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Amsterdam Tourism Statistics for November 2026
Amsterdam had 10.0 million overnight visitors in 2025, who spent 23.7 million nights in hotels and other tourist accommodation, 3% more than in 2024 and above the upper limit of 20 million a year set by the city (provisional figures). Hotels alone recorded 9.55 million guests and 22.20 million nights, with the United Kingdom and the United States the largest foreign markets. The city also counted 21.9 million day visits, 9% fewer than in 2019.
How many tourists stay in Amsterdam, where they come from, when they come and what the city charges them in tax. The figures are compiled from official statistics, and full sources are listed at the bottom of the page. Headline numbers are for 2025, the most recent full year, with 2026 figures where available. They cover the municipality of Amsterdam only, not the wider metropolitan region, unless a figure is labelled otherwise. Schiphol airport lies just outside the city.
Visitor numbers
Hotel guests in Amsterdam
Amsterdam had 10.0 million overnight visitors in 2025 across hotels, hostels, campsites and rented homes, against 9.8 million in 2024 and 10.2 million in 2019 (provisional). Hotels recorded 9,546,000 guests, 2.6% more than in 2024 and 3.7% more than in 2019. Foreign guests numbered 7.70 million (80.7%), up 4.5%, while Dutch guests fell 4.8% to 1.85 million. The chart shows hotel guests, the series with final annual figures.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.21m | pre-pandemic |
| 2020 | 2.96m | pandemic |
| 2021 | 2.89m | |
| 2022 | 7.41m | |
| 2023 | 8.87m | |
| 2024 | 9.31m | |
| 2025 | 9.55m | highest |
Hotel guests are check-ins at hotels in the municipality, published in thousands. A guest who moves between two hotels is counted twice, so guests are not unique visitors. The total of 10.0 million overnight visitors is the city's own provisional estimate for all paid accommodation. Day visitors are not included in either figure. In January–August 2026 hotels recorded 6.92 million guests, 8.6% more than in the same months of 2025 (provisional), with Dutch guests up 26.8% and foreign guests up 4.4%.
Nights
Tourist overnight stays in Amsterdam
No official total for tourist spending in Amsterdam is published, so this section shows nights. Visitors spent 23.7 million nights in Amsterdam in 2025 across all paid accommodation, up from 23.1 million in 2024 and 21.6 million in 2019 (provisional). Foreign visitors accounted for 20.1 million of these nights and Dutch visitors for 3.6 million. Hotels recorded 22,200,000 nights, 4.4% more than in 2024 and 20.8% more than in 2019. Other accommodation, such as holiday rentals, B&Bs and campsites, accounted for about 1.6 million nights.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.38m | pre-pandemic |
| 2020 | 5.80m | pandemic |
| 2021 | 5.78m | |
| 2022 | 16.78m | |
| 2023 | 20.39m | |
| 2024 | 21.26m | |
| 2025 | 22.20m | highest |
The chart shows hotel nights (final figures, in thousands). The all-accommodation total of 23.7 million is a provisional city estimate. Foreign guests spent 18.81 million hotel nights in 2025 (84.7%). In January–August 2026 hotels recorded 15.47 million nights, 2.7% more than in the same months of 2025 (provisional); Dutch guests' nights rose 18.7% and foreign guests' nights were 0.1% lower.
Where they come from
Foreign hotel guests by country of residence
The Netherlands is the largest single market, with 1.85 million hotel guests in 2025 (19.3%), but 80.7% of guests came from abroad. The United Kingdom (1,137,000) and the United States (1,135,000) were almost level as the largest foreign markets, followed by Germany (892,000). Guests from the United States rose 13.7% and from Canada 19.4%, while Germany (−5.3%) and France (−2.7%) fell. Bars show 2025 hotel guests; the muted figure is the change on 2024.
Hotel guests in the municipality, 2025, rounded to the nearest thousand. Measured by nights the United States comes first: 2.82 million hotel nights (12.7% of the total), against 2.77 million for the United Kingdom and 2.01 million for Germany. Turkey (159,000 guests, +22.3%) and India (96,000, +15.7%) were among the faster-growing smaller markets, while guests from China fell 2.8% to 106,000.
