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Enterprises in information and communication in Ireland

Enterprises in information and communication in Ireland was 20,366 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.8% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count20,366
Change on 2023+2.8%
Rank18th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high20,3662024
Series low10,6322008
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Enterprises in information and communication in Ireland, 2008 to 2024

10K12K14K16K18K20K22K2008201120142017202020242008: 10,632 count2009: 11,264 count2010: 11,869 count2011: 12,350 count2012: 13,099 count2013: 13,578 count2014: 13,687 count2015: 14,246 count2016: 14,570 count2017: 15,953 count2018: 15,910 count2019: 16,418 count2020: 17,075 count2021: 18,533 count2022: 19,331 count2023: 19,810 count2024: 20,366 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodcount
202420,366
202319,810
202219,331
202118,533 Series break
202017,075
201916,418
201815,910
201715,953
201614,570
201514,246
201413,687
201313,578
201213,099
201112,350
201011,869
200911,264
200810,632

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Ireland20,366
European Union (27)1,544,575

Rankings

Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in information and communication, 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in information and communication, 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-information-communication/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in information and communication, 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-information-communication/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in information and communication, 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-information-communication/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Enterprises in information and communication, Ireland, 2008 to 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-information-communication/ireland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), 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 information and communication in Ireland?

Enterprises in information and communication in Ireland was 20,366 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.8% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprises in information and communication in Ireland?

20,366 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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