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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 2016, at 133,824. Malta had the lowest, at 1,299. The median was 18,510 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 975,958. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest133,824France
Lowest1,299Malta
Median18,51027 EU countries
European Union (27)975,958History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 18,510 countBelgium: 32,079 countBulgaria: 12,646 countCyprus: 1,350 countCzechia: 41,382 countGermany: 123,523 countDenmark: 17,126 countEstonia: 4,802 countSpain: 67,437 countFinland: 10,156 countFrance: 133,824 countGreece: 19,071 countCroatia: 6,642 countHungary: 39,149 countIreland: 14,570 countItaly: 101,269 countLithuania: 6,887 countLuxembourg: 2,365 countLatvia: 6,871 countMalta: 1,299 countNetherlands: 92,838 countPoland: 94,054 countPortugal: 16,453 countRomania: 22,012 countSweden: 60,399 countSlovenia: 9,092 countSlovakia: 20,190 count
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 15K
  • 15K to 21K
  • 21K to 66K
  • 66K and over
count, 2016. 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, 2016

France: 133,824 countFrance133,824Germany: 123,523 countGermany123,523Italy: 101,269 countItaly101,269Poland: 94,054 countPoland94,054Netherlands: 92,838 countNetherlands92,838Spain: 67,437 countSpain67,437Sweden: 60,399 countSweden60,399Czechia: 41,382 countCzechia41,382Hungary: 39,149 countHungary39,149Belgium: 32,079 countBelgium32,079Romania: 22,012 countRomania22,012Slovakia: 20,190 countSlovakia20,190Greece: 19,071 countGreece19,071Austria: 18,510 countAustria18,510Denmark: 17,126 countDenmark17,126Portugal: 16,453 countPortugal16,453Ireland: 14,570 countIreland14,570Bulgaria: 12,646 countBulgaria12,646Finland: 10,156 countFinland10,156Slovenia: 9,092 countSlovenia9,092Lithuania: 6,887 countLithuania6,887Latvia: 6,871 countLatvia6,871Croatia: 6,642 countCroatia6,642Estonia: 4,802 countEstonia4,802Luxembourg: 2,365 countLuxembourg2,365Cyprus: 1,350 countCyprus1,350Malta: 1,299 countMalta1,299France: 133,824 countFrance133,824Germany: 123,523 countGermany123,523Italy: 101,269 countItaly101,269Poland: 94,054 countPoland94,054Netherlands: 92,838 countNetherlands92,838Spain: 67,437 countSpain67,437Sweden: 60,399 countSweden60,399Czechia: 41,382 countCzechia41,382Hungary: 39,149 countHungary39,149Belgium: 32,079 countBelgium32,079Romania: 22,012 countRomania22,012Slovakia: 20,190 countSlovakia20,190Greece: 19,071 countGreece19,071Austria: 18,510 countAustria18,510Denmark: 17,126 countDenmark17,126Portugal: 16,453 countPortugal16,453Ireland: 14,570 countIreland14,570Bulgaria: 12,646 countBulgaria12,646Finland: 10,156 countFinland10,156Slovenia: 9,092 countSlovenia9,092Lithuania: 6,887 countLithuania6,887Latvia: 6,871 countLatvia6,871Croatia: 6,642 countCroatia6,642Estonia: 4,802 countEstonia4,802Luxembourg: 2,365 countLuxembourg2,365Cyprus: 1,350 countCyprus1,350Malta: 1,299 countMalta1,299
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 countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1France133,824+3.7%
2Germany123,523+2.2%
3Italy101,269+2.9%
4Poland94,054+11.9%
5Netherlands92,838+4.9%
6Spain67,437+17.3%
7Sweden60,399+3.1%
8Czechia41,382+9%
9Hungary39,149+5.5%
10Belgium32,079+6.1%
11Romania22,012+6.8%
12Slovakia20,190+1.7%
13Greece19,071-2.7%
14Austria18,510-0.2%
15Denmark17,126+6.3%
16Portugal16,453+5.5%
17Ireland14,570+2.3%
18Bulgaria12,646+8.9%
19Finland10,156+0.7%
20Slovenia9,092+6.3%
21Lithuania6,887+12.6%
22Latvia6,871+8.6%
23Croatia6,642+3.5%
24Estonia4,802+5.1%
25Luxembourg2,365+2.6%
26Cyprus1,350+19.7%
27Malta1,299+21.5%

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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.

How to cite

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 133,824 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 1,299 in 2016.

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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