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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 2020, at 2.22 million. Malta had the lowest, at 12,967. The median was 179,576 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.24 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,217,268Germany
Lowest12,967Malta
Median179,57627 EU countries
European Union (27)10,243,191History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 211,110 personsBelgium: 218,830 personsBulgaria: 168,136 personsCyprus: 17,400 personsCzechia: 286,554 personsGermany: 2,217,268 personsDenmark: 137,619 personsEstonia: 39,599 personsSpain: 927,491 personsFinland: 136,164 personsFrance: 1,493,629 personsGreece: 179,576 personsCroatia: 90,165 personsHungary: 252,736 personsIreland: 104,443 personsItaly: 1,123,402 personsLithuania: 157,937 personsLuxembourg: 22,715 personsLatvia: 70,145 personsMalta: 12,967 personsNetherlands: 426,141 personsPoland: 946,314 personsPortugal: 186,628 personsRomania: 383,438 personsSweden: 264,172 personsSlovenia: 53,831 personsSlovakia: 114,556 persons
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persons, 2020. 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, 2020

Germany: 2,217,268 personsGermany2,217,268France: 1,493,629 personsFrance1,493,629Italy: 1,123,402 personsItaly1,123,402Poland: 946,314 personsPoland946,314Spain: 927,491 personsSpain927,491Netherlands: 426,141 personsNetherlands426,141Romania: 383,438 personsRomania383,438Czechia: 286,554 personsCzechia286,554Sweden: 264,172 personsSweden264,172Hungary: 252,736 personsHungary252,736Belgium: 218,830 personsBelgium218,830Austria: 211,110 personsAustria211,110Portugal: 186,628 personsPortugal186,628Greece: 179,576 personsGreece179,576Bulgaria: 168,136 personsBulgaria168,136Lithuania: 157,937 personsLithuania157,937Denmark: 137,619 personsDenmark137,619Finland: 136,164 personsFinland136,164Slovakia: 114,556 personsSlovakia114,556Ireland: 104,443 personsIreland104,443Croatia: 90,165 personsCroatia90,165Latvia: 70,145 personsLatvia70,145Slovenia: 53,831 personsSlovenia53,831Estonia: 39,599 personsEstonia39,599Luxembourg: 22,715 personsLuxembourg22,715Cyprus: 17,400 personsCyprus17,400Malta: 12,967 personsMalta12,967Germany: 2,217,268 personsGermany2,217,268France: 1,493,629 personsFrance1,493,629Italy: 1,123,402 personsItaly1,123,402Poland: 946,314 personsPoland946,314Spain: 927,491 personsSpain927,491Netherlands: 426,141 personsNetherlands426,141Romania: 383,438 personsRomania383,438Czechia: 286,554 personsCzechia286,554Sweden: 264,172 personsSweden264,172Hungary: 252,736 personsHungary252,736Belgium: 218,830 personsBelgium218,830Austria: 211,110 personsAustria211,110Portugal: 186,628 personsPortugal186,628Greece: 179,576 personsGreece179,576Bulgaria: 168,136 personsBulgaria168,136Lithuania: 157,937 personsLithuania157,937Denmark: 137,619 personsDenmark137,619Finland: 136,164 personsFinland136,164Slovakia: 114,556 personsSlovakia114,556Ireland: 104,443 personsIreland104,443Croatia: 90,165 personsCroatia90,165Latvia: 70,145 personsLatvia70,145Slovenia: 53,831 personsSlovenia53,831Estonia: 39,599 personsEstonia39,599Luxembourg: 22,715 personsLuxembourg22,715Cyprus: 17,400 personsCyprus17,400Malta: 12,967 personsMalta12,967
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 countries2020
persons		Change on 2019
1Germany2,217,268-6.4%
2France1,493,629+6.2%
3Italy1,123,402-1.7%
4Poland946,314+0.9%
5Spain927,491-2.1%
6Netherlands426,141-1.8%
7Romania383,438-2.8%
8Czechia286,554-2.9%
9Sweden264,172-6.2%
10Hungary252,736-3.2%
11Belgium218,830-1.2%
12Austria211,110-2.3%
13Portugal186,628-0.8%
14Greece179,576-1.8%
15Bulgaria168,136-3.4%
16Lithuania157,937+3.1%
17Denmark137,619-6.9%
18Finland136,164-4.9%
19Slovakia114,556-4.9%
20Ireland104,443-3.8%
21Croatia90,165-2.6%
22Latvia70,145-11.3%
23Slovenia53,831-2.2%
24Estonia39,599-3.6%
25Luxembourg22,715-2.2%
26Cyprus17,400-14.6%
27Malta12,967-4.5%

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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.

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with 2.22 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 12,967 in 2020.

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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