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Enterprises in administrative and support services in Ireland

Enterprises in administrative and support services in Ireland was 22,441 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.3% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count22,441
Change on 2023+4.3%
Rank17th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high22,4412024
Series low14,3992008

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Enterprises in administrative and support services in Ireland, 2008 to 2024

14K16K18K20K22K24K2008201120142017202020242008: 14,399 count2009: 14,883 count2010: 15,001 count2011: 14,990 count2012: 15,548 count2013: 15,764 count2014: 15,412 count2015: 16,423 count2016: 16,495 count2017: 18,716 count2018: 19,050 count2019: 18,097 count2020: 18,797 count2021: 19,711 count2022: 20,711 count2023: 21,516 count2024: 22,441 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodcount
202422,441
202321,516
202220,711
202119,711 Series break
202018,797
201918,097
201819,050
201718,716
201616,495
201516,423
201415,412
201315,764
201215,548
201114,990
201015,001
200914,883
200814,399

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Ireland22,441
European Union (27)2,074,171

Rankings

Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), 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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), 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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in administrative and support 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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in administrative and support 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-administrative-support/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in administrative and support 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-administrative-support/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in administrative and support 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-administrative-support/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Enterprises in administrative and support services, Ireland, 2008 to 2024}},
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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-administrative-support/ireland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), 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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What is the enterprises in administrative and support services in Ireland?

Enterprises in administrative and support services in Ireland was 22,441 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.3% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest enterprises in administrative and support services in Ireland?

22,441 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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