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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 2023, at 243,158. Malta had the lowest, at 2,782. The median was 34,326. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest243,158France
Lowest2,782Malta
Median34,32627 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 35,846 countBelgium: 47,834 countBulgaria: 19,600 countCyprus: 4,255 countCzechia: 67,187 countGermany: 152,399 countDenmark: 22,108 countEstonia: 15,277 countSpain: 94,931 countFinland: 22,356 countFrance: 243,158 countGreece: 27,145 countCroatia: 15,626 countHungary: 50,535 countIreland: 21,041 countItaly: 132,430 countLithuania: 15,475 countLuxembourg: 3,574 countLatvia: 8,421 countMalta: 2,782 countNetherlands: 141,842 countPoland: 218,902 countPortugal: 35,313 countRomania: 41,751 countSweden: 76,911 countSlovenia: 12,406 countSlovakia: 34,326 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

France: 243,158 countFrance243,158Poland: 218,902 countPoland218,902Germany: 152,399 countGermany152,399Netherlands: 141,842 countNetherlands141,842Italy: 132,430 countItaly132,430Spain: 94,931 countSpain94,931Sweden: 76,911 countSweden76,911Czechia: 67,187 countCzechia67,187Hungary: 50,535 countHungary50,535Belgium: 47,834 countBelgium47,834Romania: 41,751 countRomania41,751Austria: 35,846 countAustria35,846Portugal: 35,313 countPortugal35,313Slovakia: 34,326 countSlovakia34,326Greece: 27,145 countGreece27,145Finland: 22,356 countFinland22,356Denmark: 22,108 countDenmark22,108Ireland: 21,041 countIreland21,041Bulgaria: 19,600 countBulgaria19,600Croatia: 15,626 countCroatia15,626Lithuania: 15,475 countLithuania15,475Estonia: 15,277 countEstonia15,277Slovenia: 12,406 countSlovenia12,406Latvia: 8,421 countLatvia8,421Cyprus: 4,255 countCyprus4,255Luxembourg: 3,574 countLuxembourg3,574Malta: 2,782 countMalta2,782France: 243,158 countFrance243,158Poland: 218,902 countPoland218,902Germany: 152,399 countGermany152,399Netherlands: 141,842 countNetherlands141,842Italy: 132,430 countItaly132,430Spain: 94,931 countSpain94,931Sweden: 76,911 countSweden76,911Czechia: 67,187 countCzechia67,187Hungary: 50,535 countHungary50,535Belgium: 47,834 countBelgium47,834Romania: 41,751 countRomania41,751Austria: 35,846 countAustria35,846Portugal: 35,313 countPortugal35,313Slovakia: 34,326 countSlovakia34,326Greece: 27,145 countGreece27,145Finland: 22,356 countFinland22,356Denmark: 22,108 countDenmark22,108Ireland: 21,041 countIreland21,041Bulgaria: 19,600 countBulgaria19,600Croatia: 15,626 countCroatia15,626Lithuania: 15,475 countLithuania15,475Estonia: 15,277 countEstonia15,277Slovenia: 12,406 countSlovenia12,406Latvia: 8,421 countLatvia8,421Cyprus: 4,255 countCyprus4,255Luxembourg: 3,574 countLuxembourg3,574Malta: 2,782 countMalta2,782
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1France243,158+9.1%
2Poland218,902+12.3%
3Germany152,399+3.6%
4Netherlands141,842+3.2%
5Italy132,430+1.9%
6Spain94,931+3.1%
7Sweden76,911+6.1%
8Czechia67,187+4.3%
9Hungary50,535-16.8%
10Belgium47,834-3.6%
11Romania41,751+10.8%
12Austria35,846+4.7%
13Portugal35,313+14.9%
14Slovakia34,326+5.5%
15Greece27,145+5.7%
16Finland22,356-0.2%
17Denmark22,108+0.2%
18Ireland21,041-13.5%
19Bulgaria19,600+5.2%
20Croatia15,626+5.3%
21Lithuania15,475+11.2%
22Estonia15,277+10.5%
23Slovenia12,406+4.2%
24Latvia8,421+1.3%
25Cyprus4,255+11.4%
26Luxembourg3,574+4.8%
27Malta2,782+14.3%

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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.

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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, 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in information and communication, 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-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2023. 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, 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-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2023.

Harvard

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

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

France, with 243,158 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 2,782 in 2023.

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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