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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 2019, at 217,696. Malta had the lowest, at 1,979. The median was 21,467 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.53 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest217,696France
Lowest1,979Malta
Median21,46727 EU countries
European Union (27)1,528,088History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 19,359 countBelgium: 50,940 countBulgaria: 11,937 countCyprus: 3,608 countCzechia: 35,207 countGermany: 215,884 countDenmark: 19,782 countEstonia: 5,294 countSpain: 175,341 countFinland: 14,572 countFrance: 217,696 countGreece: 21,467 countCroatia: 11,710 countHungary: 52,036 countIreland: 18,097 countItaly: 154,191 countLithuania: 10,219 countLuxembourg: 2,405 countLatvia: 7,693 countMalta: 1,979 countNetherlands: 88,100 countPoland: 90,537 countPortugal: 188,846 countRomania: 24,144 countSweden: 37,807 countSlovenia: 8,311 countSlovakia: 41,003 count
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  • 9,000 to 19K
  • 19K to 37K
  • 37K to 90K
  • 90K and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

France: 217,696 countFrance217,696Germany: 215,884 countGermany215,884Portugal: 188,846 countPortugal188,846Spain: 175,341 countSpain175,341Italy: 154,191 countItaly154,191Poland: 90,537 countPoland90,537Netherlands: 88,100 countNetherlands88,100Hungary: 52,036 countHungary52,036Belgium: 50,940 countBelgium50,940Slovakia: 41,003 countSlovakia41,003Sweden: 37,807 countSweden37,807Czechia: 35,207 countCzechia35,207Romania: 24,144 countRomania24,144Greece: 21,467 countGreece21,467Denmark: 19,782 countDenmark19,782Austria: 19,359 countAustria19,359Ireland: 18,097 countIreland18,097Finland: 14,572 countFinland14,572Bulgaria: 11,937 countBulgaria11,937Croatia: 11,710 countCroatia11,710Lithuania: 10,219 countLithuania10,219Slovenia: 8,311 countSlovenia8,311Latvia: 7,693 countLatvia7,693Estonia: 5,294 countEstonia5,294Cyprus: 3,608 countCyprus3,608Luxembourg: 2,405 countLuxembourg2,405Malta: 1,979 countMalta1,979France: 217,696 countFrance217,696Germany: 215,884 countGermany215,884Portugal: 188,846 countPortugal188,846Spain: 175,341 countSpain175,341Italy: 154,191 countItaly154,191Poland: 90,537 countPoland90,537Netherlands: 88,100 countNetherlands88,100Hungary: 52,036 countHungary52,036Belgium: 50,940 countBelgium50,940Slovakia: 41,003 countSlovakia41,003Sweden: 37,807 countSweden37,807Czechia: 35,207 countCzechia35,207Romania: 24,144 countRomania24,144Greece: 21,467 countGreece21,467Denmark: 19,782 countDenmark19,782Austria: 19,359 countAustria19,359Ireland: 18,097 countIreland18,097Finland: 14,572 countFinland14,572Bulgaria: 11,937 countBulgaria11,937Croatia: 11,710 countCroatia11,710Lithuania: 10,219 countLithuania10,219Slovenia: 8,311 countSlovenia8,311Latvia: 7,693 countLatvia7,693Estonia: 5,294 countEstonia5,294Cyprus: 3,608 countCyprus3,608Luxembourg: 2,405 countLuxembourg2,405Malta: 1,979 countMalta1,979
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1France217,696+8.1%
2Germany215,884-2.4%
3Portugal188,846+4.3%
4Spain175,341+7%
5Italy154,191+0.3%
6Poland90,537+4.6%
7Netherlands88,100+8.5%
8Hungary52,036+15.1%
9Belgium50,940+12.6%
10Slovakia41,003+9.6%
11Sweden37,807+2.7%
12Czechia35,207+3.7%
13Romania24,144+5.8%
14Greece21,467+5%
15Denmark19,782+3.6%
16Austria19,359+21.1%
17Ireland18,097-5%
18Finland14,572+2.5%
19Bulgaria11,937+2.7%
20Croatia Series break11,710+48.9%
21Lithuania10,219+5.7%
22Slovenia8,311+4.3%
23Latvia7,693+0.2%
24Estonia5,294+11%
25Cyprus3,608+11.2%
26Luxembourg2,405+6.4%
27Malta1,979+5.3%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 217,696 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 1,979 in 2019.

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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