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The ranking

In 2025, the share of people aged 15 or over who made a personal trip of four nights or more was lowest in Romania, at 12.5%, and highest in Luxembourg, at 75.2%.

Share of people aged 15 or over who made a personal trip of four nights or more, %

2025 · with at least one trip of four nights or more

020406080%

EU, 52.7 %

Rank 1: Luxembourg, 75.2 %

Rank 2: Netherlands, 73.7 %

Rank 3: Germany, 67.9 %

Rank 4: Denmark, 66.1 %

Rank 5: Sweden, 65.2 %

Rank 6: Ireland, 62.9 %

Rank 7: Finland, 62.3 %

Rank 8: France, 61.9 %

Rank 9: Czechia, 61.0 %

Rank 10: Belgium, 60.8 %

Rank 11: Austria, 60.5 %

Rank 12: Spain, 54.3 %

Rank 13: Cyprus, 51.3 %

Rank 14: Slovenia, 49.9 %

Rank 15: Poland, 48.4 %

Rank 16: Malta, 47.0 %

Rank 17: Croatia, 45.5 %

Rank 18: Greece, 44.1 %

Rank 19: Slovakia, 42.3 %

Rank 20: Estonia, 40.2 %

Rank 21: Latvia, 37.0 %

Rank 22: Italy, 36.8 %

Rank 23: Hungary, 35.6 %

Rank 24: Portugal, 35.0 %

Rank 25: Lithuania, 28.3 %

Rank 26: Bulgaria, 21.8 %

Rank 27: Romania, 12.5 %

How to read: bars start at zero. Every country with a value is shown, ranked from highest to lowest.Source: Eurostat, Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by duration of the stay and destination (tour_dem_totot).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

Short and long trips

For trips of one night or more, the spread across countries was slightly narrower. Romania was again the lowest, at 28.3%, and Sweden the highest, at 88.4%. The gap between Sweden and Romania was 60.1 percentage points.

Share of people aged 15 or over who made a personal trip of one night or more and of four nights or more, %

2025 · with at least one trip of four nights or more

Four nights or moreOne night or moreRank one night or moreRank
(%)

%20406080

EU, Four nights or more: 52.7 %, One night or more: 66.0 %,

Rank 1: Luxembourg, Four nights or more: 75.2 %, One night or more: 82.9 %, Rank one night or more: 3

Rank 2: Netherlands, Four nights or more: 73.7 %, One night or more: 82.7 %, Rank one night or more: 4

Rank 3: Germany, Four nights or more: 67.9 %, One night or more: 80.3 %, Rank one night or more: 5

Rank 4: Denmark, Four nights or more: 66.1 %, One night or more: 75.3 %, Rank one night or more: 10

Rank 5: Sweden, Four nights or more: 65.2 %, One night or more: 88.4 %, Rank one night or more: 1

Rank 6: Ireland, Four nights or more: 62.9 %, One night or more: 78.5 %, Rank one night or more: 6

Rank 7: Finland, Four nights or more: 62.3 %, One night or more: 83.3 %, Rank one night or more: 2

Rank 8: France, Four nights or more: 61.9 %, One night or more: 78.0 %, Rank one night or more: 7

Rank 9: Czechia, Four nights or more: 61.0 %, One night or more: 77.4 %, Rank one night or more: 8

Rank 10: Belgium, Four nights or more: 60.8 %, One night or more: 70.1 %, Rank one night or more: 11

Rank 11: Austria, Four nights or more: 60.5 %, One night or more: 76.7 %, Rank one night or more: 9

Rank 12: Spain, Four nights or more: 54.3 %, One night or more: 70.0 %, Rank one night or more: 12

Rank 13: Cyprus, Four nights or more: 51.3 %, One night or more: 69.1 %, Rank one night or more: 13

Rank 14: Slovenia, Four nights or more: 49.9 %, One night or more: 63.9 %, Rank one night or more: 17

Rank 15: Poland, Four nights or more: 48.4 %, One night or more: 68.5 %, Rank one night or more: 14

