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Germany Sets New Camping Record with 42.9 Million Overnight Stays in 2024

Camping overnights doubled over 20 years, driven by growing motorhome ownership and regional demand, despite significant price increases.

Campingplatz in Bad Karlshafen, Hessen.
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Overview

  • Germany recorded 42.9 million camping overnight stays in 2024, a 1.4% increase from 2023 and 19.9% above pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
  • Camping accounted for 8.6% of all guest overnight stays in Germany in 2024, highlighting its growing share of the tourism market.
  • The number of camping overnights has doubled since 2004, reflecting a long-term trend of increasing popularity, interrupted only by COVID-19 restrictions in 2020–21.
  • The motorhome fleet surpassed one million registered vehicles in April 2025, with new registrations more than doubling since 2015.
  • Prices for motorhome pitches and campsite fees rose sharply between 2020 and 2024, outpacing overall inflation, with increases of 27.7% and 24.6% respectively.