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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 2019, at 2.37 million. Malta had the lowest, at 13,577. The median was 182,859 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.45 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,367,885Germany
Lowest13,577Malta
Median182,85927 EU countries
European Union (27)10,448,964History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 216,003 personsBelgium: 221,378 personsBulgaria: 173,973 personsCyprus: 20,377 personsCzechia: 295,257 personsGermany: 2,367,885 personsDenmark: 147,771 personsEstonia: 41,088 personsSpain: 947,219 personsFinland: 143,153 personsFrance: 1,405,819 personsGreece: 182,859 personsCroatia: 92,583 personsHungary: 261,055 personsIreland: 108,567 personsItaly: 1,143,270 personsLithuania: 153,259 personsLuxembourg: 23,217 personsLatvia: 79,111 personsMalta: 13,577 personsNetherlands: 433,929 personsPoland: 937,595 personsPortugal: 188,123 personsRomania: 394,382 personsSweden: 281,494 personsSlovenia: 55,036 personsSlovakia: 120,458 persons
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persons, 2019. 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, 2019

Germany: 2,367,885 personsGermany2,367,885France: 1,405,819 personsFrance1,405,819Italy: 1,143,270 personsItaly1,143,270Spain: 947,219 personsSpain947,219Poland: 937,595 personsPoland937,595Netherlands: 433,929 personsNetherlands433,929Romania: 394,382 personsRomania394,382Czechia: 295,257 personsCzechia295,257Sweden: 281,494 personsSweden281,494Hungary: 261,055 personsHungary261,055Belgium: 221,378 personsBelgium221,378Austria: 216,003 personsAustria216,003Portugal: 188,123 personsPortugal188,123Greece: 182,859 personsGreece182,859Bulgaria: 173,973 personsBulgaria173,973Lithuania: 153,259 personsLithuania153,259Denmark: 147,771 personsDenmark147,771Finland: 143,153 personsFinland143,153Slovakia: 120,458 personsSlovakia120,458Ireland: 108,567 personsIreland108,567Croatia: 92,583 personsCroatia92,583Latvia: 79,111 personsLatvia79,111Slovenia: 55,036 personsSlovenia55,036Estonia: 41,088 personsEstonia41,088Luxembourg: 23,217 personsLuxembourg23,217Cyprus: 20,377 personsCyprus20,377Malta: 13,577 personsMalta13,577Germany: 2,367,885 personsGermany2,367,885France: 1,405,819 personsFrance1,405,819Italy: 1,143,270 personsItaly1,143,270Spain: 947,219 personsSpain947,219Poland: 937,595 personsPoland937,595Netherlands: 433,929 personsNetherlands433,929Romania: 394,382 personsRomania394,382Czechia: 295,257 personsCzechia295,257Sweden: 281,494 personsSweden281,494Hungary: 261,055 personsHungary261,055Belgium: 221,378 personsBelgium221,378Austria: 216,003 personsAustria216,003Portugal: 188,123 personsPortugal188,123Greece: 182,859 personsGreece182,859Bulgaria: 173,973 personsBulgaria173,973Lithuania: 153,259 personsLithuania153,259Denmark: 147,771 personsDenmark147,771Finland: 143,153 personsFinland143,153Slovakia: 120,458 personsSlovakia120,458Ireland: 108,567 personsIreland108,567Croatia: 92,583 personsCroatia92,583Latvia: 79,111 personsLatvia79,111Slovenia: 55,036 personsSlovenia55,036Estonia: 41,088 personsEstonia41,088Luxembourg: 23,217 personsLuxembourg23,217Cyprus: 20,377 personsCyprus20,377Malta: 13,577 personsMalta13,577
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 countries2019
persons		Change on 2018
1Germany2,367,885-0.3%
2France1,405,819+1.3%
3Italy1,143,270+0.9%
4Spain947,219+3%
5Poland937,595+3.1%
6Netherlands433,929+1.7%
7Romania394,382+1.1%
8Czechia295,257+0.6%
9Sweden281,494-0.8%
10Hungary261,055+2.3%
11Belgium221,378+3%
12Austria216,003+2%
13Portugal188,123+7.2%
14Greece182,859+0.3%
15Bulgaria173,973+0.1%
16Lithuania153,259+8.9%
17Denmark147,771-1.9%
18Finland143,153+0.7%
19Slovakia120,458+2.5%
20Ireland108,567+6.3%
21Croatia Series break92,583+14.2%
22Latvia79,111-3.5%
23Slovenia55,036+5%
24Estonia41,088-1.4%
25Luxembourg23,217+4.2%
26Cyprus20,377+3.4%
27Malta13,577+2%

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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.

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with 2.37 million in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 13,577 in 2019.

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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