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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 2023, at 327,621. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2,626. The median was 26,908 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.94 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest327,621France
Lowest2,626Luxembourg
Median26,90827 EU countries
European Union (27)1,936,717History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 26,836 countBelgium: 55,474 countBulgaria: 12,176 countCyprus: 4,409 countCzechia: 43,493 countGermany: 228,511 countDenmark: 21,070 countEstonia: 8,731 countSpain: 222,406 countFinland: 25,747 countFrance: 327,621 countGreece: 26,908 countCroatia: 14,928 countHungary: 55,654 countIreland: 21,516 countItaly: 175,937 countLithuania: 14,796 countLuxembourg: 2,626 countLatvia: 7,082 countMalta: 3,606 countNetherlands: 127,161 countPoland: 106,629 countPortugal: 244,930 countRomania: 49,212 countSweden: 40,652 countSlovenia: 10,146 countSlovakia: 58,460 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

France: 327,621 countFrance327,621Portugal: 244,930 countPortugal244,930Germany: 228,511 countGermany228,511Spain: 222,406 countSpain222,406Italy: 175,937 countItaly175,937Netherlands: 127,161 countNetherlands127,161Poland: 106,629 countPoland106,629Slovakia: 58,460 countSlovakia58,460Hungary: 55,654 countHungary55,654Belgium: 55,474 countBelgium55,474Romania: 49,212 countRomania49,212Czechia: 43,493 countCzechia43,493Sweden: 40,652 countSweden40,652Greece: 26,908 countGreece26,908Austria: 26,836 countAustria26,836Finland: 25,747 countFinland25,747Ireland: 21,516 countIreland21,516Denmark: 21,070 countDenmark21,070Croatia: 14,928 countCroatia14,928Lithuania: 14,796 countLithuania14,796Bulgaria: 12,176 countBulgaria12,176Slovenia: 10,146 countSlovenia10,146Estonia: 8,731 countEstonia8,731Latvia: 7,082 countLatvia7,082Cyprus: 4,409 countCyprus4,409Malta: 3,606 countMalta3,606Luxembourg: 2,626 countLuxembourg2,626France: 327,621 countFrance327,621Portugal: 244,930 countPortugal244,930Germany: 228,511 countGermany228,511Spain: 222,406 countSpain222,406Italy: 175,937 countItaly175,937Netherlands: 127,161 countNetherlands127,161Poland: 106,629 countPoland106,629Slovakia: 58,460 countSlovakia58,460Hungary: 55,654 countHungary55,654Belgium: 55,474 countBelgium55,474Romania: 49,212 countRomania49,212Czechia: 43,493 countCzechia43,493Sweden: 40,652 countSweden40,652Greece: 26,908 countGreece26,908Austria: 26,836 countAustria26,836Finland: 25,747 countFinland25,747Ireland: 21,516 countIreland21,516Denmark: 21,070 countDenmark21,070Croatia: 14,928 countCroatia14,928Lithuania: 14,796 countLithuania14,796Bulgaria: 12,176 countBulgaria12,176Slovenia: 10,146 countSlovenia10,146Estonia: 8,731 countEstonia8,731Latvia: 7,082 countLatvia7,082Cyprus: 4,409 countCyprus4,409Malta: 3,606 countMalta3,606Luxembourg: 2,626 countLuxembourg2,626
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1France327,621+12.8%
2Portugal244,930+10.8%
3Germany228,511+2.6%
4Spain222,406+2.2%
5Italy175,937+3.2%
6Netherlands127,161+13.5%
7Poland106,629+5%
8Slovakia58,460+8.2%
9Hungary55,654-12.7%
10Belgium55,474-5.4%
11Romania49,212+7.7%
12Czechia43,493+5.7%
13Sweden40,652+4.1%
14Greece26,908+5.1%
15Austria26,836+6.2%
16Finland25,747+5.5%
17Ireland21,516+3.9%
18Denmark21,070+0.9%
19Croatia14,928+13.9%
20Lithuania14,796+9%
21Bulgaria12,176+5%
22Slovenia10,146+6.9%
23Estonia8,731+9%
24Latvia7,082-0.1%
25Cyprus4,409-2.5%
26Malta3,606+15.9%
27Luxembourg2,626+3.7%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 327,621 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2,626 in 2023.

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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