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EU countries by persons employed in transportation and storage

Germany had the highest persons employed in transportation and storage of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 2.19 million. Malta had the lowest, at 9,865. The median was 160,003 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 9.42 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,193,690Germany
Lowest9,865Malta
Median160,00327 EU countries
European Union (27)9,420,688History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 194,132 personsBelgium: 209,822 personsBulgaria: 157,287 personsCyprus: 17,071 personsCzechia: 264,532 personsGermany: 2,193,690 personsDenmark: 160,003 personsEstonia: 38,452 personsSpain: 822,509 personsFinland: 149,871 personsFrance: 1,289,522 personsGreece: 191,444 personsCroatia: 84,712 personsHungary: 226,351 personsIreland: 91,985 personsItaly: 1,073,322 personsLithuania: 112,065 personsLuxembourg: 19,736 personsLatvia: 77,932 personsMalta: 9,865 personsNetherlands: 399,011 personsPoland: 733,273 personsPortugal: 150,874 personsRomania: 338,775 personsSweden: 265,832 personsSlovenia: 43,668 personsSlovakia: 105,836 persons
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persons, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Germany: 2,193,690 personsGermany2,193,690France: 1,289,522 personsFrance1,289,522Italy: 1,073,322 personsItaly1,073,322Spain: 822,509 personsSpain822,509Poland: 733,273 personsPoland733,273Netherlands: 399,011 personsNetherlands399,011Romania: 338,775 personsRomania338,775Sweden: 265,832 personsSweden265,832Czechia: 264,532 personsCzechia264,532Hungary: 226,351 personsHungary226,351Belgium: 209,822 personsBelgium209,822Austria: 194,132 personsAustria194,132Greece: 191,444 personsGreece191,444Denmark: 160,003 personsDenmark160,003Bulgaria: 157,287 personsBulgaria157,287Portugal: 150,874 personsPortugal150,874Finland: 149,871 personsFinland149,871Lithuania: 112,065 personsLithuania112,065Slovakia: 105,836 personsSlovakia105,836Ireland: 91,985 personsIreland91,985Croatia: 84,712 personsCroatia84,712Latvia: 77,932 personsLatvia77,932Slovenia: 43,668 personsSlovenia43,668Estonia: 38,452 personsEstonia38,452Luxembourg: 19,736 personsLuxembourg19,736Cyprus: 17,071 personsCyprus17,071Malta: 9,865 personsMalta9,865Germany: 2,193,690 personsGermany2,193,690France: 1,289,522 personsFrance1,289,522Italy: 1,073,322 personsItaly1,073,322Spain: 822,509 personsSpain822,509Poland: 733,273 personsPoland733,273Netherlands: 399,011 personsNetherlands399,011Romania: 338,775 personsRomania338,775Sweden: 265,832 personsSweden265,832Czechia: 264,532 personsCzechia264,532Hungary: 226,351 personsHungary226,351Belgium: 209,822 personsBelgium209,822Austria: 194,132 personsAustria194,132Greece: 191,444 personsGreece191,444Denmark: 160,003 personsDenmark160,003Bulgaria: 157,287 personsBulgaria157,287Portugal: 150,874 personsPortugal150,874Finland: 149,871 personsFinland149,871Lithuania: 112,065 personsLithuania112,065Slovakia: 105,836 personsSlovakia105,836Ireland: 91,985 personsIreland91,985Croatia: 84,712 personsCroatia84,712Latvia: 77,932 personsLatvia77,932Slovenia: 43,668 personsSlovenia43,668Estonia: 38,452 personsEstonia38,452Luxembourg: 19,736 personsLuxembourg19,736Cyprus: 17,071 personsCyprus17,071Malta: 9,865 personsMalta9,865
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
persons		Change on 2013
1Germany2,193,690+6.4%
2France Series break1,289,522-6.5%
3Italy1,073,322+1.3%
4Spain822,509-0.3%
5Poland733,273+1.7%
6Netherlands399,011-2.4%
7Romania338,775+0.4%
8Sweden265,832-1.5%
9Czechia264,532+0.6%
10Hungary226,351+4.7%
11Belgium209,822-2.4%
12Austria194,132-6.1%
13Greece191,444+14.9%
14Denmark160,003+8.7%
15Bulgaria157,287+1.1%
16Portugal150,874+2.1%
17Finland149,871+1.3%
18Lithuania112,065+3.1%
19Slovakia105,836-13.2%
20Ireland91,985+0.4%
21Croatia84,712+9.7%
22Latvia77,932+4.1%
23Slovenia43,668+0.6%
24Estonia38,452+1.8%
25Luxembourg19,736-0.5%
26Cyprus17,071-1.5%
27Malta9,865-0.5%

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About this ranking

Number of persons who work in enterprises of transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by persons employed in transportation and storage, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by persons employed in transportation and storage, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/persons-employed-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by persons employed in transportation and storage, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/persons-employed-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by persons employed in transportation and storage, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/persons-employed-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest persons employed in transportation and storage?

Germany, with 2.19 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest persons employed in transportation and storage?

Malta, with 9,865 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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