Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in accommodation and food services

Oberbayern had the highest local units in accommodation and food services of 38 regions in 2021, at 14,531. Bremen had the lowest, at 2,092. The median was 5,374 and the figure for Germany was 241,167. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest14,531Oberbayern
Lowest2,092Bremen
Median5,37438 regions
Germany241,167History

All regions, 2021

Oberbayern: 14,531 countOberbayern14,531Düsseldorf: 14,200 countDüsseldorf14,200Darmstadt: 12,689 countDarmstadt12,689Berlin: 12,481 countBerlin12,481Köln: 11,900 countKöln11,900Stuttgart: 11,453 countStuttgart11,453Schleswig-Holstein: 10,260 countSchleswig-Holstein10,260Arnsberg: 9,005 countArnsberg9,005Karlsruhe: 8,611 countKarlsruhe8,611Freiburg: 8,604 countFreiburg8,604Weser-Ems: 7,857 countWeser-Ems7,857Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6,630 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern6,630Brandenburg: 6,464 countBrandenburg6,464Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 6,239 countRheinhessen-Pfalz6,239Schwaben: 6,137 countSchwaben6,137Münster: 6,072 countMünster6,072Hamburg: 5,751 countHamburg5,751Tübingen: 5,573 countTübingen5,573Hannover: 5,480 countHannover5,480Sachsen-Anhalt: 5,267 countSachsen-Anhalt5,267Mittelfranken: 5,205 countMittelfranken5,205Thüringen: 5,117 countThüringen5,117Detmold: 4,807 countDetmold4,807Koblenz: 4,676 countKoblenz4,676Lüneburg: 4,472 countLüneburg4,472Dresden: 4,066 countDresden4,066Braunschweig: 3,945 countBraunschweig3,945Niederbayern: 3,934 countNiederbayern3,934Unterfranken: 3,818 countUnterfranken3,818Kassel: 3,592 countKassel3,592Saarland: 3,351 countSaarland3,351Oberfranken: 3,245 countOberfranken3,245Chemnitz: 3,186 countChemnitz3,186Oberpfalz: 3,136 countOberpfalz3,136Gießen: 2,702 countGießen2,702Leipzig: 2,515 countLeipzig2,515Trier: 2,104 countTrier2,104Bremen: 2,092 countBremen2,092Oberbayern: 14,531 countOberbayern14,531Düsseldorf: 14,200 countDüsseldorf14,200Darmstadt: 12,689 countDarmstadt12,689Berlin: 12,481 countBerlin12,481Köln: 11,900 countKöln11,900Stuttgart: 11,453 countStuttgart11,453Schleswig-Holstein: 10,260 countSchleswig-Holstein10,260Arnsberg: 9,005 countArnsberg9,005Karlsruhe: 8,611 countKarlsruhe8,611Freiburg: 8,604 countFreiburg8,604Weser-Ems: 7,857 countWeser-Ems7,857Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6,630 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern6,630Brandenburg: 6,464 countBrandenburg6,464Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 6,239 countRheinhessen-Pfalz6,239Schwaben: 6,137 countSchwaben6,137Münster: 6,072 countMünster6,072Hamburg: 5,751 countHamburg5,751Tübingen: 5,573 countTübingen5,573Hannover: 5,480 countHannover5,480Sachsen-Anhalt: 5,267 countSachsen-Anhalt5,267Mittelfranken: 5,205 countMittelfranken5,205Thüringen: 5,117 countThüringen5,117Detmold: 4,807 countDetmold4,807Koblenz: 4,676 countKoblenz4,676Lüneburg: 4,472 countLüneburg4,472Dresden: 4,066 countDresden4,066Braunschweig: 3,945 countBraunschweig3,945Niederbayern: 3,934 countNiederbayern3,934Unterfranken: 3,818 countUnterfranken3,818Kassel: 3,592 countKassel3,592Saarland: 3,351 countSaarland3,351Oberfranken: 3,245 countOberfranken3,245Chemnitz: 3,186 countChemnitz3,186Oberpfalz: 3,136 countOberpfalz3,136Gießen: 2,702 countGießen2,702Leipzig: 2,515 countLeipzig2,515Trier: 2,104 countTrier2,104Bremen: 2,092 countBremen2,092
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
count
1Oberbayern14,531
2Düsseldorf14,200
3Darmstadt12,689
4Berlin12,481
5Köln11,900
6Stuttgart11,453
7Schleswig-Holstein10,260
8Arnsberg9,005
9Karlsruhe8,611
10Freiburg8,604
11Weser-Ems7,857
12Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6,630
13Brandenburg6,464
14Rheinhessen-Pfalz6,239
15Schwaben6,137
16Münster6,072
17Hamburg5,751
18Tübingen5,573
19Hannover5,480
20Sachsen-Anhalt5,267
21Mittelfranken5,205
22Thüringen5,117
23Detmold4,807
24Koblenz4,676
25Lüneburg4,472
26Dresden4,066
27Braunschweig3,945
28Niederbayern3,934
29Unterfranken3,818
30Kassel3,592
31Saarland3,351
32Oberfranken3,245
33Chemnitz3,186
34Oberpfalz3,136
35Gießen2,702
36Leipzig2,515
37Trier2,104
38Bremen2,092

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

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Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in accommodation and food services, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in accommodation and food services, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-accommodation-food/germany-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in accommodation and food services, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-accommodation-food/germany-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest local units in accommodation and food services?

Oberbayern, with 14,531 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in accommodation and food services?

Bremen, with 2,092 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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