# Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2024

All 21 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `business_local_units_professional_scientific`
- Unit: count
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-professional-scientific/italy-regions

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lombardia | 200,551 |
| 2 | Lazio | 107,976 |
| 3 | Veneto | 78,957 |
| 4 | Campania | 76,646 |
| 5 | Emilia-Romagna | 74,255 |
| 6 | Toscana | 63,677 |
| 7 | Piemonte | 62,080 |
| 8 | Sicilia | 55,305 |
| 9 | Puglia | 50,540 |
| 10 | Marche | 25,372 |
| 11 | Liguria | 23,679 |
| 12 | Calabria | 23,236 |
| 13 | Abruzzo | 20,967 |
| 14 | Sardegna | 20,644 |
| 15 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 16,849 |
| 16 | Umbria | 13,996 |
| 17 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 8,244 |
| 18 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 7,625 |
| 19 | Basilicata | 7,616 |
| 20 | Molise | 4,413 |
| 21 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 1,970 |