The Crowding Index

Index 1.1 · As of 06/08/2026 · 282 travel regions

Europe's travel regions are quietest in January and busiest in August: the median crowding density stands at 5.21 against 21.75 overnight stays per square kilometre and week, a difference of 4.2 times. The table below lists all 282 travel regions individually, with their quietest and their busiest week.

How the figures are calculated is set out in the methodology.

Quietest monthJanuaryMedian 5.21 overnight stays per km² and week

Busiest monthAugustMedian 21.75 overnight stays per km² and week

Spread4.2×How much more densely occupied the busiest month is than the quietest

Population282Travel regions, 282 of them with an area basis

Month by month

The 10 travel regions with the lowest and the highest crowding density in each month. The comparison uses the monthly mean of the weekly curve; the weeks themselves are on each region's own page.

January

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in January, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.03
2	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.38
3	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.44
4	Panonska HrvatskaCroatia	0.47
5	NordnorwegenNorway	0.49
6	Sud-EstRomania	0.50
7	Albanische RivieraAlbania	0.53
8	VeriAlbania	0.54
9	WestmakedonienGreece	0.54
10	Severen tsentralenBulgaria	0.55

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in January, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	538.10
2	WienAustria	460.84
3	PragCzechia	402.51
4	BerlinGermany	359.01
5	MaltaMalta	299.93
6	BudapestHungary	261.29
7	HamburgGermany	239.20
8	FuerteventuraSpainsame figure as Gran Canaria, Kanaren, Lanzarote, Teneriffa	226.19
9	LissabonPortugal	179.07
10	MadeiraPortugal	152.71

February

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in February, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.06
2	WestmakedonienGreece	0.44
3	Albanische RivieraAlbania	0.49
4	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.49
5	Panonska HrvatskaCroatia	0.50
6	VeriAlbania	0.54
7	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.55
8	Sud-EstRomania	0.60
9	NordnorwegenNorway	0.66
10	Severen tsentralenBulgaria	0.69

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in February, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	639.89
2	WienAustria	487.51
3	BerlinGermany	450.71
4	PragCzechia	432.64
5	MaltaMalta	387.04
6	HamburgGermany	294.66
7	BudapestHungary	278.98
8	FuerteventuraSpainsame figure as Gran Canaria, Kanaren, Lanzarote, Teneriffa	242.80
9	LissabonPortugal	216.43
10	MadeiraPortugal	177.17

March

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in March, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.07
2	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.49
3	WestmakedonienGreece	0.52
4	Albanische RivieraAlbania	0.57
5	Panonska HrvatskaCroatia	0.57
6	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.57
7	VeriAlbania	0.57
8	Sud-EstRomania	0.66
9	NordnorwegenNorway	0.70
10	PodlachienPoland	0.79

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in March, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	744.52
2	WienAustria	591.76
3	PragCzechia	530.05
4	BerlinGermany	523.93
5	MaltaMalta	462.73
6	HamburgGermany	347.31
7	BudapestHungary	324.13
8	LissabonPortugal	259.01
9	FuerteventuraSpainsame figure as Gran Canaria, Kanaren, Lanzarote, Teneriffa	244.71
10	MadeiraPortugal	200.00

April

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in April, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.07
2	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.42
3	NordnorwegenNorway	0.54
4	Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiFinland	0.55
5	WestmakedonienGreece	0.59
6	Mellersta NorrlandSweden	0.67
7	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.71
8	Mazowiecki regionalnyPoland	0.87
9	Sud-EstRomania	0.87
10	VeriAlbania	0.88

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in April, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	865.62
2	WienAustria	801.23
3	PragCzechia	669.39
4	BerlinGermany	652.00
5	MaltaMalta	618.16
6	HamburgGermany	441.04
7	BudapestHungary	381.76
8	LissabonPortugal	301.81
9	FuerteventuraSpainsame figure as Gran Canaria, Kanaren, Lanzarote, Teneriffa	235.63
10	AmsterdamNetherlands	233.76

May

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in May, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.06
2	Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiFinland	0.36
3	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.45
4	WestmakedonienGreece	0.50
5	Mellersta NorrlandSweden	0.58
6	NordnorwegenNorway	0.71
7	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.74
8	Mazowiecki regionalnyPoland	0.98
9	InnlandetNorway	1.03
10	Sud-MunteniaRomania	1.09

