In August 2025, there were 0.5% more tourist arrivals, but 1.7% less tourist nights than in August 2024

Most tourist nights realised by tourists from Germany

In August 2025, there were a total of 4.7 million tourist arrivals and 26.7 million tourist nights realised in commercial accommodation establishments, which was an increase of 0.5% in tourist arrivals, and a decrease of 1.7% in tourist nights compared to August 2024.

Foreign tourists realised 4.2 million arrivals and 24.4 million nights, which was an increase of 0.1% in the number of arrivals, but a decrease of 2.2% in the number of nights compared to August 2024. On the other hand, domestic tourists realised 466 thousand arrivals and 2.3 million nights, which was 4.4% more arrivals and 2.9% more nights compared to August 2024.

Once again, most foreign tourist nights were realised by tourists from Germany, 6.4 million nights, which accounted for 26.3% of total realised foreign tourist nights in August 2025. Although they were the most numerous foreign guests, compared to August 2024, German tourists realised 5.9% less nights. German tourist nights were followed by nights of tourists from Poland (9.2%), Slovenia (8.1%), Austria (7.8%), Italy (6.9%), Hungary and the Czech Republic (5.3% each), Slovakia (4.2%), and the Netherlands (4.1%). In August 2025, as compared to August 2024, among the aforementioned countries, an increase in tourist nights was realised only by tourists from Poland, of 7.3%.

Biograd na Moru was the favourite destination for domestic tourists, and Rovinj - Rovigno was the most popular destination among foreign tourists for a third month in a row

In August 2025, Biograd na Moru was the destination with most tourist nights realised by domestic tourists, with a total of 84 thousand nights. It surpassed Crikvenica and Vodice, which had 82 thousand realised tourist nights each, followed by Šibenik, with 78 thousand nights, and Mali Lošinj, with 74 thousand nights realised by domestic tourists.

Rovinj - Rovigno was the most desirable destination among foreign tourists for a third month in a row, with a total of 1.0 million realised tourist nights. It was followed by Medulin, with 836 thousand nights, Poreč - Parenzo, with 766 thousand nights, Dubrovnik, with 746 thousand nights, and Umag - Umago, with 723 thousand nights realised by foreign tourists.

In the first eight months of 2025 there was a slight increase in the number of tourist arrivals and nights compared to the same period of 2024

Total indicators for the period from January to August 2025 show an increase in the number of tourist nights in commercial accommodation compared to the same period of 2024. A total of 16.3 million arrivals and 77.5 million nights were realised in commercial accommodation establishments, which was an increase of 1.9% in the number of tourist arrivals and of 0.5% in the number of tourist nights compared to the same period of 2024.

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