Rank 16: Malta, Four nights or more: 47.0 %, One night or more: 65.7 %, Rank one night or more: 15

Rank 17: Croatia, Four nights or more: 45.5 %, One night or more: 56.9 %, Rank one night or more: 20

Rank 18: Greece, Four nights or more: 44.1 %, One night or more: 50.7 %, Rank one night or more: 22

Rank 19: Slovakia, Four nights or more: 42.3 %, One night or more: 64.5 %, Rank one night or more: 16

Rank 20: Estonia, Four nights or more: 40.2 %, One night or more: 45.6 %, Rank one night or more: 24

Rank 21: Latvia, Four nights or more: 37.0 %, One night or more: 59.6 %, Rank one night or more: 19

Rank 22: Italy, Four nights or more: 36.8 %, One night or more: 40.2 %, Rank one night or more: 25

Rank 23: Hungary, Four nights or more: 35.6 %, One night or more: 54.2 %, Rank one night or more: 21

Rank 24: Portugal, Four nights or more: 35.0 %, One night or more: 48.1 %, Rank one night or more: 23

Rank 25: Lithuania, Four nights or more: 28.3 %, One night or more: 63.6 %, Rank one night or more: 18

Rank 26: Bulgaria, Four nights or more: 21.8 %, One night or more: 29.2 %, Rank one night or more: 26

Rank 27: Romania, Four nights or more: 12.5 %, One night or more: 28.3 %, Rank one night or more: 27

How to read: the filled dot is four nights or more, the outlined dot one night or more, each with its value beside it. The column on the right is the rank one night or more. Countries are ranked by the filled dot.Source: Eurostat, Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by duration of the stay and destination (tour_dem_totot) and Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by age group (tour_dem_toage).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

	Four nights or more	One night or more
Lowest	12.5%Romania	28.3%Romania
Highest	75.2%Luxembourg	88.4%Sweden
Highest − lowest	62.7 pp	60.1 pp

Four nights or more

Lowest: 12.5% (Romania)Highest: 75.2% (Luxembourg)Highest − lowest: 62.7 pp

One night or more

Lowest: 28.3% (Romania)Highest: 88.4% (Sweden)Highest − lowest: 60.1 pp

At home or abroad

In 2025, 17.5% of people aged 15 or over in the EU made such trips only abroad, 13.3% both at home and abroad, and 21.9% only within their own country.

Share of people aged 15 or over who made a personal trip of four nights or more, by destination, %

2025

EU, abroad only: 17.5 %,at home and abroad: 13.3 %,at home only: 21.9 %,

Rank 1: Luxembourg, abroad only: 70.6 %,at home and abroad: 4.2 %,at home only: – no value,

Rank 2: Netherlands, abroad only: 47.8 %,at home and abroad: 15.5 %,at home only: 10.4 %,

Rank 3: Belgium, abroad only: 47.2 %,at home and abroad: 10.1 %,at home only: 3.5 %,

Rank 4: Ireland, abroad only: 38.2 %,at home and abroad: 20.6 %,at home only: 4.1 %,

Rank 5: Slovenia, abroad only: 37.9 %,at home and abroad: 5.9 %,at home only: 6.1 %,

Rank 6: Malta, abroad only: 37.3 %,at home and abroad: 6.1 %,at home only: 3.5 %,

Rank 7: Germany, abroad only: 34.2 %,at home and abroad: 20.8 %,at home only: 12.9 %,

Rank 8: Estonia, abroad only: 30.9 %,at home and abroad: 5.0 %,at home only: 4.4 %,

Rank 9: Latvia, abroad only: 26.2 %,at home and abroad: 5.6 %,at home only: 5.2 %,

Rank 10: Slovakia, abroad only: 21.4 %,at home and abroad: 8.2 %,at home only: 12.6 %,

Rank 11: Cyprus, abroad only: 20.8 %,at home and abroad: 23.4 %,at home only: 7.1 %,

