The surveyed stock comprises all hotels, motels, boarding houses, youth hostels and course and conference centres with at least 5 rooms or 9 beds, and holiday villages with at least 5 cabins or 20 beds. All STF-affiliated youth hostels are included, regardless of size. Only facilities letting on a commercial basis are included. The population also comprises campgrounds.
Facilities temporarily used for other operations – as refugee reception centres for example – are not included in the occupancy rates, but are included in the total capacity.
Nights spent in hotels, holiday villages, youth hostels, campsites and SoL in 2023
Region
Hotels
Holiday villages
Youth hostels
Camp- sites
SoL*
Total
Västra Götaland County
7 019
107
483
3 268
284
11 161
Sweden
41 477
2 614
3 070
16 590
4 632
68 383
Proportion of nights spent in hotels, holiday villages, youth hostels, campsites and SoL in 2023
62,9
1,0
4,3
29,3
..
97
60,7
3,8
4,5
24,3
6,8
100
Source: Statistics Sweden and Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
*) SoL – commercially arranged rentals in private cottages and apartments
Nights spent in hotels, holiday villages, youth hostels, campsites and SoL in 2003-2023
Nights spent in Västra Götaland County, in thousands
Year
2003
3 580
115
412
3 312
7 419
2004
3 600
393
2 869
6 977
2005
3 864
96
416
2 912
7 288
2006
4 005
439
3 168
7 712
2007
4 172
434
3 169
7 871
2008
4 216
452
2 847
339
7 758
2009
4 368
86
3 057
294
8 079
2010
4 569
93
431
2 884
281
8 257
2011
4 639
447
2 818
270
8 266
2012
4 796
87
455
2 673
255
2013
4 986
460
2 753
269
8 570
2014
5 218
527
2 961
264
9 070
2015
5 647
108
603
3 047
268
9 673
2016
5 866
92
559
2 978
283
9 777
2017
6 052
536
3 015
279
9 988
2018
6 197
116
3 068
288
10 196
2019
6 390
122
574
3 148
260
10 493
2020
3 352
104
307
2 132
183
6 079
2021
4 615
119
394
2 729
235
8 094
2022
6 475
127
492
3 355
10 449
2023
Nigths spent in Västra Götaland County as per cent of overnight stays in Sweden
17,0
3,2
18,1
19,3
16,8
16,7
3,5
17,3
18,4
16,4
16,9
3,0
17,6
17,7
16,2
16,5
2,9
17,1
2,8
16,0
18,6
16,3
15,7
19,9
8,1
15,3
2,6
14,8
20,1
6,7
15,6
14,7
6,2
15,8
16,6
3,1
19,5
6,4
19,0
15,9
19,7
16,1
3,6
19,6
6,1
15,0
19,1
3,4
3,7
18,8
14,9
14,3
5,2
14,0
4,1
5,6
4,4
15,2
15,4
Total overnight stays in Sweden, in thousands
21 068
3 572
2 276
17 138
44 054
21 526
3 283
2 266
15 591
42 666
22 902
3 237
2 366
16 435
44 940
24 212
3 391
2 560
17 542
47 705
25 416
3 467
2 710
17 012
48 605
25 873
3 446
14 338
4 170
50 711
25 958
3 279
2 928
15 225
4 369
51 760
27 338
3 301
2 937
14 325
4 506
52 406
27 990
2 956
3 028
14 449
4 201
52 624
28 566
2 893
3 092
14 035
4 105
52 960
29 433
2 663
3 118
14 497
4 025
53 736
31 074
2 843
3 317
15 047
4 121
56 401
33 518
2 975
3 559
15 560
4 417
60 029
35 315
2 848
3 433
15 638
4 562
61 796
36 554
2 787
3 575
15 767
4 525
63 208
37 918
3 376
3 501
16 062
4 322
65 179
39 515
3 287
3 626
16 747
4 195
67 371
22 438
2 405
2 142
12 819
3 498
43 303
29 109
2 586
15 457
4 175
54 220
39 681
2 872
3 236
17 136
4 833
67 758
Nights spent in hotels, holiday villages, youth hostels, campsites and SoL in 2003-2023. Index year 2003=100
101
95
94
83
88
98
112
117
105
106
118
84
110
75
109
128
81
111
130
85
80
134
76
139
79
146
89
78
158
164
136
90
132
169
91
82
135
173
137
178
77
141
64
54
129
69
181
196
99
150
102
121
123
133
120
140
147
159
156
168
151
174
157
143
180
154
148
188
153
67
138
114
142
197
73
155