Eurostat: Greece’s Short-Term Rental Market Sees Double-Digit Growth in 2025

• 22 January, 26

Greece’s short-term rental market ranked among Europe’s fastest-growing in 2025, recording a double-digit rise in guest overnight stays during the third quarter of the year, according to the latest Eurostat data.

While growth rates varied across European countries, Greece recorded a 12.3 percent increase in guest nights, reaching 29,338,244.

Across the seven most visited EU countries — France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Germany and Portugal — only Greece and Germany (12.0 percent) recorded double-digit growth. The remaining five posted single-digit increases, led by Portugal (9.6 percent) and followed by Italy (5.5 percent).

At the European level, between July and September 2025, a total of 398.1 million guest nights were spent in short-term rentals, representing an 8.7 percent increase compared with the same quarter of 2024.

Among EU member states, Malta posted the sharpest increase (24 percent), followed by Cyprus (19.4 percent), Sweden (13.1 percent), Latvia (12.3 percent), Denmark (11.6 percent), Slovenia (11.3 percent), Ireland (10.7 percent), Finland (10.4 percent) and Czechia (10.2 percent).

Short-term rental performance by Greek region

In the April–June period, the Aegean Islands led in performance with 4,943,518 guest nights, followed by Attica with 3,011,958, highlighting its emerging appeal as a premium urban destination.

Crete’s short-term rental market also recorded strong demand, with 2,388,501 guest nights, while Northern Greece saw 2,069,876 nights and Central Macedonia 1,482,214.

Lesser-known Greek regions, such as Central Greece, Western Macedonia, Thessaly and Epirus, also recorded strong visitor numbers, highlighting their growing appeal in the European tourism market.

Cre: Greek Travel Pages