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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 2019, at 331,365. Malta had the lowest, at 2,665. The median was 27,968 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.89 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest331,365Italy
Lowest2,665Malta
Median27,96827 EU countries
European Union (27)1,888,142History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 46,940 countBelgium: 51,170 countBulgaria: 27,223 countCyprus: 5,920 countCzechia: 59,913 countGermany: 236,184 countDenmark: 14,832 countEstonia: 3,392 countSpain: 290,413 countFinland: 12,258 countFrance: 264,848 countGreece: 109,144 countCroatia: 21,888 countHungary: 31,570 countIreland: 19,418 countItaly: 331,365 countLithuania: 7,599 countLuxembourg: 2,834 countLatvia: 4,160 countMalta: 2,665 countNetherlands: 66,829 countPoland: 69,176 countPortugal: 118,031 countRomania: 27,968 countSweden: 30,343 countSlovenia: 12,834 countSlovakia: 19,206 count
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  • 9,000 to 20K
  • 20K to 41K
  • 41K to 100K
  • 100K and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

Italy: 331,365 countItaly331,365Spain: 290,413 countSpain290,413France: 264,848 countFrance264,848Germany: 236,184 countGermany236,184Portugal: 118,031 countPortugal118,031Greece: 109,144 countGreece109,144Poland: 69,176 countPoland69,176Netherlands: 66,829 countNetherlands66,829Czechia: 59,913 countCzechia59,913Belgium: 51,170 countBelgium51,170Austria: 46,940 countAustria46,940Hungary: 31,570 countHungary31,570Sweden: 30,343 countSweden30,343Romania: 27,968 countRomania27,968Bulgaria: 27,223 countBulgaria27,223Croatia: 21,888 countCroatia21,888Ireland: 19,418 countIreland19,418Slovakia: 19,206 countSlovakia19,206Denmark: 14,832 countDenmark14,832Slovenia: 12,834 countSlovenia12,834Finland: 12,258 countFinland12,258Lithuania: 7,599 countLithuania7,599Cyprus: 5,920 countCyprus5,920Latvia: 4,160 countLatvia4,160Estonia: 3,392 countEstonia3,392Luxembourg: 2,834 countLuxembourg2,834Malta: 2,665 countMalta2,665Italy: 331,365 countItaly331,365Spain: 290,413 countSpain290,413France: 264,848 countFrance264,848Germany: 236,184 countGermany236,184Portugal: 118,031 countPortugal118,031Greece: 109,144 countGreece109,144Poland: 69,176 countPoland69,176Netherlands: 66,829 countNetherlands66,829Czechia: 59,913 countCzechia59,913Belgium: 51,170 countBelgium51,170Austria: 46,940 countAustria46,940Hungary: 31,570 countHungary31,570Sweden: 30,343 countSweden30,343Romania: 27,968 countRomania27,968Bulgaria: 27,223 countBulgaria27,223Croatia: 21,888 countCroatia21,888Ireland: 19,418 countIreland19,418Slovakia: 19,206 countSlovakia19,206Denmark: 14,832 countDenmark14,832Slovenia: 12,834 countSlovenia12,834Finland: 12,258 countFinland12,258Lithuania: 7,599 countLithuania7,599Cyprus: 5,920 countCyprus5,920Latvia: 4,160 countLatvia4,160Estonia: 3,392 countEstonia3,392Luxembourg: 2,834 countLuxembourg2,834Malta: 2,665 countMalta2,665
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Italy331,365-1.7%
2Spain290,413+1.1%
3France264,848+2.5%
4Germany236,184+0.7%
5Portugal118,031+4.3%
6Greece109,144+1.4%
7Poland69,176+2.3%
8Netherlands66,829+6.5%
9Czechia59,913+1.8%
10Belgium51,170-0.2%
11Austria46,940+0.5%
12Hungary31,570+3.1%
13Sweden30,343+1%
14Romania27,968+2.9%
15Bulgaria27,223+0.5%
16Croatia Series break21,888+6.3%
17Ireland19,418+1.3%
18Slovakia19,206+2.2%
19Denmark14,832+1.7%
20Slovenia12,834+4.9%
21Finland12,258+2%
22Lithuania7,599+6.7%
23Cyprus5,920+1.6%
24Latvia4,160+0.8%
25Estonia3,392+6.4%
26Luxembourg2,834+3.3%
27Malta2,665+2.9%

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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.

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 331,365 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 2,665 in 2019.

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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