Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2024

Grande Lisboa had the highest local units in administrative and support services of 9 regions in 2024, at 82,409. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 4,513. The median was 15,710 and the figure for Portugal was 261,194. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest82,409Grande Lisboa

Lowest4,513Região Autónoma dos Açores

Median15,7109 regions

Portugal261,194History

All regions, 2024

count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Grande Lisboa	82,409	+5.5%
2	Norte	74,985	+7%
3	Centro (PT)	31,818	+4.3%
4	Península de Setúbal	23,694	+5.1%
5	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	15,710	+6.2%
6	Algarve	15,276	+7.6%
7	Alentejo	7,518	+5.5%
8	Região Autónoma da Madeira	5,263	+3%
9	Região Autónoma dos Açores	4,513	+1.6%

Other periods

2024
2023
2022

About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N). 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2024) [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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2024. 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-administrative-support/portugal-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2024. 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-administrative-support/portugal-regions.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-administrative-support/portugal-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021): Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-administrative-support/portugal-regions. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs\_r\_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which region has the highest local units in administrative and support services?

Grande Lisboa, with 82,409 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in administrative and support services?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 4,513 in 2024.

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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.