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in May, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	854.24
2	WienAustria	811.55
3	PragCzechia	677.20
4	BerlinGermany	673.17
5	MaltaMalta	637.49
6	HamburgGermany	439.21
7	BudapestHungary	383.24
8	BalearenSpainsame figure as Ibiza, Mallorca	382.85
9	LissabonPortugal	311.18
10	AmsterdamNetherlands	242.13

June

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in June, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.06
2	WestmakedonienGreece	0.56
3	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.69
4	Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiFinland	0.69
5	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.86
6	Mellersta NorrlandSweden	0.91
7	Mazowiecki regionalnyPoland	1.17
8	Severen tsentralenBulgaria	1.32
9	Sud-MunteniaRomania	1.32
10	VestRomania	1.34

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in June, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	873.08
2	WienAustria	824.91
3	PragCzechia	702.50
4	MaltaMalta	702.16
5	BerlinGermany	699.82
6	BalearenSpainsame figure as Ibiza, Mallorca	501.19
7	HamburgGermany	453.62
8	BudapestHungary	392.15
9	KorfuGreece	326.85
10	LissabonPortugal	309.47

July

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in July, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.07
2	WestmakedonienGreece	0.68
3	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.97
4	Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiFinland	1.02
5	Mazowiecki regionalnyPoland	1.28
6	Övre NorrlandSweden	1.35
7	Severen tsentralenBulgaria	1.42
8	VestRomania	1.57
9	Sud-MunteniaRomania	1.65
10	NordnorwegenNorway	1.70

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in July, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	933.54
2	WienAustria	887.50
3	MaltaMalta	805.13
4	PragCzechia	771.38
5	BerlinGermany	748.48
6	BalearenSpainsame figure as Ibiza, Mallorca	568.67
7	HamburgGermany	475.31
8	BudapestHungary	418.38
9	KorfuGreece	416.68
10	KosGreecesame figure as Rhodos, Santorin, Südliche Ägäis	341.79

August

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in August, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.07
2	Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiFinland	0.70
3	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.79
4	WestmakedonienGreece	0.93
5	SeverozapadenBulgaria	1.06
6	Mellersta NorrlandSweden	1.15
7	Mazowiecki regionalnyPoland	1.35
8	NordnorwegenNorway	1.37
9	Severen tsentralenBulgaria	1.48
10	Länsi-SuomiFinland	1.67

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in August, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	WienAustria	928.78
2	BrüsselBelgium	898.80
3	MaltaMalta	867.33
4	PragCzechia	809.70
5	BerlinGermany	722.64
6	BalearenSpainsame figure as Ibiza, Mallorca	597.20
7	HamburgGermany	486.44
8	BudapestHungary	465.22
9	KorfuGreece	448.48
10	KosGreecesame figure as Rhodos, Santorin, Südliche Ägäis	351.73

September

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in September, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.05
2	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.44
3	Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiFinland	0.60
4	Mellersta NorrlandSweden	0.64
5	WestmakedonienGreece	0.71
6	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.80
7	NordnorwegenNorway	0.83
8	Mazowiecki regionalnyPoland	1.16
9	Länsi-SuomiFinland	1.20
10	Norra MellansverigeSweden	1.20

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in September, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	842.57
2	WienAustria	832.42
3	MaltaMalta	702.97
4	BerlinGermany	697.57
5	PragCzechia	695.47
6	BalearenSpainsame figure as Ibiza, Mallorca	487.84
7	HamburgGermany	428.61
8	BudapestHungary	398.60
9	KorfuGreece	328.53
10	LissabonPortugal	323.81

October

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in October, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.04
2	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.36
3	Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiFinland	0.47
4	Mellersta NorrlandSweden	0.50
5	NordnorwegenNorway	0.65
6	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.75
7	InnlandetNorway	0.82
8	Norra MellansverigeSweden	0.95
9	Panonska HrvatskaCroatia	0.99
10	Mazowiecki regionalnyPoland	1.03

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in October, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	879.60
2	WienAustria	844.17
3	PragCzechia	722.26
4	BerlinGermany	702.72
5	MaltaMalta	696.25
6	HamburgGermany	445.75
7	BudapestHungary	399.77
8	BalearenSpainsame figure as Ibiza, Mallorca	331.91
9	LissabonPortugal	315.09
10	FuerteventuraSpainsame figure as Gran Canaria, Kanaren, Lanzarote, Teneriffa	252.27

