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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 2022, at 329,107. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2,764. The median was 31,047 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.96 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest329,107Italy
Lowest2,764Luxembourg
Median31,04727 EU countries
European Union (27)1,956,213History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 47,410 countBelgium: 51,620 countBulgaria: 24,241 countCyprus: 6,316 countCzechia: 59,945 countGermany: 228,672 countDenmark: 14,511 countEstonia: 4,406 countSpain: 296,349 countFinland: 16,069 countFrance: 288,934 countGreece: 109,681 countCroatia: 21,425 countHungary: 34,023 countIreland: 20,213 countItaly: 329,107 countLithuania: 9,280 countLuxembourg: 2,764 countLatvia: 4,123 countMalta: 3,355 countNetherlands: 77,874 countPoland: 78,484 countPortugal: 118,620 countRomania: 42,645 countSweden: 31,047 countSlovenia: 14,362 countSlovakia: 20,737 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Italy: 329,107 countItaly329,107Spain: 296,349 countSpain296,349France: 288,934 countFrance288,934Germany: 228,672 countGermany228,672Portugal: 118,620 countPortugal118,620Greece: 109,681 countGreece109,681Poland: 78,484 countPoland78,484Netherlands: 77,874 countNetherlands77,874Czechia: 59,945 countCzechia59,945Belgium: 51,620 countBelgium51,620Austria: 47,410 countAustria47,410Romania: 42,645 countRomania42,645Hungary: 34,023 countHungary34,023Sweden: 31,047 countSweden31,047Bulgaria: 24,241 countBulgaria24,241Croatia: 21,425 countCroatia21,425Slovakia: 20,737 countSlovakia20,737Ireland: 20,213 countIreland20,213Finland: 16,069 countFinland16,069Denmark: 14,511 countDenmark14,511Slovenia: 14,362 countSlovenia14,362Lithuania: 9,280 countLithuania9,280Cyprus: 6,316 countCyprus6,316Estonia: 4,406 countEstonia4,406Latvia: 4,123 countLatvia4,123Malta: 3,355 countMalta3,355Luxembourg: 2,764 countLuxembourg2,764Italy: 329,107 countItaly329,107Spain: 296,349 countSpain296,349France: 288,934 countFrance288,934Germany: 228,672 countGermany228,672Portugal: 118,620 countPortugal118,620Greece: 109,681 countGreece109,681Poland: 78,484 countPoland78,484Netherlands: 77,874 countNetherlands77,874Czechia: 59,945 countCzechia59,945Belgium: 51,620 countBelgium51,620Austria: 47,410 countAustria47,410Romania: 42,645 countRomania42,645Hungary: 34,023 countHungary34,023Sweden: 31,047 countSweden31,047Bulgaria: 24,241 countBulgaria24,241Croatia: 21,425 countCroatia21,425Slovakia: 20,737 countSlovakia20,737Ireland: 20,213 countIreland20,213Finland: 16,069 countFinland16,069Denmark: 14,511 countDenmark14,511Slovenia: 14,362 countSlovenia14,362Lithuania: 9,280 countLithuania9,280Cyprus: 6,316 countCyprus6,316Estonia: 4,406 countEstonia4,406Latvia: 4,123 countLatvia4,123Malta: 3,355 countMalta3,355Luxembourg: 2,764 countLuxembourg2,764
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 countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Italy329,107+1.4%
2Spain296,349+1.9%
3France288,934+4.4%
4Germany228,672+2.6%
5Portugal118,620+6.8%
6Greece109,681+3.4%
7Poland78,484+0.2%
8Netherlands77,874+8.2%
9Czechia59,945+2%
10Belgium51,620-2.1%
11Austria47,410+1.2%
12Romania42,645+3%
13Hungary34,023-0.3%
14Sweden31,047-1.3%
15Bulgaria24,241+1%
16Croatia21,425+1.5%
17Slovakia20,737+4.3%
18Ireland20,213+4.4%
19Finland16,069+2%
20Denmark14,511-0.8%
21Slovenia14,362+7.1%
22Lithuania9,280+7.8%
23Cyprus6,316+2.3%
24Estonia4,406+8.1%
25Latvia4,123-0.1%
26Malta3,355+5.8%
27Luxembourg2,764+0.5%

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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, 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 329,107 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2,764 in 2022.

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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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