Purpose of stay
Hotel nights by purpose
Business trips now account for a much smaller share of hotel nights than before the pandemic. In 2025 business guests spent 3.59 million hotel nights in Amsterdam, 16.2% of the total, against 5.82 million (31.7%) in 2019. The remaining 18.61 million nights (83.8%) were for leisure and other purposes, so the growth in hotel nights since 2019 has come from leisure travel.
- Leisure and other 83.8%
- Business 16.2%
Shares of 22.20 million hotel nights in the municipality, 2025. Business nights fell 3.8% on 2024 (3.73 million). Purpose is the main reason for the stay as reported in the hotel survey; the leisure figure is calculated by this site as total minus business nights.
Seasonality
When they visit
July was the busiest month of 2025 with 901,000 hotel guests, followed by August (897,000) and June (860,000). February was the quietest (646,000), so the peak month had 1.4 times as many guests as the quietest. Demand is spread fairly evenly through the year: every month from April to October had more than 780,000 guests.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 647k | |
| Feb | 646k | quietest |
| Mar | 762k | |
| Apr | 837k | |
| May | 821k | |
| Jun | 860k | |
| Jul | 901k | |
| Aug | 897k | |
| Sep | 782k | |
| Oct | 852k | |
| Nov | 792k | |
| Dec | 748k |
Hotel guests in the municipality by month, 2025, in thousands. Hotel nights peaked in August (2.22 million) and were lowest in February (1.48 million). In 2026 July was again the busiest month so far, with 998,000 guests (provisional).
Accommodation
Hotels & occupancy
On 1 January 2026 Amsterdam had 551 hotels and similar establishments with 41,968 rooms and 94,588 beds, up from 544 hotels and 41,168 rooms a year earlier. The Centrum district had 283 of them and 15,322 rooms (36.5%). Hotel room occupancy averaged 78% in 2024 and 2025, below the 84% of 2019, as capacity grew faster than demand. Hotel guests stayed 2.33 nights on average in 2025: Dutch guests 1.8 nights and foreign guests 2.4. Homes and rooms booked through online platforms accounted for about 1 million nights, 62% fewer than in 2019, and campsites for about 0.6 million.
Economic impact
Tourism in Amsterdam's economy
Since 1 January 2024 overnight visitors in Amsterdam pay a tourist tax of 12.5% of the room price excluding VAT, unchanged in 2025 and 2026. From 1 January 2026 the VAT rate on hotel stays also rose from 9% to 21%, so tax on an overnight stay totals 33.5% of the price. Cruise passengers on a stopover pay a day tourist tax of €15 per person per day in 2026, up from €14.50 in 2025. The city budgeted €265.7 million of tourist tax revenue for 2025 and €275.5 million for 2026, against €111.6 million budgeted for 2019.
Revenue figures are budgets set by the city, not amounts collected. A city ordinance sets a range of 10 to 20 million tourist overnight stays a year, and requires the city to propose policy when its forecast exceeds 18 million; stays have been above 20 million every year since 2018 except 2020–2022. Since 2026 no more than 100 sea cruise ships a year may call at the city centre terminal, and river cruise calls (1,797 in 2025) must fall below 1,150 in 2028. Holiday rental of a home is limited to 30 nights a year, cut to 15 nights in eight neighbourhoods of Centrum and one in Zuid from 1 April 2026. The spending estimate comes from a visitor survey, excludes travel to and from the city and may include spending outside Amsterdam; foreign day visitors spent €63 and Dutch day visitors €40 per day.
At a glance
Fast facts
- 2.38 Average nights per overnight visit, all accommodation (2025, provisional)
- 16.2% Share of hotel nights for business (2025), down from 31.7% in 2019
- +26.8% Dutch hotel guests, January–August 2026 against 2025 (provisional)
- 12.2m Day visits by Dutch residents (2025), against 9.6 million by foreign visitors
- €15 Day tourist tax per cruise passenger per day (2026)
- 32.7m Schiphol airport passengers, January–June 2026 (32.8 million in 2025)
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How many tourists visit Amsterdam each year?
