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Active enterprises in Germany

Active enterprises in Germany was 3.24 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.6% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count3,240,939 Series break
Change on 2023+1.6%
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high3,240,9392024
Series low3,145,7032021

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Active enterprises in Germany, 2021 to 2024

3.14M3.16M3.18M3.2M3.22M3.24M3.26M20212022202320242021: 3,145,703 count2022: 3,164,855 count2023: 3,190,747 count2024: 3,240,939 count3.13M3.15M3.18M3.2M3.23M3.25M202120242021: 3,145,703 count2022: 3,164,855 count2023: 3,190,747 count2024: 3,240,939 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 4 values
Periodcount
20243,240,939 Series break
20233,190,747
20223,164,855
20213,145,703

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Germany3,240,939
European Union (27)34,188,564

Germany compared with nearby places

Austria: 628,058 countBelgium: 931,405 countBulgaria: 415,087 countCyprus: 94,381 countCzechia: 1,366,927 countGermany: 3,240,939 countDenmark: 379,306 countEstonia: 168,518 countSpain: 3,552,872 countFinland: 478,708 countFrance: 5,615,765 countGreece: 964,851 countCroatia: 252,125 countHungary: 905,324 countIreland: 410,205 countItaly: 4,639,890 countLithuania: 371,281 countLuxembourg: 49,737 countLatvia: 152,706 countMalta: 59,496 countNetherlands: 2,424,297 countPoland: 2,821,170 countPortugal: 1,470,937 countRomania: 1,030,603 countSweden: 873,878 countSlovenia: 208,069 countSlovakia: 682,029 count
  • Under 220K
  • 220K to 440K
  • 440K to 920K
  • 920K to 2.2M
  • 2.2M and over
Active enterprises, 2024, count. Germany is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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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.

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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.

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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, Germany, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size), Active enterprises, Germany, 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/germany. 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, Germany, 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/germany.

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, Germany, 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/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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, Germany, 2021 to 2024}},
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What is the active enterprises in Germany?

Active enterprises in Germany was 3.24 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.6% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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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 Germany?

3.24 million in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

Active enterprises elsewhere in European Union (27)

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