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Netherlands Tourism Statistics: 22.3M Visitors in 2025

Q: How many tourists visit the Netherlands?

The Netherlands had 22.3 million international overnight visitors in 2025, according to the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS). Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 813,377 Airbnb stays in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

Q: What is the quietest month in the Netherlands?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 62 days ahead, against 87 days for August.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in the Netherlands?

A typical Airbnb stay in the Netherlands lasted 5.8 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 69 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.7 nights in September to 6.4 nights in January.

The Netherlands recorded 22.3 million international overnight visitors in 2025, the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) reports. This counts people crossing a border, so domestic trips are not in it. AirROI estimates 813,377 Airbnb stays in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026, with Amsterdam the most booked city. The busiest month was August.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 4,685,082
Typical Airbnb stay: 5.8 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: August
From abroad, among guests who left a review: 79%

Key facts

Netherlands Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

The Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) puts the Netherlands at 22.3 million international overnight visitors in 2025.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in the Netherlands at 813,377 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in the Netherlands added up to 4,685,082 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in the Netherlands lasted 5.8 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 69 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks August the busiest Airbnb month in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by July and April, with January the quietest.
AirROI estimates the six busiest Airbnb months in the Netherlands ran unbroken from April to September in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in the Netherlands in August were booked furthest ahead, about 87 days, against 57 days for March, in the 12 months to October 2026.

Guests

AirROI estimates 79% of Netherlands Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 came from abroad, led by Germany at 23% and the United States at 16%.

By place

AirROI ranks the Netherlands 10th for Airbnb stays among Europe's 45 countries in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Amsterdam had the most Airbnb stays of the 69 towns it lists in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026, at 126,924, ahead of Bubali and Zandvoort.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit the Netherlands?

The Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) counted 22.3 million international overnight visitors in 2025.

Official tourism figures for Netherlands: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
22.3 millionInternational overnight visitors	International overnight visitors to Netherlands	2025	Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in the Netherlands

The Netherlands had 34,300 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 813,377 stays and 4,685,082 nights. A typical stay lasted 5.8 nights and was booked about 69 days ahead. AirROI's figures cover the 351 towns it tracks in the Netherlands; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 34,300
Airbnb stays, estimate: 813,377
Airbnb nights, estimate: 4,685,082
Typical stay: 5.8 nights
Booked ahead: 69 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in the Netherlands?

On Airbnb, August was the busiest month in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026, then July and April. January was the quietest. The six busiest months run unbroken from April to September.

August ranks first, January last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: August, July, April, May, June, September, October, March, November, December, February, January.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in the Netherlands by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	August	10.2%	5.5 nights	87 days
2	July	9.6%	6.3 nights	86 days
3	April	9.4%	5.4 nights	70 days
4	May	9.3%	5.1 nights	74 days
5	June	9.1%	5.5 nights	74 days
6	September	8.9%	4.7 nights	64 days
7	October	8.7%	4.8 nights	68 days
8	March	7.8%	6.3 nights	57 days
9	November	7.2%	5.5 nights	60 days
10	December	7.1%	5.1 nights	64 days
11	February	6.6%	6.1 nights	62 days
12	January	6.1%	6.4 nights	62 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do Netherlands Airbnb Guests Come From?

Among Netherlands Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 79% came from abroad, led by Germany at 23% and the United States at 16%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Amsterdam was the top origin city at 2.1%, ahead of Cologne at 1.6%. The figures rest on 2,228,426 reviews, written over many years.

79% from abroad

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

Germany 23%
United States 16%
France 6.8%
United Kingdom 6.8%
Canada 2.3%
Belgium 2.2%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Amsterdam 2.1%
Cologne 1.6%
London 1.3%
New York 1.2%
Utrecht 1%
Paris 1%

By town

Most Booked Towns in the Netherlands

Amsterdam, Bubali and Zandvoort took 20% of Airbnb stays in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026. August is the busiest Airbnb month in 44 of the 69 towns, led by Zandvoort, and March in 8, led by Bubali. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 33% in Otterlo to over 99% in Punta Brabo.

