52.14 million check-ins at hotels, holiday parks, rentals and campsites in 2025, up 1.7% on 2024. International guests made 22.31 million of them, 5.0% more than a year earlier.
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| Year | Total | International | Domestic | Change vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 45,916,002 | 20,129,400 | 25,786,602 | Baseline |
| 2020 | 27,300,782 | 7,265,370 | 20,035,412 | −40.5% |
| 2021 | 31,720,384 | 6,248,089 | 25,472,295 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 46,000,256 | 16,582,261 | 29,417,995 | +45.0% |
| 2023 | 49,403,791 | 20,303,590 | 29,100,201 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 51,265,592 | 21,253,245 | 30,012,347 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 52,138,206 | 22,313,003 | 29,825,203 | +1.7% |
Domestic tourism is the larger part of the market (57.2% of arrivals) but it has stopped growing: Dutch residents made 0.6% fewer arrivals than in 2024. International arrivals were 10.8% above 2019.
An arrival is a check-in at registered accommodation, not a person. Day trips, which are very common in a country this size, and stays with friends or family are not counted.
How many nights do tourists spend in the Netherlands?
Tourists spent 146.53 million nights in Dutch tourist accommodation in 2025, up 0.8% on 2024. International guests accounted for 63.85 million nights, or 43.6% of the total.
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| Year | Total | International | Domestic | International share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 123,442,571 | 51,750,379 | 71,692,192 | 41.9% |
| 2020 | 85,414,861 | 21,372,439 | 64,042,422 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 101,094,277 | 18,614,806 | 82,479,471 | 18.4% |
| 2022 | 132,638,265 | 48,160,140 | 84,478,125 | 36.3% |
| 2023 | 142,272,461 | 59,104,032 | 83,168,429 | 41.5% |
| 2024 | 145,369,331 | 61,511,827 | 83,857,504 | 42.3% |
| 2025 | 146,527,493 | 63,849,984 | 82,677,509 | 43.6% |
Foreign nights have grown much faster than domestic ones since 2019: +23.4% against +15.3%. In 2025 foreign nights rose by 2.34 million, while Dutch residents spent 1.18 million fewer nights away from home inside the country.
How long do tourists stay in the Netherlands?
The average stay in Dutch tourist accommodation was 2.81 nights in 2025. International guests stayed 2.86 nights on average and domestic guests 2.77.
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| Year | All guests | International | Domestic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.69 | 2.57 | 2.78 |
| 2020 | 3.13 | 2.94 | 3.20 |
| 2021 | 3.19 | 2.98 | 3.24 |
| 2022 | 2.88 | 2.90 | 2.87 |
| 2023 | 2.88 | 2.91 | 2.86 |
| 2024 | 2.84 | 2.89 | 2.79 |
| 2025 | 2.81 | 2.86 | 2.77 |
Stays are longer than in France (2.49) or Hungary (2.38). The higher figures in 2020 and 2021 come from the pandemic years, when foreign arrivals fell to 6.2 million and Dutch residents made up most of the market.
When do most tourists visit the Netherlands?
August is the busiest month in the Netherlands with 22.58 million nights in 2025, followed by July (17.18 million) and June (16.51 million). The quietest month was February with 6.76 million nights.
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| Month | Nights | Share of the year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 6,878,496 | 4.7% |
| February | 6,759,877 | 4.6% |
| March | 8,579,738 | 5.9% |
| April | 13,344,335 | 9.1% |
| May | 13,590,116 | 9.3% |
| June | 16,505,006 | 11.3% |
| July | 17,178,861 | 11.7% |
| August | 22,575,138 | 15.4% |
| September | 13,001,707 | 8.9% |
| October | 12,823,131 | 8.8% |
| November | 7,741,991 | 5.3% |
| December | 7,548,994 | 5.2% |
April and May are almost as busy as early summer (13.34 million and 13.59 million nights): tulip season, King’s Day and several public holidays fall in these two months. July and August together account for 27.1% of the year, less than in France.
Where do tourists in the Netherlands come from?
Germany sends by far the most visitors to the Netherlands: 27.92 million nights in 2025, 43.7% of all foreign nights. Belgium (6.48 million) and the United Kingdom (5.17 million) follow.
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| Country of residence | Nights 2025 | Nights 2024 | Change | Share of all foreign nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 27,917,736 | 27,851,117 | +0.2% | 43.7% |
| Belgium | 6,478,580 | 6,386,955 | +1.4% | 10.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,170,826 | 4,703,735 | +9.9% | 8.1% |
| United States | 3,944,482 | 3,510,737 | +12.4% | 6.2% |
| France | 2,511,771 | 2,414,499 | +4.0% | 3.9% |
| Spain | 2,001,094 | 1,934,046 | +3.5% | 3.1% |
| Italy | 1,642,052 | 1,534,254 | +7.0% | 2.6% |
| Switzerland | 921,715 | 892,789 | +3.2% | 1.4% |
German guests spend more nights in the Netherlands than the next six countries combined. The fastest-growing large markets in 2025 were the United States (+12.4%) and the United Kingdom (+9.9%), while German nights were flat.
