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EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services

Italy had the highest enterprises in accommodation and food services of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 312,013. Malta had the lowest, at 2,242. The median was 26,312 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.77 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest312,013Italy
Lowest2,242Malta
Median26,31227 EU countries
European Union (27)1,767,755History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 47,476 countBelgium: 49,136 countBulgaria: 26,312 countCyprus: 5,339 countCzechia: 59,008 countGermany: 226,196 countDenmark: 13,689 countEstonia: 2,492 countSpain: 269,883 countFinland: 11,687 countFrance: 272,994 countGreece: 120,295 countCroatia: 19,532 countHungary: 29,285 countIreland: 17,790 countItaly: 312,013 countLithuania: 5,487 countLuxembourg: 2,823 countLatvia: 3,589 countMalta: 2,242 countNetherlands: 53,971 countPoland: 48,977 countPortugal: 84,122 countRomania: 25,111 countSweden: 31,354 countSlovenia: 10,364 countSlovakia: 16,588 count
  • Under 6,000
  • 6,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 41K
  • 41K to 79K
  • 79K and over
count, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Italy: 312,013 countItaly312,013France: 272,994 countFrance272,994Spain: 269,883 countSpain269,883Germany: 226,196 countGermany226,196Greece: 120,295 countGreece120,295Portugal: 84,122 countPortugal84,122Czechia: 59,008 countCzechia59,008Netherlands: 53,971 countNetherlands53,971Belgium: 49,136 countBelgium49,136Poland: 48,977 countPoland48,977Austria: 47,476 countAustria47,476Sweden: 31,354 countSweden31,354Hungary: 29,285 countHungary29,285Bulgaria: 26,312 countBulgaria26,312Romania: 25,111 countRomania25,111Croatia: 19,532 countCroatia19,532Ireland: 17,790 countIreland17,790Slovakia: 16,588 countSlovakia16,588Denmark: 13,689 countDenmark13,689Finland: 11,687 countFinland11,687Slovenia: 10,364 countSlovenia10,364Lithuania: 5,487 countLithuania5,487Cyprus: 5,339 countCyprus5,339Latvia: 3,589 countLatvia3,589Luxembourg: 2,823 countLuxembourg2,823Estonia: 2,492 countEstonia2,492Malta: 2,242 countMalta2,242Italy: 312,013 countItaly312,013France: 272,994 countFrance272,994Spain: 269,883 countSpain269,883Germany: 226,196 countGermany226,196Greece: 120,295 countGreece120,295Portugal: 84,122 countPortugal84,122Czechia: 59,008 countCzechia59,008Netherlands: 53,971 countNetherlands53,971Belgium: 49,136 countBelgium49,136Poland: 48,977 countPoland48,977Austria: 47,476 countAustria47,476Sweden: 31,354 countSweden31,354Hungary: 29,285 countHungary29,285Bulgaria: 26,312 countBulgaria26,312Romania: 25,111 countRomania25,111Croatia: 19,532 countCroatia19,532Ireland: 17,790 countIreland17,790Slovakia: 16,588 countSlovakia16,588Denmark: 13,689 countDenmark13,689Finland: 11,687 countFinland11,687Slovenia: 10,364 countSlovenia10,364Lithuania: 5,487 countLithuania5,487Cyprus: 5,339 countCyprus5,339Latvia: 3,589 countLatvia3,589Luxembourg: 2,823 countLuxembourg2,823Estonia: 2,492 countEstonia2,492Malta: 2,242 countMalta2,242
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1Italy312,013-0.4%
2France Series break272,994+4.4%
3Spain269,883-2%
4Germany226,196+10.8%
5Greece120,295+34.4%
6Portugal84,122+2.3%
7Czechia59,008+0.2%
8Netherlands53,971+2.6%
9Belgium49,136+2.3%
10Poland48,977+1.9%
11Austria47,476+3%
12Sweden31,354+2.5%
13Hungary29,285-0.9%
14Bulgaria26,312+1%
15Romania25,111+3.4%
16Croatia19,532+9.3%
17Ireland17,790-0.7%
18Slovakia16,588+2%
19Denmark13,689+0.1%
20Finland11,687-0.7%
21Slovenia10,364+1.4%
22Lithuania5,487+8.1%
23Cyprus5,339+1.7%
24Latvia3,589+2.8%
25Luxembourg2,823-0.6%
26Estonia2,492+4.2%
27Malta2,242+5.3%

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About this ranking

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).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-accommodation-food/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-accommodation-food/eu-countries?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-accommodation-food/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in accommodation and food services?

Italy, with 312,013 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in accommodation and food services?

Malta, with 2,242 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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