In 2020, universal service providers in Europe employed roughly 520,000 people. Over the recent years, the number of people working in the postal services industry in Europe declined continuously. During that period, European postal services delivered approximately 8.23 billion parcels domestically.
Persons employed by universal service providers in Europe* from 2004 to 2020
(in million employees)
* The data is the sum of given entries for the European Union 27 member states (EU-27) and Iceland, Norway, North Macedonia, Switzerland and the U.K. Some data for countries were not provided every year by the source.
**The value for Greece is estimated.
Values have been rounded.
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European Commission. (December 21, 2021). Persons employed by universal service providers in Europe* from 2004 to 2020 (in million employees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143141/usp-employment-europe/
European Commission. "Persons employed by universal service providers in Europe* from 2004 to 2020 (in million employees)." Chart. December 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143141/usp-employment-europe/
European Commission. (2021). Persons employed by universal service providers in Europe* from 2004 to 2020 (in million employees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143141/usp-employment-europe/
European Commission. "Persons Employed by Universal Service Providers in Europe* from 2004 to 2020 (in Million Employees)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143141/usp-employment-europe/
European Commission, Persons employed by universal service providers in Europe* from 2004 to 2020 (in million employees) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143141/usp-employment-europe/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Persons employed by universal service providers in Europe* from 2004 to 2020 (in million employees) [Graph], European Commission, December 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143141/usp-employment-europe/