Rank 12: Sweden, abroad only: 19.8 %,at home and abroad: 19.3 %,at home only: 26.1 %,

Rank 13: Lithuania, abroad only: 19.4 %,at home and abroad: 1.5 %,at home only: 7.4 %,

Rank 14: Czechia, abroad only: 19.3 %,at home and abroad: 22.8 %,at home only: 18.9 %,

Rank 15: Austria, abroad only: 18.7 %,at home and abroad: 36.0 %,at home only: 5.8 %,

Rank 16: Hungary, abroad only: 15.4 %,at home and abroad: 5.7 %,at home only: 14.6 %,

Rank 17: Finland, abroad only: 15.1 %,at home and abroad: 20.9 %,at home only: 26.3 %,

Rank 18: Poland, abroad only: 10.8 %,at home and abroad: 8.4 %,at home only: 29.2 %,

Rank 19: Denmark, abroad only: 10.7 %,at home and abroad: 49.0 %,at home only: 6.4 %,

Rank 20: Spain, abroad only: 9.6 %,at home and abroad: 13.0 %,at home only: 31.7 %,

Rank 21: France, abroad only: 9.1 %,at home and abroad: 14.8 %,at home only: 38.0 %,

Rank 22: Croatia, abroad only: 8.0 %,at home and abroad: 8.9 %,at home only: 28.5 %,

Rank 23: Italy, abroad only: 6.8 %,at home and abroad: 4.9 %,at home only: 25.1 %,

Rank 24: Greece, abroad only: 5.3 %,at home and abroad: 3.7 %,at home only: 35.1 %,

Rank 25: Portugal, abroad only: 4.5 %,at home and abroad: 12.1 %,at home only: 18.4 %,

Rank 26: Bulgaria, abroad only: 4.4 %,at home and abroad: 2.5 %,at home only: 14.8 %,

Rank 27: Romania, abroad only: 2.5 %,at home and abroad: 0.3 %,at home only: 9.7 %,

How to read: one row per country, on an axis from 0 to 100%. The coloured parts add up to the country's share, and the rest of the bar is empty, as Eurostat publishes no value for it. Each value is in the columns on the right, in the bar's order from left to right. A dash marks a part Eurostat does not publish. Countries are ranked by the “abroad only” column.Source: Eurostat, Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by duration of the stay and destination (tour_dem_totot).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

By age

In 2025, 60.0% of people aged 35 to 44 in the EU made a personal trip of four nights or more, against 40.2% of people aged 65 or over.

