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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 2022, at 290,526. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2,533. The median was 25,601 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.83 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest290,526France
Lowest2,533Luxembourg
Median25,60127 EU countries
European Union (27)1,828,408History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 25,281 countBelgium: 58,627 countBulgaria: 11,593 countCyprus: 4,521 countCzechia: 41,150 countGermany: 222,828 countDenmark: 20,873 countEstonia: 8,013 countSpain: 217,715 countFinland: 24,409 countFrance: 290,526 countGreece: 25,601 countCroatia: 13,103 countHungary: 63,782 countIreland: 20,711 countItaly: 170,423 countLithuania: 13,570 countLuxembourg: 2,533 countLatvia: 7,090 countMalta: 3,110 countNetherlands: 112,005 countPoland: 101,518 countPortugal: 221,145 countRomania: 45,684 countSweden: 39,061 countSlovenia: 9,491 countSlovakia: 54,045 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

France: 290,526 countFrance290,526Germany: 222,828 countGermany222,828Portugal: 221,145 countPortugal221,145Spain: 217,715 countSpain217,715Italy: 170,423 countItaly170,423Netherlands: 112,005 countNetherlands112,005Poland: 101,518 countPoland101,518Hungary: 63,782 countHungary63,782Belgium: 58,627 countBelgium58,627Slovakia: 54,045 countSlovakia54,045Romania: 45,684 countRomania45,684Czechia: 41,150 countCzechia41,150Sweden: 39,061 countSweden39,061Greece: 25,601 countGreece25,601Austria: 25,281 countAustria25,281Finland: 24,409 countFinland24,409Denmark: 20,873 countDenmark20,873Ireland: 20,711 countIreland20,711Lithuania: 13,570 countLithuania13,570Croatia: 13,103 countCroatia13,103Bulgaria: 11,593 countBulgaria11,593Slovenia: 9,491 countSlovenia9,491Estonia: 8,013 countEstonia8,013Latvia: 7,090 countLatvia7,090Cyprus: 4,521 countCyprus4,521Malta: 3,110 countMalta3,110Luxembourg: 2,533 countLuxembourg2,533France: 290,526 countFrance290,526Germany: 222,828 countGermany222,828Portugal: 221,145 countPortugal221,145Spain: 217,715 countSpain217,715Italy: 170,423 countItaly170,423Netherlands: 112,005 countNetherlands112,005Poland: 101,518 countPoland101,518Hungary: 63,782 countHungary63,782Belgium: 58,627 countBelgium58,627Slovakia: 54,045 countSlovakia54,045Romania: 45,684 countRomania45,684Czechia: 41,150 countCzechia41,150Sweden: 39,061 countSweden39,061Greece: 25,601 countGreece25,601Austria: 25,281 countAustria25,281Finland: 24,409 countFinland24,409Denmark: 20,873 countDenmark20,873Ireland: 20,711 countIreland20,711Lithuania: 13,570 countLithuania13,570Croatia: 13,103 countCroatia13,103Bulgaria: 11,593 countBulgaria11,593Slovenia: 9,491 countSlovenia9,491Estonia: 8,013 countEstonia8,013Latvia: 7,090 countLatvia7,090Cyprus: 4,521 countCyprus4,521Malta: 3,110 countMalta3,110Luxembourg: 2,533 countLuxembourg2,533
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 countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1France290,526+15%
2Germany222,828+2.3%
3Portugal221,145+18.6%
4Spain217,715+5.4%
5Italy170,423+7.1%
6Netherlands112,005+13.2%
7Poland101,518+2%
8Hungary63,782+3.3%
9Belgium58,627+9.6%
10Slovakia54,045+11.7%
11Romania45,684+6%
12Czechia41,150+7.7%
13Sweden39,061-3.7%
14Greece25,601+9.6%
15Austria25,281+0.2%
16Finland24,409+5.6%
17Denmark20,873+1%
18Ireland20,711+5.1%
19Lithuania13,570+12.9%
20Croatia13,103+9.6%
21Bulgaria11,593+2.8%
22Slovenia9,491+8.6%
23Estonia8,013+19.5%
24Latvia7,090+4%
25Cyprus4,521+3.4%
26Malta3,110+7.5%
27Luxembourg2,533+0.3%

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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, 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 290,526 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2,533 in 2022.

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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