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EU countries by enterprises in administrative and support services

France had the highest enterprises in administrative and support services of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 203,736. Malta had the lowest, at 1,376. The median was 18,051 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.17 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest203,736France
Lowest1,376Malta
Median18,05127 EU countries
European Union (27)1,168,143History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 14,290 countBelgium: 40,020 countBulgaria: 9,200 countCyprus: 1,953 countCzechia: 30,859 countGermany: 150,512 countDenmark: 16,449 countEstonia: 4,374 countSpain: 115,523 countFinland: 14,177 countFrance: 203,736 countGreece: 20,700 countCroatia: 6,012 countHungary: 33,582 countIreland: 15,764 countItaly: 139,362 countLithuania: 5,557 countLuxembourg: 1,915 countLatvia: 5,493 countMalta: 1,376 countNetherlands: 65,281 countPoland: 57,423 countPortugal: 136,269 countRomania: 18,051 countSweden: 35,948 countSlovenia: 5,965 countSlovakia: 18,352 count
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  • 6,000 to 15K
  • 15K to 27K
  • 27K to 64K
  • 64K and over
count, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

France: 203,736 countFrance203,736Germany: 150,512 countGermany150,512Italy: 139,362 countItaly139,362Portugal: 136,269 countPortugal136,269Spain: 115,523 countSpain115,523Netherlands: 65,281 countNetherlands65,281Poland: 57,423 countPoland57,423Belgium: 40,020 countBelgium40,020Sweden: 35,948 countSweden35,948Hungary: 33,582 countHungary33,582Czechia: 30,859 countCzechia30,859Greece: 20,700 countGreece20,700Slovakia: 18,352 countSlovakia18,352Romania: 18,051 countRomania18,051Denmark: 16,449 countDenmark16,449Ireland: 15,764 countIreland15,764Austria: 14,290 countAustria14,290Finland: 14,177 countFinland14,177Bulgaria: 9,200 countBulgaria9,200Croatia: 6,012 countCroatia6,012Slovenia: 5,965 countSlovenia5,965Lithuania: 5,557 countLithuania5,557Latvia: 5,493 countLatvia5,493Estonia: 4,374 countEstonia4,374Cyprus: 1,953 countCyprus1,953Luxembourg: 1,915 countLuxembourg1,915Malta: 1,376 countMalta1,376France: 203,736 countFrance203,736Germany: 150,512 countGermany150,512Italy: 139,362 countItaly139,362Portugal: 136,269 countPortugal136,269Spain: 115,523 countSpain115,523Netherlands: 65,281 countNetherlands65,281Poland: 57,423 countPoland57,423Belgium: 40,020 countBelgium40,020Sweden: 35,948 countSweden35,948Hungary: 33,582 countHungary33,582Czechia: 30,859 countCzechia30,859Greece: 20,700 countGreece20,700Slovakia: 18,352 countSlovakia18,352Romania: 18,051 countRomania18,051Denmark: 16,449 countDenmark16,449Ireland: 15,764 countIreland15,764Austria: 14,290 countAustria14,290Finland: 14,177 countFinland14,177Bulgaria: 9,200 countBulgaria9,200Croatia: 6,012 countCroatia6,012Slovenia: 5,965 countSlovenia5,965Lithuania: 5,557 countLithuania5,557Latvia: 5,493 countLatvia5,493Estonia: 4,374 countEstonia4,374Cyprus: 1,953 countCyprus1,953Luxembourg: 1,915 countLuxembourg1,915Malta: 1,376 countMalta1,376
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1France203,736+6.2%
2Germany150,512+8.8%
3Italy139,362-3.1%
4Portugal136,269+1%
5Spain115,523+0.3%
6Netherlands65,281+27%
7Poland57,423+2.4%
8Belgium40,020+14.3%
9Sweden35,948+2%
10Hungary33,582-8.5%
11Czechia30,859-4%
12Greece20,700-2.5%
13Slovakia18,352+18.5%
14Romania18,051+6.8%
15Denmark16,449+2.5%
16Ireland15,764+1.4%
17Austria14,290+5.6%
18Finland Series break14,177+2.3%
19Bulgaria9,200+6.8%
20Croatia6,012+1.2%
21Slovenia5,965+13%
22Lithuania5,557+12.1%
23Latvia5,493+8.1%
24Estonia4,374+9.9%
25Cyprus1,953+3.3%
26Luxembourg1,915+8.3%
27Malta1,376-5.6%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in administrative and support services (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section N), 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 (2005 to 2020), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), 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), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in administrative and support services, 2013) [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), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in administrative and support services, 2013. 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-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in administrative and support services, 2013. 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-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in administrative and support services, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in administrative and support services?

France, with 203,736 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in administrative and support services?

Malta, with 1,376 in 2013.

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), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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