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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 2023, at 255,860. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1,127. The median was 29,230. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest255,860Spain
Lowest1,127Luxembourg
Median29,23027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 23,495 countBelgium: 22,093 countBulgaria: 24,176 countCyprus: 5,249 countCzechia: 54,174 countGermany: 117,959 countDenmark: 14,142 countEstonia: 9,083 countSpain: 255,860 countFinland: 25,203 countFrance: 222,484 countGreece: 70,428 countCroatia: 17,208 countHungary: 45,197 countIreland: 26,338 countItaly: 146,328 countLithuania: 37,871 countLuxembourg: 1,127 countLatvia: 11,996 countMalta: 3,786 countNetherlands: 80,361 countPoland: 171,838 countPortugal: 56,373 countRomania: 67,879 countSweden: 38,300 countSlovenia: 10,076 countSlovakia: 29,230 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Spain: 255,860 countSpain255,860France: 222,484 countFrance222,484Poland: 171,838 countPoland171,838Italy: 146,328 countItaly146,328Germany: 117,959 countGermany117,959Netherlands: 80,361 countNetherlands80,361Greece: 70,428 countGreece70,428Romania: 67,879 countRomania67,879Portugal: 56,373 countPortugal56,373Czechia: 54,174 countCzechia54,174Hungary: 45,197 countHungary45,197Sweden: 38,300 countSweden38,300Lithuania: 37,871 countLithuania37,871Slovakia: 29,230 countSlovakia29,230Ireland: 26,338 countIreland26,338Finland: 25,203 countFinland25,203Bulgaria: 24,176 countBulgaria24,176Austria: 23,495 countAustria23,495Belgium: 22,093 countBelgium22,093Croatia: 17,208 countCroatia17,208Denmark: 14,142 countDenmark14,142Latvia: 11,996 countLatvia11,996Slovenia: 10,076 countSlovenia10,076Estonia: 9,083 countEstonia9,083Cyprus: 5,249 countCyprus5,249Malta: 3,786 countMalta3,786Luxembourg: 1,127 countLuxembourg1,127Spain: 255,860 countSpain255,860France: 222,484 countFrance222,484Poland: 171,838 countPoland171,838Italy: 146,328 countItaly146,328Germany: 117,959 countGermany117,959Netherlands: 80,361 countNetherlands80,361Greece: 70,428 countGreece70,428Romania: 67,879 countRomania67,879Portugal: 56,373 countPortugal56,373Czechia: 54,174 countCzechia54,174Hungary: 45,197 countHungary45,197Sweden: 38,300 countSweden38,300Lithuania: 37,871 countLithuania37,871Slovakia: 29,230 countSlovakia29,230Ireland: 26,338 countIreland26,338Finland: 25,203 countFinland25,203Bulgaria: 24,176 countBulgaria24,176Austria: 23,495 countAustria23,495Belgium: 22,093 countBelgium22,093Croatia: 17,208 countCroatia17,208Denmark: 14,142 countDenmark14,142Latvia: 11,996 countLatvia11,996Slovenia: 10,076 countSlovenia10,076Estonia: 9,083 countEstonia9,083Cyprus: 5,249 countCyprus5,249Malta: 3,786 countMalta3,786Luxembourg: 1,127 countLuxembourg1,127
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1Spain255,860-1.4%
2France222,484+1.8%
3Poland171,838-0.1%
4Italy146,328-0.9%
5Germany117,959-1.7%
6Netherlands80,361+6.1%
7Greece70,428+3.1%
8Romania67,879+3.8%
9Portugal56,373+24.6%
10Czechia54,174+5.6%
11Hungary45,197-10.4%
12Sweden38,300+3.3%
13Lithuania37,871+8.9%
14Slovakia29,230+3.2%
15Ireland26,338-2.8%
16Finland25,203+0.7%
17Bulgaria24,176+1.1%
18Austria23,495+2.4%
19Belgium22,093-10.5%
20Croatia17,208+8.9%
21Denmark14,142-1.1%
22Latvia11,996+10.2%
23Slovenia10,076+3.2%
24Estonia9,083+6.5%
25Cyprus5,249+26.2%
26Malta3,786+10.5%
27Luxembourg1,127+0.4%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 255,860 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 1,127 in 2023.

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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