Most Booked Towns in the Netherlands: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	Amsterdam	126,924	881,798	6.9 nights	98%	US	April
2	Bubali	19,890	129,242	6.5 nights	99%	US	March
3	Zandvoort	19,627	92,630	4.7 nights	91%	Germany	August
4	Rotterdam	19,266	116,090	6.0 nights	85%	Germany	August
5	Noordwijk	19,128	104,054	5.4 nights	87%	Germany	August
6	The Hague	18,018	115,354	6.4 nights	84%	Germany	August
7	West Punt	13,490	90,599	6.7 nights	98%	US	January
8	Utrecht	12,897	100,761	7.8 nights	87%	Germany	May
9	Maastricht	10,718	45,581	4.3 nights	62%	Netherlands	May
10	Haarlem	10,237	78,072	7.6 nights	88%	US	April
11	Oranjestad	10,028	67,079	6.7 nights	98%	US	March
12	Eindhoven	9,547	49,532	5.2 nights	78%	Netherlands	September
13	Lowlands	9,393	57,993	6.2 nights	99%	US	March
14	Putten	8,642	40,361	4.7 nights	47%	Netherlands	August
15	Groningen	8,308	44,107	5.3 nights	64%	Netherlands	August
16	Punta Brabo	7,997	55,707	7.0 nights	over 99%	US	March
17	Alkmaar	6,591	37,035	5.6 nights	78%	Germany	August
18	Nijmegen	6,467	37,969	5.9 nights	54%	Netherlands	August
19	Cul-de-Sac	6,351	39,325	6.2 nights	97%	US	March
20	Alto Vista	5,825	43,003	7.4 nights	96%	US	March
21	Tilburg	5,606	27,773	5.0 nights	70%	Netherlands	August
22	Otterlo	5,521	19,367	3.5 nights	33%	Netherlands	August
23	Egmond aan Zee	5,302	29,984	5.7 nights	82%	Germany	August
24	Arnhem	5,206	26,883	5.2 nights	57%	Netherlands	August
25	Callantsoog	5,200	30,783	5.9 nights	76%	Germany	August
26	Ouddorp	4,840	27,935	5.8 nights	79%	Germany	August
27	Bergen	4,828	28,790	6.0 nights	71%	Germany	August
28	Zeewolde	4,424	17,987	4.1 nights	66%	Germany	August
29	Delft	4,401	28,464	6.5 nights	80%	Netherlands	September
30	Simpson Bay	4,360	29,853	6.8 nights	98%	US	March
31	Voorthuizen	4,344	18,761	4.3 nights	48%	Netherlands	August
32	Middelburg	4,226	19,557	4.6 nights	56%	Netherlands	August
33	Westkapelle	4,150	22,124	5.3 nights	85%	Germany	August
34	Zaandam	3,924	20,853	5.3 nights	96%	France	April
35	Nunspeet	3,906	15,185	3.9 nights	36%	Netherlands	August
36	Vinkeveen	3,868	18,723	4.8 nights	88%	Germany	August
37	Oostkapelle	3,867	19,410	5.0 nights	84%	Germany	August
38	Leeuwarden	3,833	14,261	3.7 nights	45%	Netherlands	August
39	Kralendijk	3,830	37,578	9.8 nights	77%	US	January
40	Leiden	3,777	31,125	8.2 nights	85%	US	April
41	Vlissingen	3,743	20,167	5.4 nights	75%	Germany	August
42	De Koog	3,736	20,021	5.4 nights	47%	Netherlands	August
43	Tierra Del Sol	3,710	28,119	7.6 nights	99%	US	March
44	Domburg	3,656	19,929	5.5 nights	85%	Germany	July
45	Zoutelande	3,654	19,110	5.2 nights	79%	Germany	August
46	Castricum	3,490	24,802	7.1 nights	70%	Germany	August
47	Breda	3,453	17,816	5.2 nights	51%	Netherlands	August
48	Kamperland	3,451	19,646	5.7 nights	81%	Germany	August
49	Den Helder	3,438	18,861	5.5 nights	82%	Germany	August
50	Beuningen	3,379	14,224	4.2 nights	51%	Netherlands	August
51	Enschede	3,334	17,957	5.4 nights	58%	Netherlands	August
52	Almere	3,267	22,873	7.0 nights	82%	Germany	August
53	Dordrecht	3,211	16,762	5.2 nights	60%	Netherlands	October
54	Warmenhuizen	2,997	16,024	5.3 nights	67%	Germany	August
55	Epe	2,962	13,088	4.4 nights	25%	Netherlands	August
56	IJmuiden	2,916	15,873	5.4 nights	91%	Germany	July
57	Schoorl	2,820	17,346	6.2 nights	59%	Germany	August
58	Ermelo	2,779	12,961	4.7 nights	39%	Netherlands	August
59	Willemstad	2,709	16,139	6.0 nights	93%	US	January
60	's-Hertogenbosch	2,675	13,133	4.9 nights	53%	Netherlands	October
61	Breskens	2,619	13,299	5.1 nights	83%	Germany	August
62	Beekbergen	2,493	11,130	4.5 nights	35%	Netherlands	August
63	Amstelveen	2,420	13,690	5.7 nights	93%	France	April
64	Hilversum	2,352	15,109	6.4 nights	81%	Netherlands	August
65	Cadzand	2,331	11,787	5.1 nights	79%	Germany	August
66	Nieuwvliet	2,200	10,845	4.9 nights	82%	Germany	August
67	Heinkenszand	2,123	10,624	5.0 nights	72%	Germany	August
68	Sint Maartensvlotbrug	1,957	11,485	5.9 nights	77%	Germany	August
69	Bonaire	1,398	14,138	10.1 nights	82%	US	February

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. Lists the 69 of the Netherlands' 351 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in the Netherlands

How many tourists visit the Netherlands?

The Netherlands had 22.3 million international overnight visitors in 2025, according to the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS). Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 813,377 Airbnb stays in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

When is high season in the Netherlands?

The busiest Airbnb month in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026 was August, then July and April. The six busiest months run from April to September.

What is the quietest month in the Netherlands?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in the Netherlands in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 62 days ahead, against 87 days for August.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in the Netherlands?

A typical Airbnb stay in the Netherlands lasted 5.8 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 69 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.7 nights in September to 6.4 nights in January.

Where do Airbnb guests in the Netherlands come from?

Of Netherlands Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 79% came from abroad, AirROI estimates. The largest groups were Germany at 23% and the United States at 16%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Amsterdam at 2.1%, ahead of Cologne at 1.6%.

What is the most booked town in the Netherlands on Airbnb?

Amsterdam was the most booked town in the Netherlands on Airbnb, with an estimated 126,924 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Bubali and Zandvoort.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. CBS counts international overnight visitors (22.3 million in 2025). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 813,377 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 351 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 2,228,426 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.