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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 2021, at 252,630. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2,525. The median was 25,225 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.69 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest252,630France
Lowest2,525Luxembourg
Median25,22527 EU countries
European Union (27)1,685,965History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 25,225 countBelgium: 53,507 countBulgaria: 11,275 countCyprus: 4,371 countCzechia: 38,216 countGermany: 217,729 countDenmark: 20,676 countEstonia: 6,707 countSpain: 206,604 countFinland: 23,107 countFrance: 252,630 countGreece: 23,359 countCroatia: 11,950 countHungary: 61,763 countIreland: 19,711 countItaly: 159,188 countLithuania: 12,018 countLuxembourg: 2,525 countLatvia: 6,816 countMalta: 2,893 countNetherlands: 98,920 countPoland: 99,514 countPortugal: 186,480 countRomania: 43,107 countSweden: 40,556 countSlovenia: 8,740 countSlovakia: 48,378 count
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  • 9,000 to 22K
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  • 42K to 99K
  • 99K and over
count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

France: 252,630 countFrance252,630Germany: 217,729 countGermany217,729Spain: 206,604 countSpain206,604Portugal: 186,480 countPortugal186,480Italy: 159,188 countItaly159,188Poland: 99,514 countPoland99,514Netherlands: 98,920 countNetherlands98,920Hungary: 61,763 countHungary61,763Belgium: 53,507 countBelgium53,507Slovakia: 48,378 countSlovakia48,378Romania: 43,107 countRomania43,107Sweden: 40,556 countSweden40,556Czechia: 38,216 countCzechia38,216Austria: 25,225 countAustria25,225Greece: 23,359 countGreece23,359Finland: 23,107 countFinland23,107Denmark: 20,676 countDenmark20,676Ireland: 19,711 countIreland19,711Lithuania: 12,018 countLithuania12,018Croatia: 11,950 countCroatia11,950Bulgaria: 11,275 countBulgaria11,275Slovenia: 8,740 countSlovenia8,740Latvia: 6,816 countLatvia6,816Estonia: 6,707 countEstonia6,707Cyprus: 4,371 countCyprus4,371Malta: 2,893 countMalta2,893Luxembourg: 2,525 countLuxembourg2,525France: 252,630 countFrance252,630Germany: 217,729 countGermany217,729Spain: 206,604 countSpain206,604Portugal: 186,480 countPortugal186,480Italy: 159,188 countItaly159,188Poland: 99,514 countPoland99,514Netherlands: 98,920 countNetherlands98,920Hungary: 61,763 countHungary61,763Belgium: 53,507 countBelgium53,507Slovakia: 48,378 countSlovakia48,378Romania: 43,107 countRomania43,107Sweden: 40,556 countSweden40,556Czechia: 38,216 countCzechia38,216Austria: 25,225 countAustria25,225Greece: 23,359 countGreece23,359Finland: 23,107 countFinland23,107Denmark: 20,676 countDenmark20,676Ireland: 19,711 countIreland19,711Lithuania: 12,018 countLithuania12,018Croatia: 11,950 countCroatia11,950Bulgaria: 11,275 countBulgaria11,275Slovenia: 8,740 countSlovenia8,740Latvia: 6,816 countLatvia6,816Estonia: 6,707 countEstonia6,707Cyprus: 4,371 countCyprus4,371Malta: 2,893 countMalta2,893Luxembourg: 2,525 countLuxembourg2,525
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1France Series break252,630+8.9%
2Germany Series break217,729+8%
3Spain Series break206,604+15.5%
4Portugal Series break186,480+5.6%
5Italy Series break159,188+2.4%
6Poland Series break99,514+6.8%
7Netherlands Series break98,920+5.1%
8Hungary Series break61,763+13.2%
9Belgium Series break53,507+16.7%
10Slovakia Series break48,378+10.9%
11Romania Series break43,107+71.1%
12Sweden Series break40,556+3.9%
13Czechia Series break38,216+5.7%
14Austria Series break25,225+40.8%
15Greece Series break23,359+8%
16Finland Series break23,107+56%
17Denmark Series break20,676+3.2%
18Ireland Series break19,711+4.9%
19Lithuania Series break12,018+11.7%
20Croatia Series break11,950+6.5%
21Bulgaria Series break11,275-2.8%
22Slovenia Series break8,740+3.7%
23Latvia Series break6,816-10.4%
24Estonia Series break6,707+19%
25Cyprus Series break4,371+13.6%
26Malta Series break2,893+59.4%
27Luxembourg Series break2,525+4.6%

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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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in administrative and support services, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in administrative and support services, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in administrative and support services, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in administrative and support services, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 252,630 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2,525 in 2021.

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

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