November

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in November, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.03
2	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.36
3	Mellersta NorrlandSweden	0.47
4	Pohjois- ja Itä-SuomiFinland	0.52
5	WestmakedonienGreece	0.55
6	NordnorwegenNorway	0.60
7	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.67
8	InnlandetNorway	0.69
9	Panonska HrvatskaCroatia	0.75
10	MoliseItaly	0.81

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in November, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	BrüsselBelgium	847.37
2	WienAustria	804.58
3	PragCzechia	636.35
4	BerlinGermany	588.56
5	MaltaMalta	559.95
6	HamburgGermany	381.68
7	BudapestHungary	379.37
8	FuerteventuraSpainsame figure as Gran Canaria, Kanaren, Lanzarote, Teneriffa	253.74
9	LissabonPortugal	252.79
10	MadeiraPortugal	203.83

December

Quietest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in December, by crowding density – Quietest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	Spitzbergen und Jan MayenNorway	0.03
2	Övre NorrlandSweden	0.38
3	NordnorwegenNorway	0.57
4	Panonska HrvatskaCroatia	0.58
5	Mellersta NorrlandSweden	0.59
6	SeverozapadenBulgaria	0.60
7	Sud-EstRomania	0.60
8	Trøndelag/TrööndelageNorway	0.72
9	VeriAlbania	0.73
10	InnlandetNorway	0.80

Busiest

Quietest and busiest travel regions in December, by crowding density – Busiest
Rank	Travel region	Overnight stays per km²
1	WienAustria	977.12
2	BrüsselBelgium	887.29
3	PragCzechia	753.73
4	BerlinGermany	570.22
5	MaltaMalta	430.79
6	BudapestHungary	420.74
7	HamburgGermany	369.36
8	FuerteventuraSpainsame figure as Gran Canaria, Kanaren, Lanzarote, Teneriffa	251.93
9	LissabonPortugal	208.24
10	MadeiraPortugal	175.24

All travel regions

All 282 travel regions carrying a crowding value, alphabetically. The density is the annual mean of the weekly curve; quietest and busiest week come from each region's season-relative curve.

