Greece and Italy employed most of the water transport workers in the EU

Among the EU countries, the largest number of people employed in water transport were recorded in Greece (45 900 people; 16% of total employment in water transport in the EU), followed by Italy (35 300; 12%) and Germany (28 600; 10%).

At the opposite end of the scale, the EU countries with the lowest numbers were Luxembourg (600; 0.2%), Malta (1 200; 0.4%) and Lithuania (2 300; 0.8%).