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Enterprises in accommodation and food services in Ireland

Enterprises in accommodation and food services in Ireland was 21,313 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.8% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count21,313
Change on 2023+1.8%
Rank18th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high21,3132024
Series low17,4662008

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Enterprises in accommodation and food services in Ireland, 2008 to 2024

17K18K19K20K21K22K2008201120142017202020242008: 17,466 count2009: 17,467 count2010: 17,552 count2011: 17,693 count2012: 17,892 count2013: 17,913 count2014: 17,790 count2015: 18,336 count2016: 18,377 count2017: 19,205 count2018: 19,172 count2019: 19,418 count2020: 19,062 count2021: 19,363 count2022: 20,213 count2023: 20,941 count2024: 21,313 count17K18K19K20K21K22K2008201420242008: 17,466 count2009: 17,467 count2010: 17,552 count2011: 17,693 count2012: 17,892 count2013: 17,913 count2014: 17,790 count2015: 18,336 count2016: 18,377 count2017: 19,205 count2018: 19,172 count2019: 19,418 count2020: 19,062 count2021: 19,363 count2022: 20,213 count2023: 20,941 count2024: 21,313 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodcount
202421,313
202320,941
202220,213
202119,363 Series break
202019,062
201919,418
201819,172
201719,205
201618,377
201518,336
201417,790
201317,913
201217,892
201117,693
201017,552
200917,467
200817,466

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Ireland21,313
European Union (27)2,024,635

Rankings

Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in accommodation and food services (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section I), from Eurostat structural business statistics.
  • An enterprise is the smallest combination of legal units that produces goods or services with some autonomy in its decisions; one enterprise can have several local units.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in accommodation and food services, Ireland, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in accommodation and food services, Ireland, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-accommodation-food/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in accommodation and food services, Ireland, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-accommodation-food/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in accommodation and food services, Ireland, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-accommodation-food/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the enterprises in accommodation and food services in Ireland?

Enterprises in accommodation and food services in Ireland was 21,313 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.8% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprises in accommodation and food services in Ireland?

21,313 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

Enterprises in accommodation and food services elsewhere in European Union (27)

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