Which regions of the Netherlands get the most tourists?
Noord-Holland, the province that includes Amsterdam, recorded 40.66 million nights in 2025, 27.7% of the national total and 44.1% of all foreign nights.
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| Region | Total | International | Share of all nights | Share of all foreign nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noord-Holland | 40,655,744 | 28,179,736 | 27.7% | 44.1% |
| Zuid-Holland | 16,591,779 | 8,663,799 | 11.3% | 13.6% |
| Gelderland | 15,804,736 | 2,921,495 | 10.8% | 4.6% |
| Noord-Brabant | 13,959,407 | 4,079,973 | 9.5% | 6.4% |
| Limburg | 13,863,613 | 4,401,614 | 9.5% | 6.9% |
| Zeeland | 12,498,868 | 7,463,135 | 8.5% | 11.7% |
| Overijssel | 8,449,676 | 1,574,896 | 5.8% | 2.5% |
| Drenthe | 7,686,407 | 1,476,691 | 5.2% | 2.3% |
| Friesland | 7,011,529 | 1,957,155 | 4.8% | 3.1% |
| Utrecht | 4,653,854 | 1,268,303 | 3.2% | 2.0% |
| Flevoland | 3,078,628 | 1,039,957 | 2.1% | 1.6% |
| Groningen | 2,273,251 | 823,231 | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Zeeland is the surprise: a small coastal province that gets 7.46 million foreign nights, more than any province except Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland, and 59.7% of its nights are spent by guests from abroad. Gelderland (the Veluwe forest) is the most popular province with Dutch holidaymakers.
For the city itself, see our Amsterdam tourism statistics. If you are visiting, our tests of Amsterdam canal cruises compare the main boats on price and route.
How much do international tourists spend in the Netherlands?
International visitors spent €22.17 billion in the Netherlands in 2025, up 1.3% on 2024 and 25.8% more than in 2019, in current euros.
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| Year | International travel receipts (EUR million) | Change vs previous year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17,624 | Baseline |
| 2020 | 8,729 | −50.5% |
| 2021 | 10,714 | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 15,979 | +49.1% |
| 2023 | 20,018 | +25.3% |
| 2024 | 21,894 | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 22,171 | +1.3% |
This is the "travel" line of the Dutch balance of payments: what non-residents spend on accommodation, food, shopping, local transport and other services during their trips, including business travel and students. It is not adjusted for inflation. Growth slowed in 2025 even though foreign nights rose 3.8%.
How does the Netherlands compare with other EU countries?
The Netherlands ranks 8th in the EU for nights spent by foreign guests in tourist accommodation, with 63.85 million in 2025, 4.1% of the EU total.
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| Country of residence | Foreign nights 2025 | Share of EU27 total |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 328,928,184 | 21.4% |
| Italy | 301,619,611 | 19.6% |
| France | 150,756,068 | 9.8% |
| Greece | 131,051,335 | 8.5% |
| Austria | 97,020,394 | 6.3% |
| Croatia | 85,604,505 | 5.6% |
| Germany | 83,075,445 | 5.4% |
| Netherlands | 63,849,984 | 4.1% |
| Portugal | 60,022,455 | 3.9% |
That puts it just ahead of Portugal (60.0 million) and not far behind Germany (83.1 million), a much larger country.
Sources and methodology
- Arrivals, nights and length of stay: Eurostat, tour_occ_arnat (arrivals) and tour_occ_ninat (nights), NACE codes I551 to I553: hotels, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites. Length of stay is nights divided by arrivals. Data accessed 14 November 2026 (dataset updated 12 October 2026).
- Months: Eurostat tour_occ_nim, 2025. Monthly figures are published separately from the annual series and can differ from the annual total by a small rounding or revision margin.
- Countries of origin: Eurostat tour_occ_ninraw, nights by country of residence of the guest, 2024 and 2025.
- Regions: Eurostat tour_occ_nin2, nights by NUTS region, 2025.
- Spending: Eurostat bop_its6_det, balance of payments item SD (travel), credit, partner: rest of the world, EUR million. This is what non-residents spend in the country on goods and services during trips, including business travel and students, but excluding international passenger transport.
- What the data does not cover: stays with friends and family, unregistered private rentals and day trips are not in the accommodation statistics. An arrival is a check-in, so one traveller staying at two hotels on the same trip counts twice. Eurostat publishes figures supplied by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).