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Active enterprises in Italy

Active enterprises in Italy was 4.64 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.5% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count4,639,890
Change on 2023+0.5%
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high4,639,8902024
Series low4,462,1462021

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Active enterprises in Italy, 2021 to 2024

4.45M4.5M4.55M4.6M4.65M20212022202320242021: 4,462,146 count2022: 4,579,525 count2023: 4,616,886 count2024: 4,639,890 count4.45M4.5M4.55M4.6M4.65M202120242021: 4,462,146 count2022: 4,579,525 count2023: 4,616,886 count2024: 4,639,890 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
20244,639,890
20234,616,886
20224,579,525
20214,462,146 Series break

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Italy4,639,890
European Union (27)34,188,564

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.

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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, Italy, 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, Italy, 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/italy. 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, Italy, 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/italy.

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, Italy, 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/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_active_enterprises_italy_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, Italy, 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/italy. 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.},
}
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What is the active enterprises in Italy?

Active enterprises in Italy was 4.64 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.5% from 2023. That is the 2nd 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 Italy?

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

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