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Nights spent in tourist accommodation in Bulgaria

Guests spent 28,816,601 nights in tourist accommodation in Bulgaria in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1990.

Nights spent in tourist accommodation Nights Data: 1990 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Bulgaria, 2025 28,816,601 Nights

Change from 2024 +4.2% 2024: 27,646,201 nights

European Union, 2025 3,144,708,974 nights Official aggregate

Position in 2025 21st of 35 See the full ranking

Nights spent in tourist accommodation in Bulgaria over time

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Nights. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nights spent in tourist accommodation (nights), 2001 to 2025
Period	Bulgaria	European Union
2025	28,816,601 nights	3,144,708,974 nights
2024	27,646,201 nights	3,021,911,702 nights
2023	26,865,046 nights	2,943,247,398 nights
2022	24,173,291 nights	2,754,886,917 nights
2021	17,620,268 nights	1,833,618,994 nights
2020	11,968,483 nights	1,422,096,254 nightse (estimated)
2019	27,154,791 nights	2,875,121,058 nights
2018	26,845,013 nights	2,811,091,847 nightse (estimated)
2017	26,054,096 nights	2,718,947,476 nightse (estimated)
2016	25,185,996 nights	2,586,019,709 nights
2015	21,397,816 nights	2,486,255,255 nights
2014	21,698,391 nights	2,385,679,467 nights
2013	21,617,474 nights	2,330,570,849 nights
2012	20,252,038 nights	2,282,244,186 nights
2011	18,656,061 nights	2,247,852,506 nightse (estimated)
2010	16,139,116 nights	2,163,685,010 nightse (estimated)
2009	15,277,000 nights	2,051,197,630 nightse (estimated)
2008	18,182,923 nights	2,174,320,232 nightse (estimated)
2007	17,976,658 nights	–
2006	17,355,363 nights	2,130,982,993 nightse (estimated)
2005	16,071,313 nights	2,005,627,490 nights
2004	14,160,067 nights	–
2003	12,521,479 nights	–
2002	10,285,668 nights	–
2001	9,384,506 nights	–

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In short

That is a change of +4.2% from 27,646,201 nights in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 21,397,816 nights, the figure has changed by +34.7%.
Among the 35 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 21st highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 3,144,708,974 nights.

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All statistics for Bulgaria

Arrivals at tourist accommodation 9,504,275 arrivals 2025 · Eurostat Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels 40.2% 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: tour_occ_ninat · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A c_resid=TOTAL unit=NR nace_r2=I551-I553
Observation period: 1990 to 2025 for Bulgaria
Provider update: 12 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Bulgaria compares in 2025 Neighbouring positions among 35 countries with a value for 2025.

18 Norway 40,590,017 nights
19 Hungary 33,075,720 nights
20 Romania 29,719,596 nights
21 Bulgaria 28,816,601 nights
22 Finland 23,293,003 nights
23 Cyprus 19,078,719 nights
24 Slovenia 17,827,408 nights

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What this measures

Nights spent by residents and non-residents in hotels, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and camping grounds. Each night a guest stays counts once, so this is not the number of visitors.

Population covered: Guests in tourist accommodation establishments

Guest nights are not unique visitors.

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