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Persons employed in transportation and storage in Germany

Persons employed in transportation and storage in Germany was 2.14 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons2,142,871
Change on 2023+4%
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2,414,9512017
Series low1,846,3192009

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Persons employed in transportation and storage in Germany, 2008 to 2024

1.8M2M2.2M2.4M2.6M2008201120142017202020242008: 1,850,261 persons2009: 1,846,319 persons2010: 1,880,567 persons2011: 1,982,523 persons2012: 2,012,376 persons2013: 2,062,370 persons2014: 2,193,690 persons2015: 2,229,582 persons2016: 2,341,914 persons2017: 2,414,951 persons2018: 2,375,423 persons2019: 2,367,885 persons2020: 2,217,268 persons2021: 2,294,052 persons2022: 2,289,690 persons2023: 2,060,501 persons2024: 2,142,871 persons1.8M2M2.2M2.4M2.6M2008201420242008: 1,850,261 persons2009: 1,846,319 persons2010: 1,880,567 persons2011: 1,982,523 persons2012: 2,012,376 persons2013: 2,062,370 persons2014: 2,193,690 persons2015: 2,229,582 persons2016: 2,341,914 persons2017: 2,414,951 persons2018: 2,375,423 persons2019: 2,367,885 persons2020: 2,217,268 persons2021: 2,294,052 persons2022: 2,289,690 persons2023: 2,060,501 persons2024: 2,142,871 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
20242,142,871
20232,060,501
20222,289,690
20212,294,052 Series break
20202,217,268
20192,367,885
20182,375,423 Series break
20172,414,951
20162,341,914
20152,229,582
20142,193,690
20132,062,370
20122,012,376
20111,982,523
20101,880,567
20091,846,319
20081,850,261

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Germany2,142,871
European Union (27)10,462,085

Germany compared with nearby places

Austria: 228,761 personsBelgium: 236,832 personsBulgaria: 153,086 personsCyprus: 22,998 personsCzechia: 295,879 personsGermany: 2,142,871 personsDenmark: 155,660 personsEstonia: 36,968 personsSpain: 1,017,283 personsFinland: 130,951 personsFrance: 1,481,959 personsGreece: 203,320 personsCroatia: 85,573 personsHungary: 201,332 personsIreland: 117,780 personsItaly: 1,191,878 personsLithuania: 184,362 personsLuxembourg: 24,766 personsLatvia: 60,817 personsMalta: 20,188 personsNetherlands: 451,204 personsPoland: 903,208 personsPortugal: 242,228 personsRomania: 439,497 personsSweden: 260,326 personsSlovenia: 56,909 personsSlovakia: 115,449 persons
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  • 70K to 150K
  • 150K to 230K
  • 230K to 450K
  • 450K and over
Persons employed in transportation and storage, 2024, persons. Germany is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in transportation and storage, Germany, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in transportation and storage, Germany, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-transport-storage/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in transportation and storage, Germany, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-transport-storage/germany.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in transportation and storage, Germany, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-transport-storage/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in transportation and storage in Germany?

Persons employed in transportation and storage in Germany was 2.14 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in transportation and storage in Germany?

2.41 million in 2017, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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