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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 2023, at 329,451. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2,757. The median was 31,798 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.99 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest329,451Italy
Lowest2,757Luxembourg
Median31,79827 EU countries
European Union (27)1,988,721History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 47,625 countBelgium: 57,123 countBulgaria: 24,662 countCyprus: 6,397 countCzechia: 61,072 countGermany: 231,840 countDenmark: 14,341 countEstonia: 4,825 countSpain: 295,190 countFinland: 16,324 countFrance: 295,455 countGreece: 108,413 countCroatia: 21,407 countHungary: 32,521 countIreland: 20,941 countItaly: 329,451 countLithuania: 10,503 countLuxembourg: 2,757 countLatvia: 4,142 countMalta: 3,826 countNetherlands: 82,229 countPoland: 78,730 countPortugal: 125,679 countRomania: 45,135 countSweden: 31,798 countSlovenia: 15,066 countSlovakia: 21,269 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Italy: 329,451 countItaly329,451France: 295,455 countFrance295,455Spain: 295,190 countSpain295,190Germany: 231,840 countGermany231,840Portugal: 125,679 countPortugal125,679Greece: 108,413 countGreece108,413Netherlands: 82,229 countNetherlands82,229Poland: 78,730 countPoland78,730Czechia: 61,072 countCzechia61,072Belgium: 57,123 countBelgium57,123Austria: 47,625 countAustria47,625Romania: 45,135 countRomania45,135Hungary: 32,521 countHungary32,521Sweden: 31,798 countSweden31,798Bulgaria: 24,662 countBulgaria24,662Croatia: 21,407 countCroatia21,407Slovakia: 21,269 countSlovakia21,269Ireland: 20,941 countIreland20,941Finland: 16,324 countFinland16,324Slovenia: 15,066 countSlovenia15,066Denmark: 14,341 countDenmark14,341Lithuania: 10,503 countLithuania10,503Cyprus: 6,397 countCyprus6,397Estonia: 4,825 countEstonia4,825Latvia: 4,142 countLatvia4,142Malta: 3,826 countMalta3,826Luxembourg: 2,757 countLuxembourg2,757Italy: 329,451 countItaly329,451France: 295,455 countFrance295,455Spain: 295,190 countSpain295,190Germany: 231,840 countGermany231,840Portugal: 125,679 countPortugal125,679Greece: 108,413 countGreece108,413Netherlands: 82,229 countNetherlands82,229Poland: 78,730 countPoland78,730Czechia: 61,072 countCzechia61,072Belgium: 57,123 countBelgium57,123Austria: 47,625 countAustria47,625Romania: 45,135 countRomania45,135Hungary: 32,521 countHungary32,521Sweden: 31,798 countSweden31,798Bulgaria: 24,662 countBulgaria24,662Croatia: 21,407 countCroatia21,407Slovakia: 21,269 countSlovakia21,269Ireland: 20,941 countIreland20,941Finland: 16,324 countFinland16,324Slovenia: 15,066 countSlovenia15,066Denmark: 14,341 countDenmark14,341Lithuania: 10,503 countLithuania10,503Cyprus: 6,397 countCyprus6,397Estonia: 4,825 countEstonia4,825Latvia: 4,142 countLatvia4,142Malta: 3,826 countMalta3,826Luxembourg: 2,757 countLuxembourg2,757
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1Italy329,451+0.1%
2France295,455+2.3%
3Spain295,190-0.4%
4Germany231,840+1.4%
5Portugal125,679+6%
6Greece108,413-1.2%
7Netherlands82,229+5.6%
8Poland78,730+0.3%
9Czechia61,072+1.9%
10Belgium57,123+10.7%
11Austria47,625+0.5%
12Romania45,135+5.8%
13Hungary32,521-4.4%
14Sweden31,798+2.4%
15Bulgaria24,662+1.7%
16Croatia21,407-0.1%
17Slovakia21,269+2.6%
18Ireland20,941+3.6%
19Finland16,324+1.6%
20Slovenia15,066+4.9%
21Denmark14,341-1.2%
22Lithuania10,503+13.2%
23Cyprus6,397+1.3%
24Estonia4,825+9.5%
25Latvia4,142+0.5%
26Malta3,826+14%
27Luxembourg2,757-0.3%

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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, 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 329,451 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2,757 in 2023.

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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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