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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 2023, at 2.06 million. Malta had the lowest, at 18,229. The median was 188,925 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.31 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,060,501Germany
Lowest18,229Malta
Median188,92527 EU countries
European Union (27)10,314,190History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 226,554 personsBelgium: 231,145 personsBulgaria: 153,825 personsCyprus: 22,642 personsCzechia: 293,716 personsGermany: 2,060,501 personsDenmark: 156,357 personsEstonia: 38,109 personsSpain: 973,599 personsFinland: 131,034 personsFrance: 1,485,444 personsGreece: 188,073 personsCroatia: 80,831 personsHungary: 198,564 personsIreland: 113,827 personsItaly: 1,193,426 personsLithuania: 188,925 personsLuxembourg: 24,702 personsLatvia: 65,618 personsMalta: 18,229 personsNetherlands: 448,161 personsPoland: 919,900 personsPortugal: 222,179 personsRomania: 442,444 personsSweden: 261,937 personsSlovenia: 56,628 personsSlovakia: 117,820 persons
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persons, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

Germany: 2,060,501 personsGermany2,060,501France: 1,485,444 personsFrance1,485,444Italy: 1,193,426 personsItaly1,193,426Spain: 973,599 personsSpain973,599Poland: 919,900 personsPoland919,900Netherlands: 448,161 personsNetherlands448,161Romania: 442,444 personsRomania442,444Czechia: 293,716 personsCzechia293,716Sweden: 261,937 personsSweden261,937Belgium: 231,145 personsBelgium231,145Austria: 226,554 personsAustria226,554Portugal: 222,179 personsPortugal222,179Hungary: 198,564 personsHungary198,564Lithuania: 188,925 personsLithuania188,925Greece: 188,073 personsGreece188,073Denmark: 156,357 personsDenmark156,357Bulgaria: 153,825 personsBulgaria153,825Finland: 131,034 personsFinland131,034Slovakia: 117,820 personsSlovakia117,820Ireland: 113,827 personsIreland113,827Croatia: 80,831 personsCroatia80,831Latvia: 65,618 personsLatvia65,618Slovenia: 56,628 personsSlovenia56,628Estonia: 38,109 personsEstonia38,109Luxembourg: 24,702 personsLuxembourg24,702Cyprus: 22,642 personsCyprus22,642Malta: 18,229 personsMalta18,229Germany: 2,060,501 personsGermany2,060,501France: 1,485,444 personsFrance1,485,444Italy: 1,193,426 personsItaly1,193,426Spain: 973,599 personsSpain973,599Poland: 919,900 personsPoland919,900Netherlands: 448,161 personsNetherlands448,161Romania: 442,444 personsRomania442,444Czechia: 293,716 personsCzechia293,716Sweden: 261,937 personsSweden261,937Belgium: 231,145 personsBelgium231,145Austria: 226,554 personsAustria226,554Portugal: 222,179 personsPortugal222,179Hungary: 198,564 personsHungary198,564Lithuania: 188,925 personsLithuania188,925Greece: 188,073 personsGreece188,073Denmark: 156,357 personsDenmark156,357Bulgaria: 153,825 personsBulgaria153,825Finland: 131,034 personsFinland131,034Slovakia: 117,820 personsSlovakia117,820Ireland: 113,827 personsIreland113,827Croatia: 80,831 personsCroatia80,831Latvia: 65,618 personsLatvia65,618Slovenia: 56,628 personsSlovenia56,628Estonia: 38,109 personsEstonia38,109Luxembourg: 24,702 personsLuxembourg24,702Cyprus: 22,642 personsCyprus22,642Malta: 18,229 personsMalta18,229
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Germany2,060,501-10%
2France1,485,444-0.6%
3Italy1,193,426+2.2%
4Spain973,599+3.1%
5Poland919,900+0.8%
6Netherlands448,161+1.6%
7Romania442,444+3.8%
8Czechia293,716+0.8%
9Sweden261,937-1.7%
10Belgium231,145-0.6%
11Austria226,554+2.5%
12Portugal222,179+11.4%
13Hungary198,564-2%
14Lithuania188,925+8%
15Greece188,073+7.5%
16Denmark156,357+5.7%
17Bulgaria153,825+0.4%
18Finland131,034+3.5%
19Slovakia117,820+0.6%
20Ireland113,827+5.2%
21Croatia80,831+5.3%
22Latvia65,618-0.2%
23Slovenia56,628+2.6%
24Estonia38,109-3.8%
25Luxembourg24,702+3.3%
26Cyprus22,642+7.8%
27Malta18,229+9.6%

Other periods

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, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by persons employed in transportation and storage, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by persons employed in transportation and storage, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/persons-employed-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by persons employed in transportation and storage, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/persons-employed-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by persons employed in transportation and storage, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/persons-employed-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with 2.06 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 18,229 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, Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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