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Rural tourism. Travellers and occupancy rate

Rural tourism. Travellers and occupancy rate Catalonia Value
Total travellers (thousands) Domestic tourism From Catalonia From the rest of Spain Foreign tourism Occupancy rate per room (%)
Q2/2024 (p) 130.2 109.5 105.8 3.6 20.7 21.1
Q1/2024 (p) 88.1 82.8 79.7 3.1 5.3 17.3
Q4/2023 (p) 118.3 107.9 103.0 4.9 10.5 21.9
Q3/2023 (p) 166.7 123.7 113.6 10.1 43.0 41.8
Q2/2023 137.4 116.1 110.9 5.3 21.3 24.3
Q1/2023 82.6 75.8 73.0 2.8 6.7 16.3
Q4/2022 119.6 107.8 104.0 3.8 11.8 21.1
Q3/2022 164.3 127.6 118.7 8.9 36.7 42.4
Q2/2022 128.7 113.3 110.0 3.4 15.4 22.9
Q1/2022 79.4 75.6 73.5 2.1 3.8 14.3
Q4/2021 126.6 121.3 118.6 2.8 5.3 22.2
Q3/2021 164.4 147.6 140.6 6.9 16.8 42.6
Q2/2021 90.6 87.3 85.1 2.3 3.3 18.8
Q1/2021 16.5 16.1 15.8 0.3 0.4 6.2
Q4/2020 40.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11.2
Q3/2020 148.9 139.2 134.4 4.9 9.6 42.1
Q2/2020 22.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 17.7
Q1/2020 64.0 60.2 57.6 2.6 3.8 13.4
Q4/2019 129.2 119.3 113.2 6.2 9.8 19.2
Q3/2019 157.7 118.6 108.5 10.1 39.2 37.5
Q2/2019 132.5 114.6 108.8 5.8 17.9 20.7
Q1/2019 84.4 77.5 71.9 5.6 6.9 13.0
Q4/2018 124.2 117.3 112.3 5.0 6.9 20.6
Q3/2018 149.0 113.7 104.2 9.4 35.3 39.4
Q2/2018 124.3 108.6 104.8 3.8 15.7 18.3
Q1/2018 87.7 83.5 80.1 3.4 4.2 14.7
Q4/2017 106.4 99.4 95.7 3.8 7.0 17.8
Q3/2017 149.0 109.9 99.3 10.6 39.1 39.8
Q2/2017 116.0 100.2 95.1 5.1 15.8 19.2
Q1/2017 69.2 65.6 62.7 2.9 3.6 10.8
Q4/2016 102.7 98.2 95.7 2.5 4.5 16.7
Q3/2016 127.6 94.0 85.4 8.6 33.5 38.3
Q2/2016 94.2 84.2 81.1 3.1 10.0 15.6
Q1/2016 69.9 66.6 62.8 3.7 3.3 13.9
Q4/2015 101.1 95.0 90.4 4.6 6.1 17.2
Q3/2015 124.3 94.3 83.7 10.5 30.1 38.2
Q2/2015 104.2 93.5 89.6 3.9 10.7 18.4
Q1/2015 55.8 52.8 50.9 1.9 3.0 9.9
Q4/2014 (p) 86.7 81.5 78.1 3.5 5.2 15.8
Q3/2014 (p) 108.7 82.0 74.1 7.9 26.7 34.3
Q2/2014 (p) 83.2 73.9 69.5 4.5 9.3 17.7
Q1/2014 (p) 49.8 47.5 45.2 2.3 2.3 8.9
Q4/2013 (p) 71.7 69.2 67.9 1.2 2.5 15.5
Q3/2013 (p) 84.0 62.5 57.4 5.1 21.6 33.2
Q2/2013 (p) 65.6 58.1 56.3 1.8 7.5 13.4
Q1/2013 (p) 44.1 42.9 41.5 1.3 1.2 9.6
Q4/2012 (p) 73.8 69.6 66.9 2.6 4.2 15.8
Q3/2012 (p) 91.1 74.6 67.9 6.7 16.5 34.2
Q2/2012 (p) 79.7 73.3 70.4 2.9 6.4 16.1
Q1/2012 (p) 46.4 45.6 44.0 1.6 0.8 9.1
Q4/2011 (p) 81.3 79.9 76.8 3.1 1.4 16.3
Q3/2011 (p) 94.7 77.7 70.6 7.1 17.0 34.3
Q2/2011 (p) 84.2 79.8 76.1 3.6 4.5 17.4
Q1/2011 (p) 52.6 51.5 49.1 2.4 1.0 10.2
Q4/2010 (p) 79.8 77.6 75.9 1.8 2.2 18.6
Q3/2010 (p) 86.9 71.4 65.3 6.1 15.6 33.8
Q2/2010 (p) 75.3 69.7 67.4 2.2 5.6 17.6
Q1/2010 (p) 56.9 55.5 52.5 3.0 1.3 12.2
Q4/2009 (p) 87.5 85.2 83.1 2.1 2.4 19.5
Q3/2009 (p) 96.8 83.0 74.3 8.7 13.8 41.5
Q2/2009 (p) 86.8 82.0 77.3 4.7 4.8 21.5
Q1/2009 (p) 58.1 56.8 55.5 1.3 1.3 12.7
Q4/2008 (p) 87.7 85.2 81.2 3.9 2.5 19.7
Q3/2008 (p) 93.6 78.5 70.9 7.6 15.1 44.4
