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

Lombardia had the highest local units in information and communication of 21 regions in 2021, at 29,884. Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 250. The median was 2,784 and the figure for Italy was 124,858. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29,884Lombardia

Lowest250Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste

Median2,78421 regions

Italy124,858History

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	Lombardia	29,884
2	Lazio	17,538
3	Veneto	10,468
4	Emilia-Romagna	10,319
5	Piemonte	9,111
6	Toscana	8,252
7	Campania	7,781
8	Sicilia	5,805
9	Puglia	4,977
10	Marche	2,998
11	Liguria	2,784
12	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	2,463
13	Sardegna	2,371
14	Abruzzo	2,313
15	Calabria	2,122
16	Umbria	1,650
17	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	1,321
18	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	1,272
19	Basilicata	767
20	Molise	412
21	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	250

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.

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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) (Regions of Italy (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 Italy (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/italy-regions?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). Regions of Italy (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/italy-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 Italy (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/italy-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Local units by NUTS 2 region, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021): Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by local units in information and communication, 2021}},
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Which region has the highest local units in information and communication?

Lombardia, with 29,884 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 250 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.