EU countries by local units in information and communication

France had the highest local units in information and communication of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 222,851. Malta had the lowest, at 2,435. The median was 30,725. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest222,851France

Lowest2,435Malta

Median30,72527 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2022

Under 14K
14K to 23K
23K to 36K
36K to 88K
88K and over

count, 2022. 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, 2022

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

Rank	EU countries	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	France	222,851	+15.3%
2	Poland	194,931	+17.6%
3	Germany	147,169	+2.4%
4	Netherlands	137,504	+6.3%
5	Italy	129,910	+4%
6	Spain	92,098	+5%
7	Sweden	72,506	-0.7%
8	Czechia	64,417	+6.3%
9	Hungary	60,774	+2.4%
10	Belgium	49,633	+10.1%
11	Romania	37,682	+14.8%
12	Austria	34,224	+1.6%
13	Slovakia	32,526	+10.5%
14	Portugal	30,725	+18.1%
15	Greece	25,683	+9.6%
16	Ireland	24,316	+21.8%
17	Finland	22,394	+6.4%
18	Denmark	22,061	+5.1%
19	Bulgaria	18,636	+7.6%
20	Croatia	14,842	+8.4%
21	Lithuania	13,916	+13%
22	Estonia	13,831	+20.1%
23	Slovenia	11,907	+6.7%
24	Latvia	8,314	+6.4%
25	Cyprus	3,820	+28.6%
26	Luxembourg	3,409	+10.2%
27	Malta	2,435	+6.6%

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

France, with 222,851 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 2,435 in 2022.

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.