Share of people who made a personal trip of four nights or more, by age, %

2025

		45–54	15–24	25–34	35–44	55–64	65+
	EU,	45–54: 57.8 %,	15–24: 55.3 %,	25–34: 59.9 %,	35–44: 60.0 %,	55–64: 52.1 %,	65+: 40.2 %,
Rank 1:	Luxembourg,	45–54: 84.3 %,	15–24: 74.0 %,	25–34: 77.7 %,	35–44: 79.9 %,	55–64: 73.2 %,	65+: 59.3 %,
Rank 2:	Germany,	45–54: 80.3 %,	15–24: 66.9 %,	25–34: 80.5 %,	35–44: 73.8 %,	55–64: 67.5 %,	65+: 52.5 %,
Rank 3:	Netherlands,	45–54: 80.0 %,	15–24: 78.9 %,	25–34: 82.9 %,	35–44: 82.8 %,	55–64: 72.9 %,	65+: 58.7 %,
Rank 4:	Sweden,	45–54: 71.7 %,	15–24: 84.6 %,	25–34: 47.6 %,	35–44: 64.4 %,	55–64: 65.9 %,	65+: 61.4 %,
Rank 5:	Belgium,	45–54: 70.0 %,	15–24: 71.4 %,	25–34: 68.8 %,	35–44: 66.8 %,	55–64: 61.9 %,	65+: 40.6 %,
Rank 6:	Denmark,	45–54: 69.4 %,	15–24: 73.9 %,	25–34: 65.9 %,	35–44: 77.6 %,	55–64: 68.4 %,	65+: 51.7 %,
Rank 7:	Czechia,	45–54: 68.4 %,	15–24: 72.1 %,	25–34: 67.1 %,	35–44: 70.6 %,	55–64: 60.1 %,	65+: 40.3 %,
Rank 8:	Austria,	45–54: 66.8 %,	15–24: 70.1 %,	25–34: 64.1 %,	35–44: 65.0 %,	55–64: 62.1 %,	65+: 44.9 %,
Rank 9:	Ireland,	45–54: 66.2 %,	15–24: 70.3 %,	25–34: 62.8 %,	35–44: 66.4 %,	55–64: 66.6 %,	65+: 48.1 %,
Rank 10:	Finland,	45–54: 65.8 %,	15–24: 65.1 %,	25–34: 72.9 %,	35–44: 69.8 %,	55–64: 62.7 %,	65+: 47.7 %,
Rank 11:	France,	45–54: 63.3 %,	15–24: 57.4 %,	25–34: 55.1 %,	35–44: 63.8 %,	55–64: 65.8 %,	65+: 64.0 %,
Rank 12:	Cyprus,	45–54: 57.8 %,	15–24: 61.7 %,	25–34: 58.7 %,	35–44: 60.1 %,	55–64: 47.0 %,	65+: 29.9 %,
Rank 13:	Spain,	45–54: 57.6 %,	15–24: 62.5 %,	25–34: 59.8 %,	35–44: 61.3 %,	55–64: 51.0 %,	65+: 43.3 %,
Rank 14:	Slovenia,	45–54: 57.0 %,	15–24: 57.3 %,	25–34: 56.5 %,	35–44: 61.8 %,	55–64: 47.5 %,	65+: 32.5 %,
Rank 15:	Poland,	45–54: 55.0 %,	15–24: 61.7 %,	25–34: 60.7 %,	35–44: 63.2 %,	55–64: 38.0 %,	65+: 20.7 %,
Rank 16:	Greece,	45–54: 51.0 %,	15–24: 56.2 %,	25–34: 51.2 %,	35–44: 53.3 %,	55–64: 43.2 %,	65+: 27.1 %,
Rank 17:	Malta,	45–54: 50.8 %,	15–24: 51.3 %,	25–34: 53.7 %,	35–44: 45.8 %,	55–64: 51.0 %,	65+: 33.1 %,
Rank 18:	Slovakia,	45–54: 49.6 %,	15–24: 50.2 %,	25–34: 46.1 %,	35–44: 56.1 %,	55–64: 36.9 %,	65+: 21.4 %,
Rank 19:	Croatia,	45–54: 48.9 %,	15–24: 58.3 %,	25–34: 59.7 %,	35–44: 64.8 %,	55–64: 40.9 %,	65+: 22.9 %,
Rank 20:	Portugal,	45–54: 43.5 %,	15–24: 44.3 %,	25–34: 33.8 %,	35–44: 42.1 %,	55–64: 33.6 %,	65+: 23.3 %,
Rank 21:	Italy,	45–54: 42.5 %,	15–24: 43.6 %,	25–34: 46.3 %,	35–44: 46.3 %,	55–64: 36.9 %,	65+: 22.6 %,
Rank 22:	Hungary,	45–54: 41.2 %,	15–24: 37.7 %,	25–34: 33.5 %,	35–44: 37.2 %,	55–64: 37.0 %,	65+: 29.8 %,
Rank 23:	Estonia,	45–54: 39.5 %,	15–24: 57.0 %,	25–34: 55.8 %,	35–44: 41.6 %,	55–64: 37.7 %,	65+: 23.3 %,
Rank 24:	Lithuania,	45–54: 38.2 %,	15–24: 28.9 %,	25–34: 41.5 %,	35–44: 37.2 %,	55–64: 25.2 %,	65+: 9.5 %,
Rank 25:	Latvia,	45–54: 37.3 %,	15–24: 49.5 %,	25–34: 44.9 %,	35–44: 49.0 %,	55–64: 34.8 %,	65+: 20.9 %,
Rank 26:	Bulgaria,	45–54: 26.3 %,	15–24: 26.5 %,	25–34: 31.4 %,	35–44: 30.7 %,	55–64: 18.1 %,	65+: 9.0 %,
Rank 27:	Romania,	45–54: 10.8 %,	15–24: 15.6 %,	25–34: 19.6 %,	35–44: 15.9 %,	55–64: 8.5 %,	65+: 6.3 %,

