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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities

Oberbayern had the highest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities of 38 regions in 2021, at 51,190. Trier had the lowest, at 2,242. The median was 10,484 and the figure for Germany was 523,589. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest51,190Oberbayern
Lowest2,242Trier
Median10,48438 regions
Germany523,589History

All regions, 2021

Oberbayern: 51,190 countOberbayern51,190Berlin: 39,269 countBerlin39,269Düsseldorf: 34,712 countDüsseldorf34,712Köln: 33,808 countKöln33,808Darmstadt: 32,969 countDarmstadt32,969Stuttgart: 27,951 countStuttgart27,951Hamburg: 23,107 countHamburg23,107Karlsruhe: 18,282 countKarlsruhe18,282Arnsberg: 17,046 countArnsberg17,046Schleswig-Holstein: 15,499 countSchleswig-Holstein15,499Freiburg: 13,089 countFreiburg13,089Münster: 13,026 countMünster13,026Brandenburg: 12,714 countBrandenburg12,714Hannover: 12,044 countHannover12,044Weser-Ems: 11,929 countWeser-Ems11,929Tübingen: 11,294 countTübingen11,294Schwaben: 10,706 countSchwaben10,706Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 10,566 countRheinhessen-Pfalz10,566Mittelfranken: 10,547 countMittelfranken10,547Detmold: 10,420 countDetmold10,420Thüringen: 9,055 countThüringen9,055Dresden: 8,600 countDresden8,600Lüneburg: 8,564 countLüneburg8,564Sachsen-Anhalt: 7,778 countSachsen-Anhalt7,778Koblenz: 7,555 countKoblenz7,555Unterfranken: 7,076 countUnterfranken7,076Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6,680 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern6,680Leipzig: 6,629 countLeipzig6,629Braunschweig: 6,456 countBraunschweig6,456Niederbayern: 6,115 countNiederbayern6,115Chemnitz: 5,911 countChemnitz5,911Oberpfalz: 5,876 countOberpfalz5,876Kassel: 5,577 countKassel5,577Gießen: 5,393 countGießen5,393Oberfranken: 5,181 countOberfranken5,181Saarland: 4,703 countSaarland4,703Bremen: 4,030 countBremen4,030Trier: 2,242 countTrier2,242Oberbayern: 51,190 countOberbayern51,190Berlin: 39,269 countBerlin39,269Düsseldorf: 34,712 countDüsseldorf34,712Köln: 33,808 countKöln33,808Darmstadt: 32,969 countDarmstadt32,969Stuttgart: 27,951 countStuttgart27,951Hamburg: 23,107 countHamburg23,107Karlsruhe: 18,282 countKarlsruhe18,282Arnsberg: 17,046 countArnsberg17,046Schleswig-Holstein: 15,499 countSchleswig-Holstein15,499Freiburg: 13,089 countFreiburg13,089Münster: 13,026 countMünster13,026Brandenburg: 12,714 countBrandenburg12,714Hannover: 12,044 countHannover12,044Weser-Ems: 11,929 countWeser-Ems11,929Tübingen: 11,294 countTübingen11,294Schwaben: 10,706 countSchwaben10,706Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 10,566 countRheinhessen-Pfalz10,566Mittelfranken: 10,547 countMittelfranken10,547Detmold: 10,420 countDetmold10,420Thüringen: 9,055 countThüringen9,055Dresden: 8,600 countDresden8,600Lüneburg: 8,564 countLüneburg8,564Sachsen-Anhalt: 7,778 countSachsen-Anhalt7,778Koblenz: 7,555 countKoblenz7,555Unterfranken: 7,076 countUnterfranken7,076Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6,680 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern6,680Leipzig: 6,629 countLeipzig6,629Braunschweig: 6,456 countBraunschweig6,456Niederbayern: 6,115 countNiederbayern6,115Chemnitz: 5,911 countChemnitz5,911Oberpfalz: 5,876 countOberpfalz5,876Kassel: 5,577 countKassel5,577Gießen: 5,393 countGießen5,393Oberfranken: 5,181 countOberfranken5,181Saarland: 4,703 countSaarland4,703Bremen: 4,030 countBremen4,030Trier: 2,242 countTrier2,242
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
count
1Oberbayern51,190
2Berlin39,269
3Düsseldorf34,712
4Köln33,808
5Darmstadt32,969
6Stuttgart27,951
7Hamburg23,107
8Karlsruhe18,282
9Arnsberg17,046
10Schleswig-Holstein15,499
11Freiburg13,089
12Münster13,026
13Brandenburg12,714
14Hannover12,044
15Weser-Ems11,929
16Tübingen11,294
17Schwaben10,706
18Rheinhessen-Pfalz10,566
19Mittelfranken10,547
20Detmold10,420
21Thüringen9,055
22Dresden8,600
23Lüneburg8,564
24Sachsen-Anhalt7,778
25Koblenz7,555
26Unterfranken7,076
27Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6,680
28Leipzig6,629
29Braunschweig6,456
30Niederbayern6,115
31Chemnitz5,911
32Oberpfalz5,876
33Kassel5,577
34Gießen5,393
35Oberfranken5,181
36Saarland4,703
37Bremen4,030
38Trier2,242

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M). 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.

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Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/germany-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/germany-regions?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-professional-scientific/germany-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Oberbayern, with 51,190 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Trier, with 2,242 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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