Crowding density (comparable Europe-wide) and crowding score (season-relative per region) per travel region, plus sunshine and direct-flight access
Travel region	Country	Crowding density Øovernight stays per km² and week	Quietest weekCrowding score, season-relative	Busiest weekCrowding score, season-relative	Sun ØkWh per m² and day	Direct fromdeparture airports with a direct connection	Areakm²
Abruzzen	Italy	12.80	March · W 10	August · W 32	4.20	22	10,800
Agder og Sør-Østlandet	Norway	2.74	January · W 2	July · W 30	2.68	30	33,881
Åland	Finland	5.48	January · W 2	July · W 29	2.97	3	1,462
Albanische Riviera	Albania	2.97	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.33	no figure	13,005
Alentejo	Portugal	3.11	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.81	no figure	27,249
Algarve	Portugal	85.81	January · W 2	August · W 32	5.14	94	4,968
Allgäu	Germany	28.71	November · W 45	August · W 32	3.38	59	10,031
Amalfiküste	Italy	29.27	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.26	138	13,603
Amsterdam	Netherlands	209.03	January · W 2	July · W 30	3.12	281	3,411
Andalusien	Spain	15.86	January · W 3	August · W 32	5.06	170	87,612
Antwerpen	Belgium	36.03	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.03	6	2,872
Aostatal	Italy	22.49	November · W 45	August · W 32	4.06	no figure	3,261
Apulien	Italy	17.97	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.47	110	19,365
Aquitanien	France	16.83	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.75	102	41,724
Aragonien	Spain	3.42	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.69	42	47,719
Arnsberg	Germany	20.66	January · W 3	August · W 32	2.98	32	8,015
Asturien	Spain	11.63	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.95	31	10,604
Athen	Greece	59.09	January · W 3	July · W 30	4.91	175	3,817
Auvergne	France	5.21	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.67	6	26,170
Azoren	Portugal	23.47	January · W 2	August · W 32	no figure	18	2,323
Balearen	Spain	262.32	January · W 1	August · W 31	4.85	219	4,992
Barcelona	Spain	50.12	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.44	239	32,113
Basilikata	Italy	4.79	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.36	no figure	9,989
Baskenland	Spain	25.39	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.75	85	7,231
Basse-Normandie	France	11.93	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.30	12	17,748
Bayerische Alpen	Germany	44.73	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.38	199	17,532
Belgrad	Serbia	20.46	January · W 3	September · W 36	3.85	78	3,234
Berlin	Germany	615.73	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.99	164	893
Brandenburg	Germany	7.86	January · W 3	August · W 31	2.99	164	29,651
Bratislavský kraj	Slovakia	22.29	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.45	76	2,052
Braunschweig	Germany	14.65	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.00	no figure	8,122
Bremen	Germany	127.04	January · W 3	August · W 31	2.91	27	403
Bretagne	France	18.16	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.38	37	27,416
Brüssel	Belgium	819.82	January · W 3	December · W 52	3.08	184	162
Budapest	Hungary	377.12	January · W 3	December · W 52	3.59	154	526
Bukarest-Ilfov	Romania	42.79	January · W 4	November · W 44	3.82	140	1,804
Burgenland	Austria	13.84	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.47	no figure	3,965
Burgund	France	4.32	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.50	no figure	31,753
Centre — Val de Loire	France	5.04	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.42	5	39,532
Centro (PT)	Portugal	5.04	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.43	4	23,222
Centru	Romania	3.40	March · W 11	August · W 32	3.62	24	34,111
Ceuta	Spain	133.05	January · W 3	August · W 32	5.16	1	20
Chalkidiki	Greece	17.12	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.32	98	18,843
Champagne-Ardenne	France	3.24	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.34	2	25,726
Chemnitz	Germany	10.96	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.12	no figure	6,525
Costa Brava	Spain	50.12	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.44	239	32,113
Costa del Sol	Spain	15.86	January · W 3	August · W 32	5.06	170	87,612
Côte d’Azur	France	33.47	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.33	176	31,845
Dalmatien	Croatia	67.23	January · W 1	August · W 32	4.04	108	24,630
Darmstadt	Germany	49.45	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.19	311	7,444
Dél-Alföld	Hungary	2.17	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.71	no figure	18,335
Detmold	Germany	11.47	January · W 3	August · W 31	2.95	10	6,525
Drenthe	Netherlands	54.97	January · W 2	August · W 32	2.91	16	2,678
Dresden	Germany	20.29	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.07	15	7,946
Dubrovnik	Croatia	67.23	January · W 1	August · W 32	4.04	108	24,630
Düsseldorf	Germany	43.92	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.01	188	5,292
Eastern and Midland	Ireland	15.81	January · W 3	June · W 25	2.61	200	14,463
Elsass	France	25.15	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.43	109	8,331
Emilia-Romagna	Italy	34.22	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.97	103	22,510
Epirus	Greece	6.27	February · W 6	August · W 32	4.49	11	9,149
Ermland-Masuren	Poland	2.59	December · W 49	July · W 30	2.89	no figure	24,013
Espace Mittelland	Switzerland	21.13	November · W 45	July · W 30	3.53	11	10,061
Estland	Estonia	2.67	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.63	61	45,341
Észak-Alföld	Hungary	2.64	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.54	11	17,723
Etelä-Suomi	Finland	1.75	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.49	13	35,197
Extremadura	Spain	1.75	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.83	5	41,631
Flämisch-Brabant	Belgium	20.59	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.06	184	2,120
Flevoland	Netherlands	23.56	January · W 2	August · W 31	3.00	no figure	2,412
Franche-Comté	France	5.03	November · W 45	August · W 32	3.55	3	16,306