		45–54	15–24	25–34	35–44
	EU,	45–54: 57.8 %,	15–24: 55.3 %,	25–34: 59.9 %,	35–44: 60.0 %,
Rank 1:	Luxembourg,	45–54: 84.3 %,	15–24: 74.0 %,	25–34: 77.7 %,	35–44: 79.9 %,
Rank 2:	Germany,	45–54: 80.3 %,	15–24: 66.9 %,	25–34: 80.5 %,	35–44: 73.8 %,
Rank 3:	Netherlands,	45–54: 80.0 %,	15–24: 78.9 %,	25–34: 82.9 %,	35–44: 82.8 %,
Rank 4:	Sweden,	45–54: 71.7 %,	15–24: 84.6 %,	25–34: 47.6 %,	35–44: 64.4 %,
Rank 5:	Belgium,	45–54: 70.0 %,	15–24: 71.4 %,	25–34: 68.8 %,	35–44: 66.8 %,
Rank 6:	Denmark,	45–54: 69.4 %,	15–24: 73.9 %,	25–34: 65.9 %,	35–44: 77.6 %,
Rank 7:	Czechia,	45–54: 68.4 %,	15–24: 72.1 %,	25–34: 67.1 %,	35–44: 70.6 %,
Rank 8:	Austria,	45–54: 66.8 %,	15–24: 70.1 %,	25–34: 64.1 %,	35–44: 65.0 %,
Rank 9:	Ireland,	45–54: 66.2 %,	15–24: 70.3 %,	25–34: 62.8 %,	35–44: 66.4 %,
Rank 10:	Finland,	45–54: 65.8 %,	15–24: 65.1 %,	25–34: 72.9 %,	35–44: 69.8 %,
Rank 11:	France,	45–54: 63.3 %,	15–24: 57.4 %,	25–34: 55.1 %,	35–44: 63.8 %,
Rank 12:	Cyprus,	45–54: 57.8 %,	15–24: 61.7 %,	25–34: 58.7 %,	35–44: 60.1 %,
Rank 13:	Spain,	45–54: 57.6 %,	15–24: 62.5 %,	25–34: 59.8 %,	35–44: 61.3 %,
Rank 14:	Slovenia,	45–54: 57.0 %,	15–24: 57.3 %,	25–34: 56.5 %,	35–44: 61.8 %,
Rank 15:	Poland,	45–54: 55.0 %,	15–24: 61.7 %,	25–34: 60.7 %,	35–44: 63.2 %,
Rank 16:	Greece,	45–54: 51.0 %,	15–24: 56.2 %,	25–34: 51.2 %,	35–44: 53.3 %,
Rank 17:	Malta,	45–54: 50.8 %,	15–24: 51.3 %,	25–34: 53.7 %,	35–44: 45.8 %,
Rank 18:	Slovakia,	45–54: 49.6 %,	15–24: 50.2 %,	25–34: 46.1 %,	35–44: 56.1 %,
Rank 19:	Croatia,	45–54: 48.9 %,	15–24: 58.3 %,	25–34: 59.7 %,	35–44: 64.8 %,
Rank 20:	Portugal,	45–54: 43.5 %,	15–24: 44.3 %,	25–34: 33.8 %,	35–44: 42.1 %,
Rank 21:	Italy,	45–54: 42.5 %,	15–24: 43.6 %,	25–34: 46.3 %,	35–44: 46.3 %,
Rank 22:	Hungary,	45–54: 41.2 %,	15–24: 37.7 %,	25–34: 33.5 %,	35–44: 37.2 %,
Rank 23:	Estonia,	45–54: 39.5 %,	15–24: 57.0 %,	25–34: 55.8 %,	35–44: 41.6 %,
Rank 24:	Lithuania,	45–54: 38.2 %,	15–24: 28.9 %,	25–34: 41.5 %,	35–44: 37.2 %,
Rank 25:	Latvia,	45–54: 37.3 %,	15–24: 49.5 %,	25–34: 44.9 %,	35–44: 49.0 %,
Rank 26:	Bulgaria,	45–54: 26.3 %,	15–24: 26.5 %,	25–34: 31.4 %,	35–44: 30.7 %,
Rank 27:	Romania,	45–54: 10.8 %,	15–24: 15.6 %,	25–34: 19.6 %,	35–44: 15.9 %,

