Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities in Germany

Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities in Germany was 482,544 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.9% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count482,544

Change on 2023+0.9%

Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high513,4162017

Series low333,4452008

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Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities in Germany, 2008 to 2024

count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 17 values

Period	count
2024	482,544
2023	478,159
2022	470,484
2021	471,160 Series break
2020	451,336
2019	486,480
2018	500,226 Series break
2017	513,416
2016	485,448
2015	478,857
2014	460,074
2013	400,049
2012	380,257
2011	372,561
2010	347,993
2009	337,751
2008	333,445

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2024
Germany	482,544
European Union (27)	5,385,126

Rankings

EU countries by enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities 27 places

Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities, Germany, 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities, Germany, 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-professional-scientific/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities, Germany, 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-professional-scientific/germany.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities, Germany, 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-professional-scientific/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities, Germany, 2008 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  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-professional-scientific/germany. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), 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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