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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 2015, at 195,621. Malta had the lowest, at 1,418. The median was 19,966 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.29 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest195,621France
Lowest1,418Malta
Median19,96627 EU countries
European Union (27)1,287,547History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 15,088 countBelgium: 38,674 countBulgaria: 10,268 countCyprus: 2,306 countCzechia: 30,842 countGermany: 189,094 countDenmark: 16,964 countEstonia: 4,286 countSpain: 147,102 countFinland: 14,063 countFrance: 195,621 countGreece: 21,428 countCroatia: 6,504 countHungary: 37,296 countIreland: 16,423 countItaly: 139,595 countLithuania: 7,151 countLuxembourg: 2,124 countLatvia: 6,873 countMalta: 1,418 countNetherlands: 69,944 countPoland: 66,051 countPortugal: 154,178 countRomania: 19,966 countSweden: 37,927 countSlovenia: 6,994 countSlovakia: 29,367 count
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 16K
  • 16K to 30K
  • 30K to 69K
  • 69K and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

France: 195,621 countFrance195,621Germany: 189,094 countGermany189,094Portugal: 154,178 countPortugal154,178Spain: 147,102 countSpain147,102Italy: 139,595 countItaly139,595Netherlands: 69,944 countNetherlands69,944Poland: 66,051 countPoland66,051Belgium: 38,674 countBelgium38,674Sweden: 37,927 countSweden37,927Hungary: 37,296 countHungary37,296Czechia: 30,842 countCzechia30,842Slovakia: 29,367 countSlovakia29,367Greece: 21,428 countGreece21,428Romania: 19,966 countRomania19,966Denmark: 16,964 countDenmark16,964Ireland: 16,423 countIreland16,423Austria: 15,088 countAustria15,088Finland: 14,063 countFinland14,063Bulgaria: 10,268 countBulgaria10,268Lithuania: 7,151 countLithuania7,151Slovenia: 6,994 countSlovenia6,994Latvia: 6,873 countLatvia6,873Croatia: 6,504 countCroatia6,504Estonia: 4,286 countEstonia4,286Cyprus: 2,306 countCyprus2,306Luxembourg: 2,124 countLuxembourg2,124Malta: 1,418 countMalta1,418France: 195,621 countFrance195,621Germany: 189,094 countGermany189,094Portugal: 154,178 countPortugal154,178Spain: 147,102 countSpain147,102Italy: 139,595 countItaly139,595Netherlands: 69,944 countNetherlands69,944Poland: 66,051 countPoland66,051Belgium: 38,674 countBelgium38,674Sweden: 37,927 countSweden37,927Hungary: 37,296 countHungary37,296Czechia: 30,842 countCzechia30,842Slovakia: 29,367 countSlovakia29,367Greece: 21,428 countGreece21,428Romania: 19,966 countRomania19,966Denmark: 16,964 countDenmark16,964Ireland: 16,423 countIreland16,423Austria: 15,088 countAustria15,088Finland: 14,063 countFinland14,063Bulgaria: 10,268 countBulgaria10,268Lithuania: 7,151 countLithuania7,151Slovenia: 6,994 countSlovenia6,994Latvia: 6,873 countLatvia6,873Croatia: 6,504 countCroatia6,504Estonia: 4,286 countEstonia4,286Cyprus: 2,306 countCyprus2,306Luxembourg: 2,124 countLuxembourg2,124Malta: 1,418 countMalta1,418
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 countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1France Series break195,621-12.4%
2Germany189,094+4.2%
3Portugal154,178+6.3%
4Spain147,102+11.1%
5Italy139,595-0.2%
6Netherlands69,944+3.8%
7Poland66,051+4.4%
8Belgium38,674+3.8%
9Sweden37,927+2.4%
10Hungary37,296+7.5%
11Czechia30,842+0.2%
12Slovakia29,367+19.4%
13Greece21,428-2.2%
14Romania19,966+2.9%
15Denmark16,964+0.3%
16Ireland16,423+6.6%
17Austria15,088+2.7%
18Finland14,063+0.7%
19Bulgaria10,268+5.4%
20Lithuania7,151+9.6%
21Slovenia6,994+8.8%
22Latvia6,873+18%
23Croatia6,504+2.8%
24Estonia4,286+2.7%
25Cyprus2,306+8.2%
26Luxembourg2,124+3.6%
27Malta1,418-2.9%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 195,621 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 1,418 in 2015.

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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