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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 2016, at 212,981. Malta had the lowest, at 1,822. The median was 20,802 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.37 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest212,981France
Lowest1,822Malta
Median20,80227 EU countries
European Union (27)1,370,445History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 15,498 countBelgium: 41,084 countBulgaria: 10,989 countCyprus: 2,703 countCzechia: 31,321 countGermany: 199,471 countDenmark: 17,925 countEstonia: 4,413 countSpain: 165,551 countFinland: 13,976 countFrance: 212,981 countGreece: 21,588 countCroatia: 6,921 countHungary: 38,896 countIreland: 16,495 countItaly: 143,408 countLithuania: 8,121 countLuxembourg: 2,190 countLatvia: 8,015 countMalta: 1,822 countNetherlands: 72,961 countPoland: 72,651 countPortugal: 163,936 countRomania: 20,802 countSweden: 39,120 countSlovenia: 7,348 countSlovakia: 30,296 count
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 16K
  • 16K to 31K
  • 31K to 73K
  • 73K and over
count, 2016. 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, 2016

France: 212,981 countFrance212,981Germany: 199,471 countGermany199,471Spain: 165,551 countSpain165,551Portugal: 163,936 countPortugal163,936Italy: 143,408 countItaly143,408Netherlands: 72,961 countNetherlands72,961Poland: 72,651 countPoland72,651Belgium: 41,084 countBelgium41,084Sweden: 39,120 countSweden39,120Hungary: 38,896 countHungary38,896Czechia: 31,321 countCzechia31,321Slovakia: 30,296 countSlovakia30,296Greece: 21,588 countGreece21,588Romania: 20,802 countRomania20,802Denmark: 17,925 countDenmark17,925Ireland: 16,495 countIreland16,495Austria: 15,498 countAustria15,498Finland: 13,976 countFinland13,976Bulgaria: 10,989 countBulgaria10,989Lithuania: 8,121 countLithuania8,121Latvia: 8,015 countLatvia8,015Slovenia: 7,348 countSlovenia7,348Croatia: 6,921 countCroatia6,921Estonia: 4,413 countEstonia4,413Cyprus: 2,703 countCyprus2,703Luxembourg: 2,190 countLuxembourg2,190Malta: 1,822 countMalta1,822France: 212,981 countFrance212,981Germany: 199,471 countGermany199,471Spain: 165,551 countSpain165,551Portugal: 163,936 countPortugal163,936Italy: 143,408 countItaly143,408Netherlands: 72,961 countNetherlands72,961Poland: 72,651 countPoland72,651Belgium: 41,084 countBelgium41,084Sweden: 39,120 countSweden39,120Hungary: 38,896 countHungary38,896Czechia: 31,321 countCzechia31,321Slovakia: 30,296 countSlovakia30,296Greece: 21,588 countGreece21,588Romania: 20,802 countRomania20,802Denmark: 17,925 countDenmark17,925Ireland: 16,495 countIreland16,495Austria: 15,498 countAustria15,498Finland: 13,976 countFinland13,976Bulgaria: 10,989 countBulgaria10,989Lithuania: 8,121 countLithuania8,121Latvia: 8,015 countLatvia8,015Slovenia: 7,348 countSlovenia7,348Croatia: 6,921 countCroatia6,921Estonia: 4,413 countEstonia4,413Cyprus: 2,703 countCyprus2,703Luxembourg: 2,190 countLuxembourg2,190Malta: 1,822 countMalta1,822
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 countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1France212,981+8.9%
2Germany199,471+5.5%
3Spain165,551+12.5%
4Portugal163,936+6.3%
5Italy143,408+2.7%
6Netherlands72,961+4.3%
7Poland72,651+10%
8Belgium41,084+6.2%
9Sweden39,120+3.1%
10Hungary38,896+4.3%
11Czechia31,321+1.6%
12Slovakia30,296+3.2%
13Greece21,588+0.7%
14Romania20,802+4.2%
15Denmark17,925+5.7%
16Ireland16,495+0.4%
17Austria15,498+2.7%
18Finland13,976-0.6%
19Bulgaria10,989+7%
20Lithuania8,121+13.6%
21Latvia8,015+16.6%
22Slovenia7,348+5.1%
23Croatia6,921+6.4%
24Estonia4,413+3%
25Cyprus2,703+17.2%
26Luxembourg2,190+3.1%
27Malta1,822+28.5%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 212,981 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 1,822 in 2016.

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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