Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in information and communication

Oberbayern had the highest local units in information and communication of 38 regions in 2021, at 16,273. Trier had the lowest, at 474. The median was 2,556 and the figure for Germany was 143,771. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest16,273Oberbayern

Lowest474Trier

Median2,55638 regions

Germany143,771History

All regions, 2021

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	Regions	2021 count
1	Oberbayern	16,273
2	Berlin	13,821
3	Darmstadt	10,667
4	Köln	10,309
5	Düsseldorf	8,850
6	Stuttgart	7,218
7	Hamburg	7,073
8	Karlsruhe	5,543
9	Arnsberg	4,229
10	Schleswig-Holstein	4,165
11	Mittelfranken	3,236
12	Freiburg	3,099
13	Münster	3,028
14	Brandenburg	3,001
15	Hannover	2,992
16	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	2,913
17	Detmold	2,754
18	Schwaben	2,734
19	Tübingen	2,726
20	Weser-Ems	2,386
21	Dresden	2,099
22	Thüringen	1,964
23	Koblenz	1,958
24	Lüneburg	1,895
25	Leipzig	1,888
26	Unterfranken	1,846
27	Braunschweig	1,662
28	Sachsen-Anhalt	1,541
29	Niederbayern	1,371
30	Oberpfalz	1,355
31	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	1,322
32	Gießen	1,285
33	Chemnitz	1,268
34	Kassel	1,247
35	Oberfranken	1,246
36	Saarland	1,230
37	Bremen	1,103
38	Trier	474

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 regions 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) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?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), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Local units by NUTS 2 region, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021): Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in information and communication, 2021}},
  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-information-communication/germany-regions?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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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Which region has the highest local units in information and communication?

Oberbayern, with 16,273 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in information and communication?

Trier, with 474 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.