Q2/2008 (p) 86.4 81.3 76.7 4.6 5.1 21.4
Q1/2008 (p) 68.2 66.5 62.3 4.2 1.7 18.7
Q4/2007 (p) 86.8 84.9 82.0 2.9 1.8 23.7
Q3/2007 (p) 89.3 75.2 67.5 7.7 14.2 42.7
Q2/2007 (p) 86.6 82.3 78.7 3.6 4.2 23.3
Q1/2007 (p) 53.8 52.0 49.3 2.7 1.8 13.9
Q4/2006 (p) 75.6 74.1 71.7 2.4 1.5 22.4
Q3/2006 (p) 76.7 66.6 58.8 7.7 10.1 41.2
Q2/2006 (p) 71.1 67.6 63.6 4.0 3.5 20.8
Q1/2006 (p) 46.4 45.6 44.2 1.5 0.8 13.8
Q4/2005 (p) 63.3 60.7 57.9 2.8 2.6 21.2
Q3/2005 (p) 68.3 57.5 49.8 7.7 10.8 42.1
Q2/2005 (p) 53.3 48.6 46.6 2.1 4.6 16.5
Q1/2005 (p) 44.5 43.2 40.4 2.8 1.4 16.9
Q4/2004 (p) 57.0 54.5 51.4 3.1 2.5 21.1
Q3/2004 (p) 61.4 53.8 45.6 8.1 7.6 42.0
Q2/2004 (p) 52.7 48.9 45.8 3.1 3.9 21.4
Q1/2004 (p) 36.6 35.5 32.5 3.0 1.1 14.7
Q4/2003 (p) 48.8 46.9 43.2 3.8 1.9 19.5
Q3/2003 (p) 54.6 45.4 37.0 8.4 9.2 44.3
Q2/2003 (p) 46.3 40.5 37.2 3.3 5.8 21.6
Q1/2003 (p) 28.7 27.6 25.5 2.1 1.1 11.6
Units: Thousands.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Survey of occupancy of rural tourism accommodation.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.
(p) Provisional data.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Rural tourism. Travellers and occupancy rate Spain Value
Total travellers (thousands) Domestic tourism Foreign tourism Occupancy rate per room (%)
Q2/2024 (p) 1,250.0 861.9 388.1 24.0
Q1/2024 (p) 729.9 612.5 117.4 17.4
Q4/2023 (p) 1,002.8 834.3 168.5 21.7
Q3/2023 (p) 1,685.0 1,241.1 443.9 40.1
Q2/2023 1,358.3 1,043.0 315.4 24.9
Q1/2023 651.7 549.0 102.8 16.2
Q4/2022 965.4 823.9 141.5 21.0
Q3/2022 1,654.3 1,276.8 377.5 41.4
Q2/2022 1,190.6 920.6 269.9 24.7
Q1/2022 585.3 510.2 75.1 15.0
Q4/2021 976.8 857.9 118.8 22.3
Q3/2021 1,591.2 1,334.7 256.5 42.5
Q2/2021 644.9 557.2 87.7 16.6
Q1/2021 167.0 155.1 11.9 7.6
Q4/2020 290.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 9.9
Q3/2020 1,224.8 1,122.5 102.2 36.6
Q2/2020 124.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 14.1
Q1/2020 443.3 387.4 55.9 12.1
Q4/2019 1,016.3 876.6 139.7 19.4
Q3/2019 1,590.9 1,199.8 391.1 37.2
Q2/2019 1,189.2 914.8 274.3 22.7
Q1/2019 625.0 542.4 82.7 13.0
Q4/2018 994.3 859.2 135.2 20.0
Q3/2018 1,521.8 1,143.5 378.3 36.9
Q2/2018 1,088.9 818.9 270.1 20.6
Q1/2018 655.6 574.6 81.0 14.7
Q4/2017 910.2 785.0 125.2 19.3
Q3/2017 1,471.9 1,123.7 348.2 37.3
Q2/2017 1,103.4 859.9 243.4 22.4
Q1/2017 564.5 496.6 67.9 12.6
Q4/2016 836.9 736.4 100.5 18.3
Q3/2016 1,329.6 1,030.3 299.2 35.8
Q2/2016 868.9 673.8 195.1 17.8
Q1/2016 598.2 530.7 67.5 15.1
Q4/2015 793.6 708.2 85.4 17.5
Q3/2015 1,165.7 913.6 252.1 31.9
Q2/2015 852.2 686.0 166.2 18.1
Q1/2015 452.8 405.6 47.2 11.2
Q4/2014 (p) 675.3 606.9 68.3 15.4
Q3/2014 (p) 1,008.3 793.5 214.8 30.1
Q2/2014 (p) 737.0 598.5 138.5 17.0
Q1/2014 (p) 375.1 335.5 39.6 9.5
Q4/2013 (p) 614.3 555.8 58.6 14.0
Q3/2013 (p) 874.5 697.2 177.3 26.3
Q2/2013 (p) 587.6 466.4 121.2 12.9
