Active enterprises in European Union (27)
Active enterprises in the European Union (27) was 34.19 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.6% from 2023.
Active enterprises in European Union (27), 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 34,188,564 |
| 2023 | 33,311,582 |
| 2022 | 32,591,380 |
| 2021 | 31,506,700 |
Rankings
Definition
Enterprises that had turnover or employment at any time during the year, with or without employees.
Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). For the UK it counts every enterprise active at some point in the year, so it differs from registered_enterprises_total (UK Business Counts), a snapshot of the register in March.
How to cite
Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size) (Active enterprises, European Union (27), 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table
MLA 9
Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size), Active enterprises, European Union (27), 2021 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 2 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/european-union. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size). Active enterprises, European Union (27), 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/european-union.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size), Active enterprises, European Union (27), 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/european-union (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_active_enterprises_european_union_2024,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd\_size): Active enterprises, European Union (27), 2021 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/european-union. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd\_size). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd\_size/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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What is the active enterprises in European Union (27)?
Active enterprises in the European Union (27) was 34.19 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.6% from 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest active enterprises in European Union (27)?
34.19 million in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.
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