* 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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Europe: number of postal offices and agencies 2004-2020
As of 2020, there were just over ** postal offices and agencies in Europe providing local postal services. During that period, European universal service providers employed roughly ** people.
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