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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 2020, at 322,444. Malta had the lowest, at 2,363. The median was 29,112 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.84 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest322,444Italy
Lowest2,363Malta
Median29,11227 EU countries
European Union (27)1,842,057History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 44,291 countBelgium: 50,890 countBulgaria: 25,352 countCyprus: 5,970 countCzechia: 59,461 countGermany: 214,558 countDenmark: 14,467 countEstonia: 3,371 countSpain: 281,635 countFinland: 12,275 countFrance: 269,623 countGreece: 104,099 countCroatia: 20,772 countHungary: 31,533 countIreland: 19,062 countItaly: 322,444 countLithuania: 7,996 countLuxembourg: 2,715 countLatvia: 4,161 countMalta: 2,363 countNetherlands: 70,081 countPoland: 70,323 countPortugal: 112,347 countRomania: 29,112 countSweden: 30,839 countSlovenia: 12,617 countSlovakia: 19,714 count
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  • 9,000 to 20K
  • 20K to 39K
  • 39K to 97K
  • 97K and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

Italy: 322,444 countItaly322,444Spain: 281,635 countSpain281,635France: 269,623 countFrance269,623Germany: 214,558 countGermany214,558Portugal: 112,347 countPortugal112,347Greece: 104,099 countGreece104,099Poland: 70,323 countPoland70,323Netherlands: 70,081 countNetherlands70,081Czechia: 59,461 countCzechia59,461Belgium: 50,890 countBelgium50,890Austria: 44,291 countAustria44,291Hungary: 31,533 countHungary31,533Sweden: 30,839 countSweden30,839Romania: 29,112 countRomania29,112Bulgaria: 25,352 countBulgaria25,352Croatia: 20,772 countCroatia20,772Slovakia: 19,714 countSlovakia19,714Ireland: 19,062 countIreland19,062Denmark: 14,467 countDenmark14,467Slovenia: 12,617 countSlovenia12,617Finland: 12,275 countFinland12,275Lithuania: 7,996 countLithuania7,996Cyprus: 5,970 countCyprus5,970Latvia: 4,161 countLatvia4,161Estonia: 3,371 countEstonia3,371Luxembourg: 2,715 countLuxembourg2,715Malta: 2,363 countMalta2,363Italy: 322,444 countItaly322,444Spain: 281,635 countSpain281,635France: 269,623 countFrance269,623Germany: 214,558 countGermany214,558Portugal: 112,347 countPortugal112,347Greece: 104,099 countGreece104,099Poland: 70,323 countPoland70,323Netherlands: 70,081 countNetherlands70,081Czechia: 59,461 countCzechia59,461Belgium: 50,890 countBelgium50,890Austria: 44,291 countAustria44,291Hungary: 31,533 countHungary31,533Sweden: 30,839 countSweden30,839Romania: 29,112 countRomania29,112Bulgaria: 25,352 countBulgaria25,352Croatia: 20,772 countCroatia20,772Slovakia: 19,714 countSlovakia19,714Ireland: 19,062 countIreland19,062Denmark: 14,467 countDenmark14,467Slovenia: 12,617 countSlovenia12,617Finland: 12,275 countFinland12,275Lithuania: 7,996 countLithuania7,996Cyprus: 5,970 countCyprus5,970Latvia: 4,161 countLatvia4,161Estonia: 3,371 countEstonia3,371Luxembourg: 2,715 countLuxembourg2,715Malta: 2,363 countMalta2,363
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 countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1Italy322,444-2.7%
2Spain281,635-3%
3France269,623+1.8%
4Germany214,558-9.2%
5Portugal112,347-4.8%
6Greece104,099-4.6%
7Poland70,323+1.7%
8Netherlands70,081+4.9%
9Czechia59,461-0.8%
10Belgium50,890-0.5%
11Austria44,291-5.6%
12Hungary31,533-0.1%
13Sweden30,839+1.6%
14Romania29,112+4.1%
15Bulgaria25,352-6.9%
16Croatia20,772-5.1%
17Slovakia19,714+2.6%
18Ireland19,062-1.8%
19Denmark14,467-2.5%
20Slovenia12,617-1.7%
21Finland12,275+0.1%
22Lithuania7,996+5.2%
23Cyprus5,970+0.8%
24Latvia4,1610%
25Estonia3,371-0.6%
26Luxembourg2,715-4.2%
27Malta2,363-11.3%

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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.

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 322,444 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 2,363 in 2020.

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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