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

Lombardia had the highest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities of 21 regions in 2021, at 177,083. Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 1,827. The median was 21,940 and the figure for Italy was 849,191. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest177,083Lombardia
Lowest1,827Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste
Median21,94021 regions
Italy849,191History

All regions, 2021

Lombardia: 177,083 countLombardia177,083Lazio: 97,077 countLazio97,077Veneto: 71,303 countVeneto71,303Emilia-Romagna: 68,307 countEmilia-Romagna68,307Campania: 67,595 countCampania67,595Toscana: 57,923 countToscana57,923Piemonte: 56,497 countPiemonte56,497Sicilia: 49,333 countSicilia49,333Puglia: 46,200 countPuglia46,200Marche: 23,059 countMarche23,059Liguria: 21,940 countLiguria21,940Calabria: 20,333 countCalabria20,333Abruzzo: 18,837 countAbruzzo18,837Sardegna: 18,599 countSardegna18,599Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 15,363 countFriuli-Venezia Giulia15,363Umbria: 12,780 countUmbria12,780Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 7,528 countProvincia Autonoma di Trento7,528Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 6,872 countProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…6,872Basilicata: 6,787 countBasilicata6,787Molise: 3,948 countMolise3,948Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 1,827 countValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1,827Lombardia: 177,083 countLombardia177,083Lazio: 97,077 countLazio97,077Veneto: 71,303 countVeneto71,303Emilia-Romagna: 68,307 countEmilia-Romagna68,307Campania: 67,595 countCampania67,595Toscana: 57,923 countToscana57,923Piemonte: 56,497 countPiemonte56,497Sicilia: 49,333 countSicilia49,333Puglia: 46,200 countPuglia46,200Marche: 23,059 countMarche23,059Liguria: 21,940 countLiguria21,940Calabria: 20,333 countCalabria20,333Abruzzo: 18,837 countAbruzzo18,837Sardegna: 18,599 countSardegna18,599Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 15,363 countFriuli-Venezia Giulia15,363Umbria: 12,780 countUmbria12,780Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 7,528 countProvincia Autonoma di Trento7,528Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 6,872 countProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen6,872Basilicata: 6,787 countBasilicata6,787Molise: 3,948 countMolise3,948Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 1,827 countValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1,827
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
1Lombardia177,083
2Lazio97,077
3Veneto71,303
4Emilia-Romagna68,307
5Campania67,595
6Toscana57,923
7Piemonte56,497
8Sicilia49,333
9Puglia46,200
10Marche23,059
11Liguria21,940
12Calabria20,333
13Abruzzo18,837
14Sardegna18,599
15Friuli-Venezia Giulia15,363
16Umbria12,780
17Provincia Autonoma di Trento7,528
18Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen6,872
19Basilicata6,787
20Molise3,948
21Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1,827

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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.

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

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

Lombardia, with 177,083 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 1,827 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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