		45–54	55–64	65+
	EU,	45–54: 57.8 %,	55–64: 52.1 %,	65+: 40.2 %,
Rank 1:	Luxembourg,	45–54: 84.3 %,	55–64: 73.2 %,	65+: 59.3 %,
Rank 2:	Germany,	45–54: 80.3 %,	55–64: 67.5 %,	65+: 52.5 %,
Rank 3:	Netherlands,	45–54: 80.0 %,	55–64: 72.9 %,	65+: 58.7 %,
Rank 4:	Sweden,	45–54: 71.7 %,	55–64: 65.9 %,	65+: 61.4 %,
Rank 5:	Belgium,	45–54: 70.0 %,	55–64: 61.9 %,	65+: 40.6 %,
Rank 6:	Denmark,	45–54: 69.4 %,	55–64: 68.4 %,	65+: 51.7 %,
Rank 7:	Czechia,	45–54: 68.4 %,	55–64: 60.1 %,	65+: 40.3 %,
Rank 8:	Austria,	45–54: 66.8 %,	55–64: 62.1 %,	65+: 44.9 %,
Rank 9:	Ireland,	45–54: 66.2 %,	55–64: 66.6 %,	65+: 48.1 %,
Rank 10:	Finland,	45–54: 65.8 %,	55–64: 62.7 %,	65+: 47.7 %,
Rank 11:	France,	45–54: 63.3 %,	55–64: 65.8 %,	65+: 64.0 %,
Rank 12:	Cyprus,	45–54: 57.8 %,	55–64: 47.0 %,	65+: 29.9 %,
Rank 13:	Spain,	45–54: 57.6 %,	55–64: 51.0 %,	65+: 43.3 %,
Rank 14:	Slovenia,	45–54: 57.0 %,	55–64: 47.5 %,	65+: 32.5 %,
Rank 15:	Poland,	45–54: 55.0 %,	55–64: 38.0 %,	65+: 20.7 %,
Rank 16:	Greece,	45–54: 51.0 %,	55–64: 43.2 %,	65+: 27.1 %,
Rank 17:	Malta,	45–54: 50.8 %,	55–64: 51.0 %,	65+: 33.1 %,
Rank 18:	Slovakia,	45–54: 49.6 %,	55–64: 36.9 %,	65+: 21.4 %,
Rank 19:	Croatia,	45–54: 48.9 %,	55–64: 40.9 %,	65+: 22.9 %,
Rank 20:	Portugal,	45–54: 43.5 %,	55–64: 33.6 %,	65+: 23.3 %,
Rank 21:	Italy,	45–54: 42.5 %,	55–64: 36.9 %,	65+: 22.6 %,
Rank 22:	Hungary,	45–54: 41.2 %,	55–64: 37.0 %,	65+: 29.8 %,
Rank 23:	Estonia,	45–54: 39.5 %,	55–64: 37.7 %,	65+: 23.3 %,
Rank 24:	Lithuania,	45–54: 38.2 %,	55–64: 25.2 %,	65+: 9.5 %,
Rank 25:	Latvia,	45–54: 37.3 %,	55–64: 34.8 %,	65+: 20.9 %,
Rank 26:	Bulgaria,	45–54: 26.3 %,	55–64: 18.1 %,	65+: 9.0 %,
Rank 27:	Romania,	45–54: 10.8 %,	55–64: 8.5 %,	65+: 6.3 %,