Freiburg	Germany	34.08	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.43	91	9,400
Friaul-Julisch Venetien	Italy	24.75	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.55	29	7,767
Friesland	Netherlands	32.78	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.06	no figure	4,012
Fuerteventura	Spain	244.34	May · W 19	December · W 52	5.55	176	7,448
Galicien	Spain	8.46	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.85	30	29,573
Gardasee	Italy	54.55	November · W 45	August · W 32	3.71	272	47,778
Gelderland	Netherlands	54.46	January · W 2	August · W 32	2.98	no figure	5,136
Gießen	Germany	7.75	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.09	no figure	5,382
Gran Canaria	Spain	244.34	May · W 19	December · W 52	5.55	176	7,448
Graubünden	Switzerland	20.20	November · W 45	February · W 8	3.61	214	11,526
Groningen	Netherlands	15.23	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.05	no figure	2,402
Großpolen	Poland	2.41	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.03	63	29,826
Halbinsel von Setúbal	Portugal	31.23	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.81	154	1,500
Hamburg	Germany	400.62	January · W 3	August · W 31	2.87	117	743
Hannover	Germany	13.17	January · W 3	August · W 31	2.94	67	9,064
Haute-Normandie	France	8.64	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.27	no figure	12,326
Helsinki-Uusimaa	Finland	13.29	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.75	138	9,521
Hennegau	Belgium	6.88	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.10	122	3,813
Hovedstaden	Denmark	106.44	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.81	207	2,577
Ibiza	Spain	262.32	January · W 1	August · W 31	4.85	219	4,992
Innlandet	Norway	1.36	November · W 45	July · W 30	2.52	no figure	52,072
Island	Iceland	1.68	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.31	93	102,701
Istrien	Croatia	67.23	January · W 1	August · W 32	4.04	108	24,630
Jihovýchod	Czechia	7.90	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.25	37	13,982
Jihozápad	Czechia	7.17	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.27	no figure	17,709
Kalabrien	Italy	10.27	January · W 1	August · W 32	4.57	63	15,087
Kanaren	Spain	244.34	May · W 19	December · W 52	5.55	176	7,448
Kantabrien	Spain	20.78	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.75	29	5,323
Karlsruhe	Germany	28.41	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.33	41	6,921
Kärnten	Austria	22.58	November · W 45	August · W 32	3.40	9	9,543
Kassel	Germany	15.11	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.05	4	8,291
Kastilien und León	Spain	2.55	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.52	7	94,220
Kastilien-La Mancha	Spain	1.40	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.87	no figure	79,454
Katalonien	Spain	50.12	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.44	239	32,113
Kleinpolen	Poland	18.47	March · W 11	August · W 32	3.10	133	15,185
Koblenz	Germany	17.94	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.13	46	8,073
Köln	Germany	35.21	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.10	152	7,366
Korfu	Greece	155.70	January · W 1	August · W 31	4.85	110	2,295
Korsika	France	23.34	January · W 1	August · W 32	4.43	54	8,730
Kos	Greece	137.91	January · W 1	July · W 30	5.21	160	5,296
Kreta	Greece	76.06	January · W 1	August · W 31	5.18	159	8,351
Kroatische Adria	Croatia	67.23	January · W 1	August · W 32	4.04	108	24,630
Kujawien-Pommern	Poland	4.93	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.95	9	17,972
Kvarner Bucht	Croatia	67.23	January · W 1	August · W 32	4.04	108	24,630
La Rioja	Spain	6.26	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.20	3	5,047
Languedoc-Roussillon	France	26.35	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.22	52	27,766
Länsi-Suomi	Finland	1.30	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.40	10	64,692
Lanzarote	Spain	244.34	May · W 19	December · W 52	5.55	176	7,448
Lebus	Poland	1.93	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.98	2	13,989
Leipzig	Germany	22.85	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.12	70	3,978
Lettland	Latvia	1.28	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.74	102	64,592
Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	25.89	November · W 46	July · W 30	3.49	no figure	160
Ligurien	Italy	55.77	November · W 45	August · W 32	3.98	27	5,418
Limburg	Netherlands	116.19	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.04	30	2,212
Limburg	Belgium	39.81	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.05	no figure	2,427
Limousin	France	2.91	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.59	13	17,056
Lissabon	Portugal	278.98	January · W 3	September · W 36	4.75	158	1,349
Łódzkie	Poland	2.69	January · W 4	July · W 30	3.07	10	18,220
Lombardei	Italy	36.50	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.80	259	23,880
Lothringen	France	5.99	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.34	3	23,670
Lubelskie	Poland	1.83	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.09	13	25,124
Lüneburg	Germany	11.76	January · W 3	August · W 31	2.89	no figure	15,477
Lüttich	Belgium	13.73	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.07	70	3,854
Luxemburg	Luxembourg	25.62	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.17	162	2,596
Luxemburg	Belgium	13.43	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.12	no figure	4,462
Madeira	Portugal	222.21	January · W 3	September · W 36	no figure	60	800
Madrid	Spain	71.03	January · W 3	September · W 36	4.74	203	8,030
Mallorca	Spain	262.32	January · W 1	August · W 31	4.85	219	4,992
Malta	Malta	596.94	January · W 3	August · W 32	5.08	111	314
Marken	Italy	22.14	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.18	17	9,330
Mazowiecki regionalny	Poland	1.00	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.00	4	29,454
Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste	Germany	24.04	January · W 2	August · W 31	2.96	9	23,086
Melilla	Spain	183.06	January · W 3	August · W 32	5.23	11	13
