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EU countries by local units in information and communication

France had the highest local units in information and communication of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 193,202. Malta had the lowest, at 2,284. The median was 26,017. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest193,202France
Lowest2,284Malta
Median26,01727 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 33,670 countBelgium: 45,064 countBulgaria: 17,325 countCyprus: 2,970 countCzechia: 60,580 countGermany: 143,771 countDenmark: 20,981 countEstonia: 11,521 countSpain: 87,743 countFinland: 21,055 countFrance: 193,202 countGreece: 23,428 countCroatia: 13,691 countHungary: 59,348 countIreland: 19,960 countItaly: 124,858 countLithuania: 12,317 countLuxembourg: 3,093 countLatvia: 7,815 countMalta: 2,284 countNetherlands: 129,347 countPoland: 165,713 countPortugal: 26,017 countRomania: 32,818 countSweden: 73,037 countSlovenia: 11,164 countSlovakia: 29,427 count
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count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

France: 193,202 countFrance193,202Poland: 165,713 countPoland165,713Germany: 143,771 countGermany143,771Netherlands: 129,347 countNetherlands129,347Italy: 124,858 countItaly124,858Spain: 87,743 countSpain87,743Sweden: 73,037 countSweden73,037Czechia: 60,580 countCzechia60,580Hungary: 59,348 countHungary59,348Belgium: 45,064 countBelgium45,064Austria: 33,670 countAustria33,670Romania: 32,818 countRomania32,818Slovakia: 29,427 countSlovakia29,427Portugal: 26,017 countPortugal26,017Greece: 23,428 countGreece23,428Finland: 21,055 countFinland21,055Denmark: 20,981 countDenmark20,981Ireland: 19,960 countIreland19,960Bulgaria: 17,325 countBulgaria17,325Croatia: 13,691 countCroatia13,691Lithuania: 12,317 countLithuania12,317Estonia: 11,521 countEstonia11,521Slovenia: 11,164 countSlovenia11,164Latvia: 7,815 countLatvia7,815Luxembourg: 3,093 countLuxembourg3,093Cyprus: 2,970 countCyprus2,970Malta: 2,284 countMalta2,284France: 193,202 countFrance193,202Poland: 165,713 countPoland165,713Germany: 143,771 countGermany143,771Netherlands: 129,347 countNetherlands129,347Italy: 124,858 countItaly124,858Spain: 87,743 countSpain87,743Sweden: 73,037 countSweden73,037Czechia: 60,580 countCzechia60,580Hungary: 59,348 countHungary59,348Belgium: 45,064 countBelgium45,064Austria: 33,670 countAustria33,670Romania: 32,818 countRomania32,818Slovakia: 29,427 countSlovakia29,427Portugal: 26,017 countPortugal26,017Greece: 23,428 countGreece23,428Finland: 21,055 countFinland21,055Denmark: 20,981 countDenmark20,981Ireland: 19,960 countIreland19,960Bulgaria: 17,325 countBulgaria17,325Croatia: 13,691 countCroatia13,691Lithuania: 12,317 countLithuania12,317Estonia: 11,521 countEstonia11,521Slovenia: 11,164 countSlovenia11,164Latvia: 7,815 countLatvia7,815Luxembourg: 3,093 countLuxembourg3,093Cyprus: 2,970 countCyprus2,970Malta: 2,284 countMalta2,284
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count
1France Series break193,202
2Poland165,713
3Germany143,771
4Netherlands129,347
5Italy124,858
6Spain87,743
7Sweden73,037
8Czechia60,580
9Hungary59,348
10Belgium45,064
11Austria Series break33,670
12Romania32,818
13Slovakia29,427
14Portugal Series break26,017
15Greece23,428
16Finland Series break21,055
17Denmark20,981
18Ireland19,960
19Bulgaria17,325
20Croatia13,691
21Lithuania12,317
22Estonia11,521
23Slovenia11,164
24Latvia7,815
25Luxembourg3,093
26Cyprus2,970
27Malta2,284

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J). 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 EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU countries by local units in information and communication, 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in information and communication, 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-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs_r_nuts2021). EU countries by local units in information and communication, 2021. 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-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in information and communication, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest local units in information and communication?

France, with 193,202 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in information and communication?

Malta, with 2,284 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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