Q1/2013 (p) 424.1 385.6 38.4 10.4
Q4/2012 (p) 639.6 581.3 58.3 13.9
Q3/2012 (p) 899.0 722.3 176.7 26.6
Q2/2012 (p) 710.9 592.2 118.8 15.4
Q1/2012 (p) 413.1 377.7 35.4 9.7
Q4/2011 (p) 637.8 588.4 49.4 13.9
Q3/2011 (p) 936.8 786.3 150.5 28.7
Q2/2011 (p) 735.1 633.9 101.3 15.9
Q1/2011 (p) 404.3 370.0 34.3 10.0
Q4/2010 (p) 663.1 619.8 43.3 15.6
Q3/2010 (p) 871.5 743.0 128.5 28.8
Q2/2010 (p) 673.8 587.1 86.7 15.5
Q1/2010 (p) 458.0 428.2 29.8 11.4
Q4/2009 (p) 665.8 628.1 37.7 15.8
Q3/2009 (p) 894.7 780.3 114.4 30.5
Q2/2009 (p) 720.7 636.2 84.5 18.0
Q1/2009 (p) 427.3 396.9 30.4 11.8
Q4/2008 (p) 638.6 600.5 38.0 16.3
Q3/2008 (p) 858.6 746.9 111.8 35.0
Q2/2008 (p) 630.6 551.4 79.2 17.9
Q1/2008 (p) 499.0 466.6 32.4 17.0
Q4/2007 (p) 667.1 626.3 40.8 20.8
Q3/2007 (p) 857.1 745.4 111.7 37.2
Q2/2007 (p) 711.8 630.9 80.9 21.2
Q1/2007 (p) 425.3 393.3 32.0 13.9
Q4/2006 (p) 619.2 579.0 40.1 20.7
Q3/2006 (p) 792.4 688.5 103.9 38.5
Q2/2006 (p) 631.9 557.9 74.0 21.6
Q1/2006 (p) 381.2 354.2 27.1 14.2
Q4/2005 (p) 492.8 457.2 35.6 18.7
Q3/2005 (p) 688.9 596.4 92.6 39.2
Q2/2005 (p) 459.5 399.7 59.8 17.0
Q1/2005 (p) 343.9 319.2 24.7 16.4
Q4/2004 (p) 442.6 413.7 28.9 19.9
Q3/2004 (p) 566.3 499.1 67.2 37.7
Q2/2004 (p) 448.5 399.0 49.5 20.0
Q1/2004 (p) 301.2 280.4 20.8 14.9
Q4/2003 (p) 366.8 342.6 24.2 18.0
Q3/2003 (p) 497.8 438.3 59.5 38.6
Q2/2003 (p) 368.2 324.6 43.5 20.9
Q1/2003 (p) 237.4 219.8 17.6 13.0
Units: Thousands.
Source: INE. Rural Tourism Accommodation Occupancy Survey.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.
(p) Provisional data.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: August 1, 2024. Next update: October 30, 2024 Calendari

Methodological note

Rural tourism accommodation means establishments or dwellings providing tourist accommodation in return for payment and with or without supplementary services. These establishments usually have some specific features:

  • they are in the countryside, in towns with a population of less than 2,000 inhabitants or isolated (outside the town);
  • they are in buildings that existed before 1950, respect the architectural typology of the area and comply with the requirement for peacefulness and integration into the landscape under the conditions set for this purpose in town planning regulations;
  • they offer a limited number of beds and rooms for the accommodation of guests and meet certain basic facility and amenity requirements.

Traveller means any person who stays for one or more consecutive nights in the same accommodation.

An overnight stay is each night that a traveller stays in the rural tourism establishment.

The occupancy rate per room is the percentage relationship between the daily average of occupied rooms and the total number of available rooms in the period analysed.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.