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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 2021, at 324,552. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2,751. The median was 31,463 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.9 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest324,552Italy
Lowest2,751Luxembourg
Median31,46327 EU countries
European Union (27)1,904,753History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 46,840 countBelgium: 52,719 countBulgaria: 24,007 countCyprus: 6,174 countCzechia: 58,752 countGermany: 222,777 countDenmark: 14,633 countEstonia: 4,076 countSpain: 290,701 countFinland: 15,751 countFrance: 276,856 countGreece: 106,072 countCroatia: 21,101 countHungary: 34,130 countIreland: 19,363 countItaly: 324,552 countLithuania: 8,612 countLuxembourg: 2,751 countLatvia: 4,128 countMalta: 3,172 countNetherlands: 71,973 countPoland: 78,343 countPortugal: 111,094 countRomania: 41,410 countSweden: 31,463 countSlovenia: 13,413 countSlovakia: 19,890 count
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count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Italy: 324,552 countItaly324,552Spain: 290,701 countSpain290,701France: 276,856 countFrance276,856Germany: 222,777 countGermany222,777Portugal: 111,094 countPortugal111,094Greece: 106,072 countGreece106,072Poland: 78,343 countPoland78,343Netherlands: 71,973 countNetherlands71,973Czechia: 58,752 countCzechia58,752Belgium: 52,719 countBelgium52,719Austria: 46,840 countAustria46,840Romania: 41,410 countRomania41,410Hungary: 34,130 countHungary34,130Sweden: 31,463 countSweden31,463Bulgaria: 24,007 countBulgaria24,007Croatia: 21,101 countCroatia21,101Slovakia: 19,890 countSlovakia19,890Ireland: 19,363 countIreland19,363Finland: 15,751 countFinland15,751Denmark: 14,633 countDenmark14,633Slovenia: 13,413 countSlovenia13,413Lithuania: 8,612 countLithuania8,612Cyprus: 6,174 countCyprus6,174Latvia: 4,128 countLatvia4,128Estonia: 4,076 countEstonia4,076Malta: 3,172 countMalta3,172Luxembourg: 2,751 countLuxembourg2,751Italy: 324,552 countItaly324,552Spain: 290,701 countSpain290,701France: 276,856 countFrance276,856Germany: 222,777 countGermany222,777Portugal: 111,094 countPortugal111,094Greece: 106,072 countGreece106,072Poland: 78,343 countPoland78,343Netherlands: 71,973 countNetherlands71,973Czechia: 58,752 countCzechia58,752Belgium: 52,719 countBelgium52,719Austria: 46,840 countAustria46,840Romania: 41,410 countRomania41,410Hungary: 34,130 countHungary34,130Sweden: 31,463 countSweden31,463Bulgaria: 24,007 countBulgaria24,007Croatia: 21,101 countCroatia21,101Slovakia: 19,890 countSlovakia19,890Ireland: 19,363 countIreland19,363Finland: 15,751 countFinland15,751Denmark: 14,633 countDenmark14,633Slovenia: 13,413 countSlovenia13,413Lithuania: 8,612 countLithuania8,612Cyprus: 6,174 countCyprus6,174Latvia: 4,128 countLatvia4,128Estonia: 4,076 countEstonia4,076Malta: 3,172 countMalta3,172Luxembourg: 2,751 countLuxembourg2,751
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1Italy Series break324,552+0.7%
2Spain Series break290,701+3.2%
3France Series break276,856+2.7%
4Germany Series break222,777+3.8%
5Portugal Series break111,094-1.1%
6Greece Series break106,072+1.9%
7Poland Series break78,343+11.4%
8Netherlands Series break71,973+2.7%
9Czechia Series break58,752-1.2%
10Belgium Series break52,719+3.6%
11Austria Series break46,840+5.8%
12Romania Series break41,410+42.2%
13Hungary Series break34,130+8.2%
14Sweden Series break31,463+2%
15Bulgaria Series break24,007-5.3%
16Croatia Series break21,101+1.6%
17Slovakia Series break19,890+0.9%
18Ireland Series break19,363+1.6%
19Finland Series break15,751+28.3%
20Denmark Series break14,633+1.1%
21Slovenia Series break13,413+6.3%
22Lithuania Series break8,612+7.7%
23Cyprus Series break6,174+3.4%
24Latvia Series break4,128-0.8%
25Estonia Series break4,076+20.9%
26Malta Series break3,172+34.2%
27Luxembourg Series break2,751+1.3%

Other periods

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, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2021) [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, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-accommodation-food/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-accommodation-food/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-accommodation-food/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 324,552 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2,751 in 2021.

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, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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