How to read: one row per country, one column per group, each value in its cell. The stronger the colour, the higher the value. Countries are ranked by the “45–54” column.Source: Eurostat, Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by age group (tour_dem_toage).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

About the data

The share of a country's residents aged 15 or over who made at least one tourism trip for personal purposes, with at least one night away from home, during the year.

Counted: with at least one trip of four nights or more.

Eurostat: “Number of residents, aged 15 or over, having made at least 1 trip of at least 1 overnight stay. Only trips for personal purpose are covered. A breakdown by duration and by destination of the trip is provided as well as by socio-demographic characteristics of the tourist.” (source)

National tourism surveys, mostly sample surveys of households run by the national statistical institutes, which ask residents about the trips they made. In a few countries trips abroad are counted from surveys at the border. Eurostat collects the results under an EU regulation on tourism statistics.

How to read these numbers

How it is measured

The figure is a share of the residents aged 15 or over. Children under 15 are left out of both the travellers and the base. In Finland the survey covers residents aged 15 to 84. In Sweden it has covered residents aged 15 to 74 since 2017. France's figures cover residents of metropolitan France only.

Only trips for personal purposes count. These are holidays and leisure, visits to relatives and friends, and other personal trips such as pilgrimages or health treatment. Business trips are left out.

A person counts once, however many trips they made in the year. The figure says how many people travelled, not how often they travelled.

The figure counts who travelled, whatever the reason others did not. Eurostat's statistics on income and living conditions measure who cannot afford a week's holiday away from home. That indicator comes from another survey and counts people of every age through their household's answer. Its share is different.

People answer about trips made over past months, and some trips are forgotten. Eurostat names this as the main source of error. It leads to too few trips being counted.

Denmark's value for 2025 is far higher than for the years 2018 to 2024, and Denmark has no value for 2021. Eurostat marks no break in the series. Its metadata give no reason for the change.

Luxembourg's figures for people who travelled only within the country are missing for most years. Eurostat does not publish an estimate based on too few survey answers.

Each figure is a share of the residents in that age group. In Finland the oldest group is people aged 65 to 84. In Sweden it has been people aged 65 to 74 since 2017.

Since 2023 Romania's figures for people aged 15 to 24 seem to count children under 15 as well, both among the travellers and in the base. The share for this group is not comparable with other countries or with Romania's earlier years. Romania's national metadata give the population as residents aged 15 or over. Eurostat gives no reason.

Sweden's values for people aged 15 to 34 swing widely from one year to the next, and several rest on few survey answers. Eurostat marks no break and gives no reason.

Low reliability

A value of low reliability (flag u) should be read with care. This concerns Estonia (2025) and Sweden (2025).

Sources and data

Eurostat, Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by duration of the stay and destination (tour_dem_totot). Data updated 9 October 2026, retrieved 7 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Eurostat metadata · Eurostat methodology

The exact Eurostat API query

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/tour_dem_totot?format=JSON&lang=en&c_dest=WORLD&duration=N_GE4&freq=A&geo=AT&geo=BE&geo=BG&geo=CY&geo=CZ&geo=DE&geo=DK&geo=EE&geo=EL&geo=ES&geo=EU27_2020&geo=FI&geo=FR&geo=HR&geo=HU&geo=IE&geo=IT&geo=LT&geo=LU&geo=LV&geo=MT&geo=NL&geo=PL&geo=PT&geo=RO&geo=SE&geo=SI&geo=SK&unit=PC_POP

Eurostat, Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by age group (tour_dem_toage). Data updated 9 October 2026, retrieved 7 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.