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EU countries by local units in transportation and storage

Spain had the highest local units in transportation and storage of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 259,494. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1,123. The median was 28,314. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest259,494Spain
Lowest1,123Luxembourg
Median28,31427 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 22,935 countBelgium: 24,679 countBulgaria: 23,902 countCyprus: 4,160 countCzechia: 51,277 countGermany: 120,048 countDenmark: 14,303 countEstonia: 8,532 countSpain: 259,494 countFinland: 25,027 countFrance: 218,620 countGreece: 68,318 countCroatia: 15,806 countHungary: 50,441 countIreland: 27,106 countItaly: 147,727 countLithuania: 34,770 countLuxembourg: 1,123 countLatvia: 10,888 countMalta: 3,426 countNetherlands: 75,706 countPoland: 171,943 countPortugal: 45,226 countRomania: 65,365 countSweden: 37,070 countSlovenia: 9,768 countSlovakia: 28,314 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Spain: 259,494 countSpain259,494France: 218,620 countFrance218,620Poland: 171,943 countPoland171,943Italy: 147,727 countItaly147,727Germany: 120,048 countGermany120,048Netherlands: 75,706 countNetherlands75,706Greece: 68,318 countGreece68,318Romania: 65,365 countRomania65,365Czechia: 51,277 countCzechia51,277Hungary: 50,441 countHungary50,441Portugal: 45,226 countPortugal45,226Sweden: 37,070 countSweden37,070Lithuania: 34,770 countLithuania34,770Slovakia: 28,314 countSlovakia28,314Ireland: 27,106 countIreland27,106Finland: 25,027 countFinland25,027Belgium: 24,679 countBelgium24,679Bulgaria: 23,902 countBulgaria23,902Austria: 22,935 countAustria22,935Croatia: 15,806 countCroatia15,806Denmark: 14,303 countDenmark14,303Latvia: 10,888 countLatvia10,888Slovenia: 9,768 countSlovenia9,768Estonia: 8,532 countEstonia8,532Cyprus: 4,160 countCyprus4,160Malta: 3,426 countMalta3,426Luxembourg: 1,123 countLuxembourg1,123Spain: 259,494 countSpain259,494France: 218,620 countFrance218,620Poland: 171,943 countPoland171,943Italy: 147,727 countItaly147,727Germany: 120,048 countGermany120,048Netherlands: 75,706 countNetherlands75,706Greece: 68,318 countGreece68,318Romania: 65,365 countRomania65,365Czechia: 51,277 countCzechia51,277Hungary: 50,441 countHungary50,441Portugal: 45,226 countPortugal45,226Sweden: 37,070 countSweden37,070Lithuania: 34,770 countLithuania34,770Slovakia: 28,314 countSlovakia28,314Ireland: 27,106 countIreland27,106Finland: 25,027 countFinland25,027Belgium: 24,679 countBelgium24,679Bulgaria: 23,902 countBulgaria23,902Austria: 22,935 countAustria22,935Croatia: 15,806 countCroatia15,806Denmark: 14,303 countDenmark14,303Latvia: 10,888 countLatvia10,888Slovenia: 9,768 countSlovenia9,768Estonia: 8,532 countEstonia8,532Cyprus: 4,160 countCyprus4,160Malta: 3,426 countMalta3,426Luxembourg: 1,123 countLuxembourg1,123
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

RankEU countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Spain259,494+3.5%
2France218,620+3%
3Poland171,943-2.4%
4Italy147,727+1.6%
5Germany120,048+0.5%
6Netherlands75,706+9.5%
7Greece68,318+7.4%
8Romania65,365+3%
9Czechia51,277+4.7%
10Hungary50,441+5.7%
11Portugal45,226+16.8%
12Sweden37,070+4.1%
13Lithuania34,770+13.2%
14Slovakia28,314+8.4%
15Ireland27,106+5.1%
16Finland25,027+2.9%
17Belgium24,679+4.1%
18Bulgaria23,902+2.5%
19Austria22,935+0.3%
20Croatia15,806+1.8%
21Denmark14,303+4.2%
22Latvia10,888+1.4%
23Slovenia9,768+3%
24Estonia8,532+10.1%
25Cyprus4,160+20.7%
26Malta3,426+9.2%
27Luxembourg1,123+4.6%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 259,494 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 1,123 in 2022.

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.

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