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Nights spent in tourist accommodation in Iceland

Guests spent 9,850,428 nights in tourist accommodation in Iceland in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

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

Iceland, 2025 9,850,428 Nights

Change from 2023 +3.5% 2023: 9,518,591 nights

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

Position in 2025 28th of 35 See the full ranking

Nights spent in tourist accommodation in Iceland 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	Iceland	European Union
2025	9,850,428 nights	3,144,708,974 nights
2024	–	3,021,911,702 nights
2023	9,518,591 nights	2,943,247,398 nights
2022	8,547,184 nights	2,754,886,917 nights
2021	5,012,414 nights	1,833,618,994 nights
2020	3,295,557 nights	1,422,096,254 nightse (estimated)
2019	8,406,451 nights	2,875,121,058 nights
2018	–	2,811,091,847 nightse (estimated)
2017	–	2,718,947,476 nightse (estimated)
2016	7,808,327 nights	2,586,019,709 nights
2015	6,536,277 nights	2,486,255,255 nights
2014	5,489,883 nights	2,385,679,467 nights
2013	4,280,685 nights	2,330,570,849 nights
2012	3,719,126 nights	2,282,244,186 nights
2011	3,172,441 nights	2,247,852,506 nightse (estimated)
2010	2,937,274 nights	2,163,685,010 nightse (estimated)
2009	2,863,922 nights	2,051,197,630 nightse (estimated)
2008	2,673,060 nights	2,174,320,232 nightse (estimated)
2007	2,602,054 nights	–
2006	2,411,246 nights	2,130,982,993 nightse (estimated)
2005	2,189,208 nights	2,005,627,490 nights
2004	2,133,630 nights	–
2003	1,984,448 nights	–
2002	1,860,685 nights	–
2001	1,742,380 nights	–

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In short

The previous available figure was 9,518,591 nights in 2023, a change of +3.5%.
Since 2012, when it was 3,719,126 nights, the figure has changed by +164.9%.
Among the 35 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 28th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 3,144,708,974 nights.

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All statistics for Iceland

Arrivals at tourist accommodation 5,830,195 arrivals 2025 · Eurostat Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels 53.6% 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 Iceland
Provider update: 12 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

25 Slovakia 15,579,729 nights
26 Malta 12,469,412 nights
27 Serbia 12,282,212 nights
28 Iceland 9,850,428 nights
29 Albania 9,688,568 nights
30 Lithuania 9,435,603 nights
31 Estonia 6,716,281 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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