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 2023, at 15,118. Bremen had the lowest, at 2,075. The median was 5,643 and the figure for Germany was 252,082. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest15,118Oberbayern
Lowest2,075Bremen
Median5,64338 regions
Germany252,082History

All regions, 2023

Oberbayern: 15,118 countOberbayern15,118Düsseldorf: 14,765 countDüsseldorf14,765Darmstadt: 13,415 countDarmstadt13,415Berlin: 12,958 countBerlin12,958Köln: 12,553 countKöln12,553Stuttgart: 12,052 countStuttgart12,052Schleswig-Holstein: 10,628 countSchleswig-Holstein10,628Arnsberg: 9,363 countArnsberg9,363Freiburg: 9,048 countFreiburg9,048Karlsruhe: 8,900 countKarlsruhe8,900Weser-Ems: 8,368 countWeser-Ems8,368Brandenburg: 6,715 countBrandenburg6,715Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6,694 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern6,694Schwaben: 6,531 countSchwaben6,531Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 6,445 countRheinhessen-Pfalz6,445Münster: 6,342 countMünster6,342Hamburg: 6,041 countHamburg6,041Hannover: 5,916 countHannover5,916Tübingen: 5,811 countTübingen5,811Mittelfranken: 5,474 countMittelfranken5,474Sachsen-Anhalt: 5,466 countSachsen-Anhalt5,466Thüringen: 5,327 countThüringen5,327Detmold: 5,027 countDetmold5,027Lüneburg: 4,797 countLüneburg4,797Koblenz: 4,730 countKoblenz4,730Braunschweig: 4,205 countBraunschweig4,205Niederbayern: 4,175 countNiederbayern4,175Dresden: 4,164 countDresden4,164Unterfranken: 3,951 countUnterfranken3,951Kassel: 3,789 countKassel3,789Saarland: 3,549 countSaarland3,549Oberfranken: 3,385 countOberfranken3,385Oberpfalz: 3,310 countOberpfalz3,310Chemnitz: 3,239 countChemnitz3,239Gießen: 2,882 countGießen2,882Leipzig: 2,677 countLeipzig2,677Trier: 2,197 countTrier2,197Bremen: 2,075 countBremen2,075Oberbayern: 15,118 countOberbayern15,118Düsseldorf: 14,765 countDüsseldorf14,765Darmstadt: 13,415 countDarmstadt13,415Berlin: 12,958 countBerlin12,958Köln: 12,553 countKöln12,553Stuttgart: 12,052 countStuttgart12,052Schleswig-Holstein: 10,628 countSchleswig-Holstein10,628Arnsberg: 9,363 countArnsberg9,363Freiburg: 9,048 countFreiburg9,048Karlsruhe: 8,900 countKarlsruhe8,900Weser-Ems: 8,368 countWeser-Ems8,368Brandenburg: 6,715 countBrandenburg6,715Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6,694 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern6,694Schwaben: 6,531 countSchwaben6,531Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 6,445 countRheinhessen-Pfalz6,445Münster: 6,342 countMünster6,342Hamburg: 6,041 countHamburg6,041Hannover: 5,916 countHannover5,916Tübingen: 5,811 countTübingen5,811Mittelfranken: 5,474 countMittelfranken5,474Sachsen-Anhalt: 5,466 countSachsen-Anhalt5,466Thüringen: 5,327 countThüringen5,327Detmold: 5,027 countDetmold5,027Lüneburg: 4,797 countLüneburg4,797Koblenz: 4,730 countKoblenz4,730Braunschweig: 4,205 countBraunschweig4,205Niederbayern: 4,175 countNiederbayern4,175Dresden: 4,164 countDresden4,164Unterfranken: 3,951 countUnterfranken3,951Kassel: 3,789 countKassel3,789Saarland: 3,549 countSaarland3,549Oberfranken: 3,385 countOberfranken3,385Oberpfalz: 3,310 countOberpfalz3,310Chemnitz: 3,239 countChemnitz3,239Gießen: 2,882 countGießen2,882Leipzig: 2,677 countLeipzig2,677Trier: 2,197 countTrier2,197Bremen: 2,075 countBremen2,075
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

RankRegions2023
count
Change on 2022
1Oberbayern15,118+1.2%
2Düsseldorf14,765+1%
3Darmstadt13,415+1%
4Berlin12,958-1.7%
5Köln12,553+2.4%
6Stuttgart12,052+1.4%
7Schleswig-Holstein10,628+1.2%
8Arnsberg9,363+1.2%
9Freiburg9,048+1.4%
10Karlsruhe8,900+0.5%
11Weser-Ems8,368+1.1%
12Brandenburg6,715+1.2%
13Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6,694+0.1%
14Schwaben6,531+2.9%
15Rheinhessen-Pfalz6,445+0.3%
16Münster6,342+2.3%
17Hamburg6,041+1.6%
18Hannover5,916+3.5%
19Tübingen5,811+2%
20Mittelfranken5,474+2.5%
21Sachsen-Anhalt5,466+0.4%
22Thüringen5,327+1.1%
23Detmold5,027+1.6%
24Lüneburg4,797+4.3%
25Koblenz4,730-0.1%
26Braunschweig4,205+2.1%
27Niederbayern4,175+1.2%
28Dresden4,1640%
29Unterfranken3,951+0.7%
30Kassel3,789+0.3%
31Saarland3,549+1.1%
32Oberfranken3,385+1.7%
33Oberpfalz3,310+2.3%
34Chemnitz3,239-0.3%
35Gießen2,882+1.7%
36Leipzig2,677+2.5%
37Trier2,197+1.5%
38Bremen2,075-4.1%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-accommodation-food/germany-regions?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Oberbayern, with 15,118 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Bremen, with 2,075 in 2023.

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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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