As of 2020, there were just over 138,439 postal offices and agencies in Europe providing local postal services. During that period, European universal service providers employed roughly 520,000 people.
Total number of postal offices and agencies in Europe* from 2004 to 2020
* 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.
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European Commission. (December 21, 2021). Total number of postal offices and agencies in Europe* from 2004 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143269/number-of-postal-office-europe/
European Commission. "Total number of postal offices and agencies in Europe* from 2004 to 2020." Chart. December 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143269/number-of-postal-office-europe/
European Commission. (2021). Total number of postal offices and agencies in Europe* from 2004 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143269/number-of-postal-office-europe/
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