The number of guests at camping sites in the Netherlands increased by 2.5 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year. Overall, the combined number of visitors to camping grounds, cottage areas, and group accommodation services reached 17.2 million in 2023, the highest figure recorded over the period considered.
Number of guests at camping sites in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023, by type of accommodation
(in 1,000s)
figures are based on the number of leaving guests for each month, regardless of the month they arrived
Supplementary notes
¹ Provisional data.
Camping grounds refer to sleeping areas for tourists including tents, caravans, campers, tent cabins, or hiking cabins. The source indicated that to qualify as a camping site, at least four sleeping areas must be available.
Cottage areas refer to sites such as summer cabins, mobile homes, (holiday) bungalows, or (holiday) apartments, which are available for rent by the manager of the complex. This includes apartments for rent, as part of a larger building, however it excludes apartments for rent if they offer hotel services.
Group accommodation refers to lodging with overnight provision for groups (without family ties), with rooms that have at least one sleeping area, halls, cabins, apartments, and/or tents which the guests have the option tot share with strangers. This includes camping farms, children's holiday homes, camp homes, scouting homes, nature bungalows, tent camps, overnight accommodation belonging to a water sports center or riding school.
According to the source, guest refers to visitors who stay for one or more nights in an overnight accommodation. This excludes: guests who stay for more than two consecutive months, asylum seekers, and seasonal workers (even if their stay is shorter than two months).
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (February 27, 2024). Number of guests at camping sites in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023, by type of accommodation (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/620872/number-of-guests-at-camping-sites-in-the-netherlands-by-accommodation-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of guests at camping sites in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023, by type of accommodation (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/620872/number-of-guests-at-camping-sites-in-the-netherlands-by-accommodation-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2024). Number of guests at camping sites in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023, by type of accommodation (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/620872/number-of-guests-at-camping-sites-in-the-netherlands-by-accommodation-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of Guests at Camping Sites in The Netherlands from 2012 to 2023, by Type of Accommodation (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/620872/number-of-guests-at-camping-sites-in-the-netherlands-by-accommodation-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Number of guests at camping sites in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023, by type of accommodation (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/620872/number-of-guests-at-camping-sites-in-the-netherlands-by-accommodation-type/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of guests at camping sites in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023, by type of accommodation (in 1,000s) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/620872/number-of-guests-at-camping-sites-in-the-netherlands-by-accommodation-type/
