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

All 12 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/netherlands-regions

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Noord-Holland | 135,205 |
| 2 | Zuid-Holland | 123,687 |
| 3 | Noord-Brabant | 82,360 |
| 4 | Gelderland | 62,981 |
| 5 | Utrecht | 59,513 |
| 6 | Overijssel | 28,826 |
| 7 | Limburg (NL) | 25,183 |
| 8 | Friesland (NL) | 15,903 |
| 9 | Groningen | 14,167 |
| 10 | Flevoland | 11,804 |
| 11 | Drenthe | 11,079 |
| 12 | Zeeland | 8,522 |