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Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities in Italy

Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities in Italy was 923,356 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.1% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count923,356
Change on 2023+2.1%
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high923,3562024
Series low691,7002013

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

650K700K750K800K850K900K950K2008201120142017202020242008: 701,813 count2009: 707,083 count2010: 716,600 count2011: 699,012 count2012: 710,017 count2013: 691,700 count2014: 705,895 count2015: 714,934 count2016: 734,520 count2017: 749,118 count2018: 765,403 count2019: 743,791 count2020: 779,641 count2021: 833,044 count2022: 878,734 count2023: 904,729 count2024: 923,356 count
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
Periodcount
2024923,356
2023904,729
2022878,734
2021833,044 Series break
2020779,641
2019743,791
2018765,403
2017749,118 Series break
2016734,520
2015714,934
2014705,895
2013691,700
2012710,017
2011699,012
2010716,600
2009707,083
2008701,813

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Italy923,356
European Union (27)5,385,126

Rankings

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, Italy, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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

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

BibTeX
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Enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities in Italy was 923,356 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.1% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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923,356 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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