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EU countries by enterprises in information and communication

France had the highest enterprises in information and communication of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 138,131. Malta had the lowest, at 921. The median was 15,241 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 846,498. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest138,131France
Lowest921Malta
Median15,24127 EU countries
European Union (27)846,498History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 18,042 countBelgium: 30,047 countBulgaria: 10,017 countCyprus: 988 countCzechia: 35,520 countGermany: 99,314 countDenmark: 15,409 countEstonia: 3,827 countSpain: 51,897 countFinland: 9,632 countFrance: 138,131 countGreece: 12,670 countCroatia: 6,025 countHungary: 32,225 countIreland: 13,578 countItaly: 95,989 countLithuania: 3,397 countLuxembourg: 2,056 countLatvia: 5,238 countMalta: 921 countNetherlands: 81,021 countPoland: 70,084 countPortugal: 14,507 countRomania: 18,270 countSweden: 55,233 countSlovenia: 7,219 countSlovakia: 15,241 count
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  • 5,000 to 13K
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  • 18K to 55K
  • 55K and over
count, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

France: 138,131 countFrance138,131Germany: 99,314 countGermany99,314Italy: 95,989 countItaly95,989Netherlands: 81,021 countNetherlands81,021Poland: 70,084 countPoland70,084Sweden: 55,233 countSweden55,233Spain: 51,897 countSpain51,897Czechia: 35,520 countCzechia35,520Hungary: 32,225 countHungary32,225Belgium: 30,047 countBelgium30,047Romania: 18,270 countRomania18,270Austria: 18,042 countAustria18,042Denmark: 15,409 countDenmark15,409Slovakia: 15,241 countSlovakia15,241Portugal: 14,507 countPortugal14,507Ireland: 13,578 countIreland13,578Greece: 12,670 countGreece12,670Bulgaria: 10,017 countBulgaria10,017Finland: 9,632 countFinland9,632Slovenia: 7,219 countSlovenia7,219Croatia: 6,025 countCroatia6,025Latvia: 5,238 countLatvia5,238Estonia: 3,827 countEstonia3,827Lithuania: 3,397 countLithuania3,397Luxembourg: 2,056 countLuxembourg2,056Cyprus: 988 countCyprus988Malta: 921 countMalta921France: 138,131 countFrance138,131Germany: 99,314 countGermany99,314Italy: 95,989 countItaly95,989Netherlands: 81,021 countNetherlands81,021Poland: 70,084 countPoland70,084Sweden: 55,233 countSweden55,233Spain: 51,897 countSpain51,897Czechia: 35,520 countCzechia35,520Hungary: 32,225 countHungary32,225Belgium: 30,047 countBelgium30,047Romania: 18,270 countRomania18,270Austria: 18,042 countAustria18,042Denmark: 15,409 countDenmark15,409Slovakia: 15,241 countSlovakia15,241Portugal: 14,507 countPortugal14,507Ireland: 13,578 countIreland13,578Greece: 12,670 countGreece12,670Bulgaria: 10,017 countBulgaria10,017Finland: 9,632 countFinland9,632Slovenia: 7,219 countSlovenia7,219Croatia: 6,025 countCroatia6,025Latvia: 5,238 countLatvia5,238Estonia: 3,827 countEstonia3,827Lithuania: 3,397 countLithuania3,397Luxembourg: 2,056 countLuxembourg2,056Cyprus: 988 countCyprus988Malta: 921 countMalta921
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1France138,131+10%
2Germany99,314+5%
3Italy95,989-1.3%
4Netherlands81,021+29%
5Poland70,084+6.5%
6Sweden55,2330%
7Spain51,897-0.3%
8Czechia35,520-0.4%
9Hungary32,225-5%
10Belgium30,047+9%
11Romania18,270+4.4%
12Austria18,042+2.2%
13Denmark15,409+3%
14Slovakia15,241+3.3%
15Portugal14,507+1.2%
16Ireland13,578+3.7%
17Greece12,670+1.3%
18Bulgaria10,017+7.9%
19Finland Series break9,632+3.3%
20Slovenia7,219+8.3%
21Croatia6,025+3%
22Latvia5,238+15.8%
23Estonia3,827+12.5%
24Lithuania3,397+16.6%
25Luxembourg2,056+7%
26Cyprus988+3.1%
27Malta921-11.4%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in information and communication (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section J), 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.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), 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), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in information and communication, 2013) [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), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in information and communication, 2013. 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-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in information and communication, 2013. 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-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in information and communication, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in information and communication?

France, with 138,131 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in information and communication?

Malta, with 921 in 2013.

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), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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