EU countries by local units in transportation and storage

Spain had the highest local units in transportation and storage of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 250,784. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1,074. The median was 26,127. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest250,784Spain

Lowest1,074Luxembourg

Median26,12727 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Under 11K
11K to 24K
24K to 37K
37K to 68K
68K and over

count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2021 count
1	Spain	250,784
2	France Series break	212,273
3	Poland	176,155
4	Italy	145,455
5	Germany	119,445
6	Netherlands	69,138
7	Greece	63,617
8	Romania	63,474
9	Czechia	48,960
10	Hungary	47,721
11	Portugal Series break	38,724
12	Sweden	35,596
13	Lithuania	30,704
14	Slovakia	26,127
15	Ireland	25,780
16	Finland Series break	24,324
17	Belgium	23,717
18	Bulgaria	23,312
19	Austria Series break	22,861
20	Croatia	15,520
21	Denmark	13,730
22	Latvia	10,738
23	Slovenia	9,485
24	Estonia	7,752
25	Cyprus	3,447
26	Malta	3,138
27	Luxembourg	1,074

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H). 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 EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H) (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, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU countries by local units in transportation and storage, 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, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in transportation and storage, 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-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H) (sbs_r_nuts2021). EU countries by local units in transportation and storage, 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-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in transportation and storage, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest local units in transportation and storage?

Spain, with 250,784 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in transportation and storage?

Luxembourg, with 1,074 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, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.