Mellersta Norrland	Sweden	0.80	November · W 46	July · W 30	2.40	11	77,161
Midi-Pyrénées	France	7.33	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.83	78	45,604
Midtjylland	Denmark	8.43	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.80	20	13,175
Mittelböhmen	Czechia	5.26	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.21	no figure	10,931
Mittelfranken	Germany	22.46	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.29	54	7,246
Mittelgriechenland	Greece	3.44	November · W 45	August · W 32	4.58	4	15,564
Mitteltransdanubien	Hungary	6.79	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.58	no figure	11,086
Molise	Italy	1.97	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.25	no figure	4,443
Montenegro-Adria	Montenegro	6.66	January · W 2	August · W 31	4.01	57	13,878
Moravskoslezsko	Czechia	9.69	December · W 49	July · W 30	3.15	30	5,430
Münster	Germany	12.38	January · W 3	August · W 31	2.96	13	6,918
Murcia	Spain	9.22	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.99	23	11,316
Namur	Belgium	7.86	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.10	no figure	3,678
Navarra	Spain	7.23	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.04	5	10,391
Niederbayern	Germany	17.24	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.38	no figure	10,325
Niederösterreich	Austria	6.39	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.36	205	19,196
Niederschlesien	Poland	10.09	January · W 4	August · W 32	3.11	87	19,948
Nord-Est	Romania	1.43	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.53	41	36,851
Nord-Pas de Calais	France	13.95	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.13	57	12,439
Nord-Vest	Romania	2.02	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.53	55	34,152
Nordbrabant	Netherlands	50.29	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.01	70	5,085
Nordjylland	Denmark	12.01	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.84	23	7,947
Nördliche Ägäis	Greece	13.70	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.98	27	3,850
Nordmazedonien	North Macedonia	1.52	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.24	41	25,436
Nordnorwegen	Norway	0.84	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.16	44	112,712
Nordungarn	Hungary	3.75	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.47	no figure	13,428
Nordwestschweiz	Switzerland	27.66	January · W 3	June · W 24	3.45	no figure	1,958
Norra Mellansverige	Sweden	1.70	November · W 46	July · W 30	2.51	17	72,011
Norte	Portugal	12.99	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.26	131	21,286
Northern and Western	Ireland	8.46	January · W 3	August · W 32	2.54	21	25,796
Norwegische Fjorde	Norway	3.25	January · W 2	July · W 30	2.42	64	57,454
Oberfranken	Germany	11.80	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.17	no figure	7,231
Oberösterreich	Austria	12.33	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.35	11	11,984
Oberpfalz	Germany	9.65	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.23	no figure	9,688
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	Portugal	8.57	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.69	no figure	9,204
Oppeln	Poland	1.49	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.09	no figure	9,413
Oslo og Viken	Norway	8.93	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.63	166	25,027
Ostflandern	Belgium	18.79	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.11	no figure	3,008
Ostmakedonien und Thrakien	Greece	4.80	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.30	20	14,190
Östra Mellansverige	Sweden	2.89	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.63	18	43,297
Overijssel	Netherlands	47.55	January · W 2	August · W 32	2.94	no figure	3,422
Övre Norrland	Sweden	0.54	December · W 49	July · W 30	2.25	21	165,149
Panonska Hrvatska	Croatia	1.07	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.71	8	23,205
Paris	France	134.70	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.28	336	12,070
Pays de la Loire	France	14.95	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.46	95	32,339
Peloponnes	Greece	6.66	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.71	25	15,510
Pest	Hungary	4.29	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.58	no figure	6,389
Piemont	Italy	11.41	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.73	68	25,398
Pikardie	France	6.35	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.21	80	19,493
Podkarpackie	Poland	3.79	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.12	19	17,847
Podlachien	Poland	1.20	January · W 4	July · W 30	2.94	no figure	20,187
Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	Finland	0.68	May · W 19	December · W 52	2.21	58	227,101
Poitou-Charentes	France	12.79	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.63	12	25,928
Pommern	Poland	10.80	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.90	98	18,177
Prag	Czechia	653.20	January · W 3	December · W 52	3.21	170	497
Qender	Albania	8.88	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.40	no figure	4,966
Region Južne i Istočne Srbije	Serbia	1.65	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.95	11	26,252
Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije	Serbia	3.45	December · W 49	August · W 32	3.85	1	26,493
Rheinhessen-Pfalz	Germany	16.61	January · W 3	September · W 36	3.26	311	6,851
Rhodos	Greece	137.91	January · W 1	July · W 30	5.21	160	5,296
Rhône-Alpes	France	23.02	November · W 45	August · W 32	3.76	146	44,962
Rom	Italy	54.11	January · W 3	July · W 30	4.29	238	17,214
Saarland	Germany	17.71	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.20	8	2,572
Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany	6.66	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.06	no figure	20,555
Salzburger Land	Austria	66.48	November · W 45	February · W 7	3.41	67	7,156
Santorin	Greece	137.91	January · W 1	July · W 30	5.21	160	5,296
Sardinien	Italy	12.98	January · W 1	August · W 32	4.61	111	24,112
Schlesien	Poland	9.63	December · W 49	August · W 32	3.10	104	12,335