Amsterdam had 10.0 million overnight visitors in 2025, who spent 23.7 million nights in hotels, hostels, campsites and rented homes (provisional figures). Hotels alone recorded 9.55 million guests and 22.20 million nights. The city also counted 21.9 million day visits by people who did not stay overnight, 12.2 million of them by Dutch residents.
Where do Amsterdam's tourists come from?
80.7% of hotel guests in 2025 came from abroad. The Netherlands was the largest single market with 1.85 million hotel guests, followed by the United Kingdom (1,137,000), the United States (1,135,000), Germany (892,000) and France (513,000). Guests from the United States spent the most hotel nights, 2.82 million, and grew fastest among the large markets (+13.7%).
Does Amsterdam have a limit on tourist numbers?
A city ordinance from 2021 sets a range of 10 to 20 million tourist overnight stays a year. When the forecast exceeds 18 million, the city executive must propose new policy within six months. It is not a hard cap: there were 23.7 million stays in 2025 (provisional), and the city's forecast for 2026 is 23.7 to 25.1 million.
How much is the tourist tax in Amsterdam?
Overnight visitors pay 12.5% of the room price excluding VAT, a rate in force since 1 January 2024 and unchanged in 2026. VAT on hotel stays rose from 9% to 21% in 2026. Cruise passengers on a stopover pay a day tourist tax of €15 per person per day in 2026. The city budgeted €275.5 million of tourist tax revenue for 2026.
When is the busiest time to visit Amsterdam?
July was the busiest month of 2025 with 901,000 hotel guests, followed by August (897,000) and June (860,000). February was the quietest with 646,000. The gap between high and low season is small: the peak month had 1.4 times as many hotel guests as the quietest.
Is tourism in Amsterdam growing in 2026?
Hotels recorded 6.92 million guests and 15.47 million nights in January–August 2026, 8.6% and 2.7% more than in the same months of 2025 (provisional). Growth came mostly from Dutch guests (+26.8%); foreign guests rose 4.4% but their nights were 0.1% lower. Schiphol airport handled 32.7 million passengers in the first half of 2026, against 32.8 million a year earlier.
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Amsterdam Tourism Statistics (2026). Visitors, spending and trends. Last reviewed 2 November 2026. https://www.globaltourismstatistics.com/amsterdam
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Methodology & sources
This page compiles publicly available official statistics; the sources for every figure are listed below. The main caveats:
- Hotel guests and nights come from the CBS hotel survey for the municipality of Amsterdam (StatLine table 82061NED). Annual figures to 2025 are final; monthly figures for 2026 are provisional. CBS publishes them rounded to thousands, so shares and changes calculated by this site may differ slightly from those in other publications. Totals for all paid accommodation (23.7 million nights and 10.0 million overnight visitors in 2025) are estimates by the city's research and statistics department (Onderzoek en Statistiek) in its Bezoekersprognose 2026–2028, published in May 2026 with 2025 still provisional. They combine CBS hotel data with estimates for holiday rentals, B&Bs and campsites, and used a provisional hotel figure of 22.1 million nights, against the final 22.20 million.
- Guests are check-ins at accommodation: a guest who changes hotel is counted again, so guests are not unique visitors. Nights are the nights those guests spend. Day visits are visits of more than two hours with a tourist motive and no overnight stay, as defined in the city's tourism ordinance; the 2023 and 2024 day-visit figures were revised in 2026 after a national survey showed Dutch residents visiting the city less often. Cruise passengers are counted separately because it is not known how many stay overnight on board.
- Capacity figures (hotels, rooms and beds) are from the city's accommodation register and cover hotels and similar establishments, including hostels, guesthouses, aparthotels and B&Bs with at least five beds, on 1 January. Room occupancy (78%), nights in platform rentals and campsites, and average stay by Dutch and foreign guests are from the city's 2026 report on tourism sectors. The average nights per hotel guest (2.33) is calculated by this site from CBS guests and nights.
- Tax rates are from the city's ordinances and its tourist tax page. Revenue figures are budgeted amounts reported by municipalities to CBS (table 83642NED), not amounts collected; no official figure for revenue actually collected in 2025 could be verified. No official estimate of total tourist spending in Amsterdam is published, so the page has no spending section. The €172 per person per day for foreign overnight visitors is a provisional 2025 estimate from the amsterdam&partners visitor survey, as reported by Onderzoek en Statistiek.
