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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 2015, at 129,025. Malta had the lowest, at 1,069. The median was 18,549 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 924,970. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest129,025France
Lowest1,069Malta
Median18,54927 EU countries
European Union (27)924,970History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 18,549 countBelgium: 30,247 countBulgaria: 11,612 countCyprus: 1,128 countCzechia: 37,961 countGermany: 120,857 countDenmark: 16,105 countEstonia: 4,568 countSpain: 57,514 countFinland: 10,084 countFrance: 129,025 countGreece: 19,602 countCroatia: 6,417 countHungary: 37,102 countIreland: 14,246 countItaly: 98,381 countLithuania: 6,117 countLuxembourg: 2,304 countLatvia: 6,327 countMalta: 1,069 countNetherlands: 88,499 countPoland: 84,019 countPortugal: 15,600 countRomania: 20,620 countSweden: 58,607 countSlovenia: 8,555 countSlovakia: 19,855 count
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  • 6,000 to 15K
  • 15K to 20K
  • 20K to 58K
  • 58K and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

France: 129,025 countFrance129,025Germany: 120,857 countGermany120,857Italy: 98,381 countItaly98,381Netherlands: 88,499 countNetherlands88,499Poland: 84,019 countPoland84,019Sweden: 58,607 countSweden58,607Spain: 57,514 countSpain57,514Czechia: 37,961 countCzechia37,961Hungary: 37,102 countHungary37,102Belgium: 30,247 countBelgium30,247Romania: 20,620 countRomania20,620Slovakia: 19,855 countSlovakia19,855Greece: 19,602 countGreece19,602Austria: 18,549 countAustria18,549Denmark: 16,105 countDenmark16,105Portugal: 15,600 countPortugal15,600Ireland: 14,246 countIreland14,246Bulgaria: 11,612 countBulgaria11,612Finland: 10,084 countFinland10,084Slovenia: 8,555 countSlovenia8,555Croatia: 6,417 countCroatia6,417Latvia: 6,327 countLatvia6,327Lithuania: 6,117 countLithuania6,117Estonia: 4,568 countEstonia4,568Luxembourg: 2,304 countLuxembourg2,304Cyprus: 1,128 countCyprus1,128Malta: 1,069 countMalta1,069France: 129,025 countFrance129,025Germany: 120,857 countGermany120,857Italy: 98,381 countItaly98,381Netherlands: 88,499 countNetherlands88,499Poland: 84,019 countPoland84,019Sweden: 58,607 countSweden58,607Spain: 57,514 countSpain57,514Czechia: 37,961 countCzechia37,961Hungary: 37,102 countHungary37,102Belgium: 30,247 countBelgium30,247Romania: 20,620 countRomania20,620Slovakia: 19,855 countSlovakia19,855Greece: 19,602 countGreece19,602Austria: 18,549 countAustria18,549Denmark: 16,105 countDenmark16,105Portugal: 15,600 countPortugal15,600Ireland: 14,246 countIreland14,246Bulgaria: 11,612 countBulgaria11,612Finland: 10,084 countFinland10,084Slovenia: 8,555 countSlovenia8,555Croatia: 6,417 countCroatia6,417Latvia: 6,327 countLatvia6,327Lithuania: 6,117 countLithuania6,117Estonia: 4,568 countEstonia4,568Luxembourg: 2,304 countLuxembourg2,304Cyprus: 1,128 countCyprus1,128Malta: 1,069 countMalta1,069
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 countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1France Series break129,025-15.4%
2Germany120,857+5.2%
3Italy98,381+1.4%
4Netherlands88,499+5.1%
5Poland84,019+8.1%
6Sweden58,607+2.3%
7Spain57,514+5.2%
8Czechia37,961+4.2%
9Hungary37,102+5.9%
10Belgium30,247+3.4%
11Romania20,620+5.7%
12Slovakia19,855+9%
13Greece19,602-4%
14Austria18,549+0.6%
15Denmark16,1050%
16Portugal15,600+5.2%
17Ireland14,246+4.1%
18Bulgaria11,612+8.1%
19Finland10,084+3.8%
20Slovenia8,555+8%
21Croatia6,417+4.4%
22Latvia6,327+13.8%
23Lithuania6,117+24.4%
24Estonia4,568+12.9%
25Luxembourg2,304+7.5%
26Cyprus1,128+8.1%
27Malta1,069+5.2%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 129,025 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 1,069 in 2015.

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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