# Marche: 10,481,674 nights in 2024, 2.25% of Italy

> Marche recorded 10,481,674 overnight stays in 2024, 2.25% of Italy's total and under a quarter of Tuscany's, for 1,482,746 residents in 225 comuni.

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Last updated: 2026-09-11

Marche recorded 10,481,674 overnight stays in 2024, 2.25% of the 466,158,045 counted nationally, which is just over seven tourist nights a year for each of its 1,482,746 residents.

## 2.25% of Italy, and under a quarter of Tuscany

The 10,481,674 nights spent in Marche's accommodation in 2024 are 2.25% of the Italian total. Tuscany, next door, logged 46,220,821 in the same year, 9.92%, more than four times as many.

That gap is the most useful single fact about crowds here. The two regions share a border and a lot of the same hill-town landscape, and they don't share the same pressure.

## Seven nights per resident

Marche had 1,482,746 residents at December 31, 2023, in 225 comuni and five provinces. Set against the 2024 nights, that is just over seven tourist nights per resident.

The two dates are a year apart, which is close enough for a ratio and not for anything finer. Nearly a third of residents, 461,629 or 31.1%, live in the province of Ancona.

The nights aren't broken down by province in the series used here, so it isn't possible to say whether visitors follow the same map as residents.

## Arrivals by air: a running total for 2026

Ancona-Falconara airport handled 345,397 passengers from January to July 2026, and 67,242 of them in July. That is a cumulative figure for part of the year, and the full-year total doesn't exist yet.

July alone was nearly a fifth of the seven-month total, which is the clearest seasonal signal in the data here.

## The port counts people in transit too

Ancona's port handled 817,627 passengers in 2025, 739,399 on ferries and 78,228 on cruise ships, 12% fewer than the 927,415 of 2024. The fall is partly explained by the temporary suspension of the Ancona to Split line.

A ferry passenger is counted whether or not they spend a night in Marche, so the port figure and the ISTAT nights answer different questions. Only the second measures a stay.

## Why 2024 is the last comparable year

From 2025 ISTAT's accommodation survey includes non-professional rentals, and a total that grows because the count grew isn't growth. The 10,481,674 nights of 2024 are the last figure on the old basis, and the port comparison above also uses 2024 as its base.

## Using the number

At 2.25% of national nights, crowds in Marche are a matter of specific places on specific days, not of the region.

For the caves and the Conero coast, see [nature and parks in Marche](/nature-and-parks/in-marche); for the full ranking, [regions by overnight stays](/best/regions-by-overnight-stays). More on [Marche](/regions/marche) and [Ancona](/towns/ancona).

## FAQ

### Is Marche less crowded than Tuscany?

Yes, by a wide margin. Marche recorded 10,481,674 overnight stays in 2024, 2.25% of Italy's total; Tuscany next door recorded 46,220,821, or 9.92%. Tuscany takes more than four times as many nights.

### How many overnight stays did Marche record in 2024?

10,481,674, out of 466,158,045 in Italian accommodation, a share of 2.25%. Against 1,482,746 residents counted at the end of 2023, that is just over seven tourist nights per resident a year.

### Is July the busy month in Marche?

It is on the one monthly figure available. Ancona-Falconara airport handled 67,242 passengers in July 2026, nearly a fifth of its 345,397 for January to July. ISTAT's monthly nights for the region aren't in the data used here.

### Do Ancona ferry passengers count as tourists in Marche?

Not necessarily. The port counted 817,627 passengers in 2025, 739,399 on ferries and 78,228 on cruises, and a passenger is counted whether or not they sleep in the region. ISTAT's 10,481,674 nights for 2024 measure stays, which is a different thing.

## Sources

| Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nel 2024 Marche ha registrato 10.481.674 presenze turistiche. pari al 2.25% del totale nazionale | [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/tour_occ_nin2) | medium | 2027-07-31 |
| Nel 2024 gli esercizi ricettivi italiani hanno registrato 466.158.045 presenze | [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/tour_occ_nin2) | medium | 2027-07-31 |
| Nel 2024 Toscana ha registrato 46.220.821 presenze turistiche. pari al 9.92% del totale nazionale | [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/tour_occ_nin2) | medium | 2027-07-31 |
| Al 31 dicembre 2023 le Marche contano 1.482.746 residenti (Censimento permanente ISTAT), in 225 comuni e cinque province; quasi un terzo vive nella provincia di Ancona (461.629 abitanti, 31,1%). | [ISTAT, scheda regionale Marche](https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Censimento-permanente-popolazione_Anno-2023_Marche.pdf) | medium | 2027-06-30 |
| L'aeroporto di Ancona-Falconara ha movimentato 345.397 passeggeri nei primi sette mesi del 2026 (+1,9% sullo stesso periodo del 2025), con 67.242 passeggeri nel solo luglio 2026. | [Assaeroporti](https://www.assaeroporti.com/statistiche/) | medium | 2027-03-31 |
| Nel 2025 il porto di Ancona ha registrato 817.627 passeggeri (739.399 sui traghetti e 78.228 crocieristi), il 12% in meno rispetto ai 927.415 del 2024. | [AdSP Mare Adriatico Centrale](https://www.porto.ancona.it/it/news/il-2025-annata-positiva-per-il-sistema-portuale-del-mare-adriatico-centrale); [doc 2](https://www.porto.ancona.it/it/news/adsp-mare-adriatico-centrale-11-2-milioni-di-tonnellate-di-merci-e-939-mila-passeggeri-nel-2024) | medium | 2027-06-30 |

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