- Business hotel nights are from CBS table 82621NED. Cruise limits and holiday rental rules are taken from the city's Uitvoeringsprogramma Bezoekerseconomie 2026, read in a copy published by the hotel association KHN Amsterdam. Airport passengers are from Royal Schiphol Group and count arriving, departing and transfer passengers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which lies in the neighbouring municipality of Haarlemmermeer; they include residents. Attraction visitor counts are not shown because no complete official series could be verified.
Primary sources
- CBS (Statistics Netherlands): Hotels; gasten, overnachtingen, woonland, regio : StatLine table 82061NED, hotel guests and overnight stays in the municipality of Amsterdam by country of residence, annual 2012–2025 (final) and monthly to August 2026 (2026 provisional), in thousands. Table updated 9 Oct 2026.
- CBS (Statistics Netherlands): Hotels; zakelijke overnachtingen, regio : StatLine table 82621NED, business overnight stays in hotels in the municipality of Amsterdam, 2019 and 2022–2025, in thousands. Table updated 9 Oct 2026.
- Gemeente Amsterdam, Onderzoek en Statistiek: Bezoekersprognose Amsterdam 2026–2028 : Visitor forecast report (May 2026) with actual figures for 2019, 2024 and 2025 (2025 provisional): tourist overnight stays in all accommodation, overnight visitors and length of stay, Dutch and foreign stays, hotel and other accommodation, business hotel nights, day visits and cruise passengers.
- Gemeente Amsterdam, Onderzoek en Statistiek: Onderzoek naar signalen toeristische branches in 2024–2025 : Report on visitors, spending and business performance in tourism sectors (May 2026): hotel room occupancy, nights in platform rentals and campsites, average stay of Dutch and foreign hotel guests, visitor spending per person per day (2025 provisional, from the amsterdam&partners visitor survey).
- Gemeente Amsterdam, Onderzoek en Statistiek: Toerisme in Amsterdam (dataset) : Logiesaccommodaties, kamers en slaapplaatsen in Amsterdam en de Metropoolregio Amsterdam, 2010–2026 (xlsx, updated 1 Sep 2026): hotels and similar accommodation, rooms and beds by district, reference date 1 January for 2024–2026.
- Gemeente Amsterdam: Toeristenbelasting : Current rates for accommodation providers: tourist tax of 12.5% of the overnight price excluding VAT, and day tourist tax of €15 per cruise passenger.
- Gemeente Amsterdam: Verordening Toeristenbelasting 2024 : Tourist tax ordinance, article 5: 12.5% of the price per overnight stay, levied from 1 January 2024.
- Gemeente Amsterdam: Verordening Dagtoeristenbelasting 2019 : Day tourist tax ordinance for cruise passengers on a stopover: €15 per person per day from 1 January 2026 (current version), €14.50 in 2025 (version valid 4 Dec 2024 to 21 Nov 2025).
- CBS (Statistics Netherlands): Gemeentebegrotingen; heffingen per gemeente : StatLine table 83642NED, budgeted revenue from municipal taxes by municipality: tourist tax (toeristenbelasting) for Amsterdam, 2017–2026 (2026 provisional). Table updated 5 Feb 2026.
- Gemeente Amsterdam: Verordening op toerisme in balans Amsterdam : Tourism ordinance (2021), article 2: bandwidth of 10 to 20 million tourist overnight stays a year with signal values of 12 and 18 million; article 3: the city executive must propose policy when the forecast falls outside the signal values.
- Gemeente Amsterdam: Uitvoeringsprogramma Bezoekerseconomie 2026 : Visitor economy programme for 2026: tourist tax and VAT, holiday rental rules, hotel bed freeze, river and sea cruise limits. Copy of the municipal document published by KHN Amsterdam.
- Royal Schiphol Group: Schiphol in 2025, annual results : Press release of 13 Feb 2026: 68.8 million travellers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2025, +2.9% on 2024.
- Royal Schiphol Group: Schiphol's first half of 2026 : Press release of 24 Jul 2026: 32.7 million passengers at Schiphol in January–June 2026, against 32.8 million in the same period of 2025.