Schleswig-Holstein	Germany	42.04	January · W 3	August · W 31	2.87	14	15,618
Seeland	Denmark	8.50	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.12	no figure	7,329
Severen tsentralen	Bulgaria	1.05	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.95	no figure	14,818
Severoiztochen	Bulgaria	7.96	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.97	54	14,648
Severovýchod	Czechia	14.42	November · W 46	July · W 30	3.16	8	12,440
Severozápad	Czechia	14.66	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.14	5	8,650
Severozapaden	Bulgaria	0.73	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.99	no figure	19,061
Sizilien	Italy	13.26	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.82	124	25,728
Sjeverna Hrvatska	Croatia	2.86	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.63	63	8,030
Småland med öarna	Sweden	3.53	January · W 2	July · W 29	2.70	14	35,986
Sostinės regionas	Lithuania	4.82	January · W 3	August · W 32	2.82	82	9,734
Southern	Ireland	10.09	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.68	77	29,687
Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen	Norway	0.05	December · W 49	July · W 30	1.61	3	61,108
Steiermark	Austria	13.70	November · W 46	August · W 32	3.38	23	16,414
Stockholm	Sweden	41.00	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.80	180	7,058
Stredné Slovensko	Slovakia	5.52	December · W 49	August · W 32	3.29	no figure	16,260
Střední Morava	Czechia	9.40	December · W 49	July · W 30	3.19	no figure	9,233
Stuttgart	Germany	22.10	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.29	127	10,554
Sud-Est	Romania	3.31	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.81	3	35,743
Sud-Muntenia	Romania	1.20	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.83	no figure	34,464
Sud-Vest Oltenia	Romania	1.40	January · W 4	August · W 32	3.86	20	29,210
Südholland	Netherlands	98.13	January · W 2	July · W 30	3.14	51	3,137
Südliche Ägäis	Greece	137.91	January · W 1	July · W 30	5.21	160	5,296
Südtirol	Italy	94.42	November · W 45	August · W 32	3.74	25	7,398
Südtransdanubien	Hungary	3.78	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.70	no figure	14,196
Świętokrzyskie	Poland	3.15	January · W 4	August · W 35	3.10	no figure	11,709
Syddanmark	Denmark	16.48	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.90	57	12,169
Sydsverige	Sweden	10.07	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.85	24	14,399
Teneriffa	Spain	244.34	May · W 19	December · W 52	5.55	176	7,448
Tessin	Switzerland	30.13	January · W 2	July · W 30	3.66	no figure	2,812
Thessalien	Greece	5.36	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.42	41	14,052
Thüringen	Germany	9.18	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.11	5	16,201
Tirol	Austria	58.60	November · W 45	February · W 7	3.50	40	12,651
Toskana	Italy	39.32	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.07	103	22,990
Trentino	Italy	61.28	November · W 45	August · W 32	3.64	no figure	6,207
Trier	Germany	23.11	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.14	no figure	4,928
Trøndelag/Trööndelage	Norway	1.29	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.20	38	42,118
Tübingen	Germany	19.34	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.40	16	9,136
Umbrien	Italy	15.27	February · W 6	August · W 32	4.17	15	8,455
Unterfranken	Germany	12.27	January · W 3	August · W 31	3.21	no figure	8,529
Utrecht	Netherlands	55.18	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.00	281	1,562
Valencia	Spain	42.47	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.76	165	23,264
Västsverige	Sweden	7.62	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.71	86	34,580
Venedig	Italy	76.56	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.68	155	17,691
Venetien	Italy	76.56	January · W 2	August · W 32	3.68	155	17,691
Veri	Albania	2.46	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.23	90	10,825
Vest	Romania	1.15	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.69	45	32,034
Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	Lithuania	1.92	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.81	34	55,163
Vojvodina	Serbia	1.75	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.81	no figure	21,501
Vorarlberg	Austria	54.56	November · W 45	February · W 7	3.52	no figure	2,619
Východné Slovensko	Slovakia	4.34	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.24	21	15,721
Vzhodna Slovenija	Slovenia	8.10	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.49	no figure	12,431
Wallis	Switzerland	35.21	November · W 45	July · W 30	3.86	153	8,718
Wallonisch-Brabant	Belgium	9.56	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.08	no figure	1,097
Warszawski stołeczny	Poland	28.52	January · W 4	September · W 36	3.01	186	6,103
Weser-Ems	Germany	21.92	January · W 3	August · W 31	2.90	no figure	14,993
Westflandern	Belgium	73.51	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.21	13	3,171
Westgriechenland	Greece	3.78	January · W 3	August · W 32	4.68	59	11,316
Westmakedonien	Greece	0.66	February · W 6	October · W 43	4.37	1	9,462
Westpommern	Poland	13.37	January · W 3	July · W 30	2.91	7	22,452
Westtransdanubien	Hungary	9.26	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.54	no figure	11,328
Wien	Austria	775.91	January · W 3	December · W 52	3.40	205	414
Yugoiztochen	Bulgaria	9.79	January · W 2	August · W 32	4.10	66	19,800
Yugozapaden	Bulgaria	4.53	May · W 19	February · W 8	4.16	99	20,300
Yuzhen tsentralen	Bulgaria	3.01	May · W 19	August · W 32	4.16	9	22,370
Zagreb	Croatia	75.38	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.62	63	642
Zahodna Slovenija	Slovenia	27.47	January · W 3	August · W 32	3.53	33	7,842
Západné Slovensko	Slovakia	3.99	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.41	no figure	14,989
Zeeland	Netherlands	129.28	December · W 49	August · W 32	3.15	no figure	1,932
Zentralschweiz	Switzerland	25.29	November · W 45	July · W 30	3.56	212	4,484
Zürich	Switzerland	74.64	January · W 3	July · W 30	3.49	212	1,729
Zypern	Cyprus	32.62	January · W 3	August · W 32	5.38	135	9,259

