Total throughput
428.4 million tonnes -1.7% on 2024 3
Tourism, port and business
Rotterdam in Numbers
The 2025 figures, published in 2026
Hotel nights, guests, container ships and congresses, taken from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the city's own tourism monitor. Every figure links to its source at the bottom of the page.
2025 at a glance
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3.2 million
hotel nights in 2025 1
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1.81 million
staying guests in 2025 1
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428.4 million
tonnes of port throughput in 2025 3
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14.2 million
TEU of container throughput in 2025 3
The 1.81 million guests above come from Rotterdam Partners, while the CBS series in the timeline below counts 1,762 thousand hotel guests for 2025. Rotterdam Partners and CBS count guests differently; the CBS series (table "Hotels; gasten, overnachtingen, woonland, regio") covers hotel accommodation only. 1 2
Hotel guests and nights, 2012 to 2025
Hotel nights in Rotterdam grew from 1,216 thousand in 2012 to 3,169 thousand in 2025. The series dropped to 1,030 thousand in 2020 and passed its 2019 level of 2,035 thousand in 2022. 2
Show the data as a table
| Year | Hotel guests (thousands) | Hotel nights (thousands) |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 778 | 1,216 |
| 2013 | 796 | 1,260 |
| 2014 | 896 | 1,458 |
| 2015 | 969 | 1,547 |
| 2016 | 1,058 | 1,670 |
| 2017 | 1,141 | 1,820 |
| 2018 | 1,261 | 2,043 |
| 2019 | 1,237 | 2,035 |
| 2020 | 637 | 1,030 |
| 2021 | 670 | 1,166 |
| 2022 | 1,260 | 2,262 |
| 2023 | 1,481 | 2,600 |
| 2024 | 1,763 | 3,090 |
| 2025 | 1,762 | 3,169 |
CBS counts guests and nights in hotels, motels, guesthouses, serviced apartments, youth accommodation and bed and breakfasts with at least five beds. Figures for 2025 and earlier are final. 2
Where guests come from
Of the 3,169 thousand hotel nights in 2025, 1,894 thousand were booked by guests living abroad and 1,275 thousand by guests living in the Netherlands. 2
- Guests from the Netherlands
- 1,275 thousand nights
- Guests from abroad
- 1,894 thousand nights
Top five countries abroad by hotel nights, 2025 (thousands)
- Germany 385
- Belgium 199
- United Kingdom 181
- France 148
- United States 137
The port in numbers
Total throughput in the port of Rotterdam fell by 1.7% in 2025, while containers, crude oil and LNG grew. 3
Business Rotterdam
Business events are fully back to their pre-coronavirus level, according to the city's tourism monitor. 1
Business events (MICE) hotel nights
1 million nights +25% 1
Confirmed for coming years
31 new congresses 1
Settled in Rotterdam, 565 jobs
27 international companies 1
The 31 congresses are expected to generate more than EUR 41 million in economic spin-off. 1
Getting here and living here
Rotterdam The Hague Airport handled 2,355,719 passengers in 2025. 4 The municipality had 673,804 registered residents on 1 January 2026, the second-largest in the Netherlands after Amsterdam. 5 6
What this means for your visit
Rotterdam hotels recorded more than three million nights in 2025, so reserve early for busy weekends and event dates. Browse hotels in Rotterdam, check the events calendar before you pick your dates, and read the getting-around guide for trains, metro and airport transfers.