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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 2020, at 232,077. Malta had the lowest, at 1,815. The median was 21,631 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.53 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest232,077France
Lowest1,815Malta
Median21,63127 EU countries
European Union (27)1,532,951History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 17,911 countBelgium: 45,835 countBulgaria: 11,604 countCyprus: 3,848 countCzechia: 36,150 countGermany: 201,659 countDenmark: 20,035 countEstonia: 5,636 countSpain: 178,952 countFinland: 14,812 countFrance: 232,077 countGreece: 21,631 countCroatia: 11,219 countHungary: 54,537 countIreland: 18,797 countItaly: 155,458 countLithuania: 10,762 countLuxembourg: 2,414 countLatvia: 7,604 countMalta: 1,815 countNetherlands: 94,162 countPoland: 93,158 countPortugal: 176,636 countRomania: 25,197 countSweden: 39,052 countSlovenia: 8,426 countSlovakia: 43,632 count
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  • 9,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 38K
  • 38K to 94K
  • 94K and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

France: 232,077 countFrance232,077Germany: 201,659 countGermany201,659Spain: 178,952 countSpain178,952Portugal: 176,636 countPortugal176,636Italy: 155,458 countItaly155,458Netherlands: 94,162 countNetherlands94,162Poland: 93,158 countPoland93,158Hungary: 54,537 countHungary54,537Belgium: 45,835 countBelgium45,835Slovakia: 43,632 countSlovakia43,632Sweden: 39,052 countSweden39,052Czechia: 36,150 countCzechia36,150Romania: 25,197 countRomania25,197Greece: 21,631 countGreece21,631Denmark: 20,035 countDenmark20,035Ireland: 18,797 countIreland18,797Austria: 17,911 countAustria17,911Finland: 14,812 countFinland14,812Bulgaria: 11,604 countBulgaria11,604Croatia: 11,219 countCroatia11,219Lithuania: 10,762 countLithuania10,762Slovenia: 8,426 countSlovenia8,426Latvia: 7,604 countLatvia7,604Estonia: 5,636 countEstonia5,636Cyprus: 3,848 countCyprus3,848Luxembourg: 2,414 countLuxembourg2,414Malta: 1,815 countMalta1,815France: 232,077 countFrance232,077Germany: 201,659 countGermany201,659Spain: 178,952 countSpain178,952Portugal: 176,636 countPortugal176,636Italy: 155,458 countItaly155,458Netherlands: 94,162 countNetherlands94,162Poland: 93,158 countPoland93,158Hungary: 54,537 countHungary54,537Belgium: 45,835 countBelgium45,835Slovakia: 43,632 countSlovakia43,632Sweden: 39,052 countSweden39,052Czechia: 36,150 countCzechia36,150Romania: 25,197 countRomania25,197Greece: 21,631 countGreece21,631Denmark: 20,035 countDenmark20,035Ireland: 18,797 countIreland18,797Austria: 17,911 countAustria17,911Finland: 14,812 countFinland14,812Bulgaria: 11,604 countBulgaria11,604Croatia: 11,219 countCroatia11,219Lithuania: 10,762 countLithuania10,762Slovenia: 8,426 countSlovenia8,426Latvia: 7,604 countLatvia7,604Estonia: 5,636 countEstonia5,636Cyprus: 3,848 countCyprus3,848Luxembourg: 2,414 countLuxembourg2,414Malta: 1,815 countMalta1,815
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 countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1France232,077+6.6%
2Germany201,659-6.6%
3Spain178,952+2.1%
4Portugal176,636-6.5%
5Italy155,458+0.8%
6Netherlands94,162+6.9%
7Poland93,158+2.9%
8Hungary54,537+4.8%
9Belgium45,835-10%
10Slovakia43,632+6.4%
11Sweden39,052+3.3%
12Czechia36,150+2.7%
13Romania25,197+4.4%
14Greece21,631+0.8%
15Denmark20,035+1.3%
16Ireland18,797+3.9%
17Austria17,911-7.5%
18Finland14,812+1.6%
19Bulgaria11,604-2.8%
20Croatia11,219-4.2%
21Lithuania10,762+5.3%
22Slovenia8,426+1.4%
23Latvia7,604-1.2%
24Estonia5,636+6.5%
25Cyprus3,848+6.7%
26Luxembourg2,414+0.4%
27Malta1,815-8.3%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 232,077 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 1,815 in 2020.

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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