How to read these figures

The index keeps two measures apart. Crowding density counts overnight stays per square kilometre and week and is the only measure that compares two travel regions. The season-relative crowding score measures each region against its own annual peak and answers only when it is quiet there, never where it is quieter than elsewhere.

That is why the rankings run on density while the “quietest week” and “busiest week” columns run on the season-relative curve. The two measures are never combined.

The figures are derived, not measured: they come from official accommodation, school-holiday and climate data, not from counts on the ground. An empty field means “no value”, never “zero” — the area basis is missing for 0 of 282 travel regions, the airport mapping for 60.

What the crowding index cannot do

The limits belong with the figure, so they stand here and not in a footnote.

It does not measure, it models. We count no people on the ground and read no real-time occupancy. The figure says how busy a week is likely to become given the official data.
Day visitors are missing. In the EU-27 in 2024, some 1.67 billion day trips stood against only 1.19 billion overnight trips. Eurostat itself writes that the statistics are likely to underestimate the true extent of tourism pressures.
Cruise passengers are excluded from the survey, and establishments with fewer than 10 beds are not recorded. Destinations with heavy day or cruise tourism (Venice, Dubrovnik, Santorini) appear too empty rather than too busy here.
Several travel regions can lie in the same statistical region; four Canary Islands do. They then share the same curve and the same density. The figure there is a statement about the statistical region, not about the individual island.
Density spreads the overnight stays across the entire area of the statistical region. A busy place in a large, otherwise empty region therefore appears too empty.
The score is an average over several years, not the calendar of a particular year. It knows neither the holiday pattern of a single year nor major events.
The climate figures shown alongside crowding rest on windows of differing length: precipitation and snow on only 3 years. They belong to the weather comfort score, not to crowding.

The Crowd Report names the emptiest weeks of the coming months — for every region, not just this one. Free, unsubscribe any time.

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How to read these figures

What the crowding index cannot do

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