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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 2018, at 134,698. Malta had the lowest, at 1,484. The median was 19,116 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.06 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest134,698France
Lowest1,484Malta
Median19,11627 EU countries
European Union (27)1,063,252History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 19,683 countBelgium: 36,311 countBulgaria: 14,193 countCyprus: 1,910 countCzechia: 49,786 countGermany: 130,010 countDenmark: 18,487 countEstonia: 6,044 countSpain: 69,943 countFinland: 10,676 countFrance: 134,698 countGreece: 16,537 countCroatia: 7,398 countHungary: 45,406 countIreland: 15,910 countItaly: 105,449 countLithuania: 8,619 countLuxembourg: 2,595 countLatvia: 7,417 countMalta: 1,484 countNetherlands: 101,406 countPoland: 121,280 countPortugal: 19,116 countRomania: 25,425 countSweden: 59,012 countSlovenia: 9,964 countSlovakia: 24,476 count
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  • 8,000 to 16K
  • 16K to 25K
  • 25K to 68K
  • 68K and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

France: 134,698 countFrance134,698Germany: 130,010 countGermany130,010Poland: 121,280 countPoland121,280Italy: 105,449 countItaly105,449Netherlands: 101,406 countNetherlands101,406Spain: 69,943 countSpain69,943Sweden: 59,012 countSweden59,012Czechia: 49,786 countCzechia49,786Hungary: 45,406 countHungary45,406Belgium: 36,311 countBelgium36,311Romania: 25,425 countRomania25,425Slovakia: 24,476 countSlovakia24,476Austria: 19,683 countAustria19,683Portugal: 19,116 countPortugal19,116Denmark: 18,487 countDenmark18,487Greece: 16,537 countGreece16,537Ireland: 15,910 countIreland15,910Bulgaria: 14,193 countBulgaria14,193Finland: 10,676 countFinland10,676Slovenia: 9,964 countSlovenia9,964Lithuania: 8,619 countLithuania8,619Latvia: 7,417 countLatvia7,417Croatia: 7,398 countCroatia7,398Estonia: 6,044 countEstonia6,044Luxembourg: 2,595 countLuxembourg2,595Cyprus: 1,910 countCyprus1,910Malta: 1,484 countMalta1,484France: 134,698 countFrance134,698Germany: 130,010 countGermany130,010Poland: 121,280 countPoland121,280Italy: 105,449 countItaly105,449Netherlands: 101,406 countNetherlands101,406Spain: 69,943 countSpain69,943Sweden: 59,012 countSweden59,012Czechia: 49,786 countCzechia49,786Hungary: 45,406 countHungary45,406Belgium: 36,311 countBelgium36,311Romania: 25,425 countRomania25,425Slovakia: 24,476 countSlovakia24,476Austria: 19,683 countAustria19,683Portugal: 19,116 countPortugal19,116Denmark: 18,487 countDenmark18,487Greece: 16,537 countGreece16,537Ireland: 15,910 countIreland15,910Bulgaria: 14,193 countBulgaria14,193Finland: 10,676 countFinland10,676Slovenia: 9,964 countSlovenia9,964Lithuania: 8,619 countLithuania8,619Latvia: 7,417 countLatvia7,417Croatia: 7,398 countCroatia7,398Estonia: 6,044 countEstonia6,044Luxembourg: 2,595 countLuxembourg2,595Cyprus: 1,910 countCyprus1,910Malta: 1,484 countMalta1,484
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 countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1France134,698+5.1%
2Germany Series break130,010-2.1%
3Poland Series break121,280+14.7%
4Italy105,449+3.4%
5Netherlands101,406+6.1%
6Spain Series break69,943-2.2%
7Sweden Series break59,012-4.5%
8Czechia49,786+7.8%
9Hungary Series break45,406+8.6%
10Belgium Series break36,311+5.4%
11Romania Series break25,425+6.7%
12Slovakia24,476+9.4%
13Austria Series break19,683+0.1%
14Portugal19,116+7.2%
15Denmark18,487+2.8%
16Greece Series break16,537-1.1%
17Ireland15,910-0.3%
18Bulgaria Series break14,193+5.4%
19Finland10,676+1.2%
20Slovenia9,964+4.4%
21Lithuania Series break8,619+11.3%
22Latvia7,417+7%
23Croatia7,398+7.4%
24Estonia Series break6,044+9.2%
25Luxembourg2,595+4.4%
26Cyprus1,910+19%
27Malta1,484+4.8%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 134,698 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 1,484 in 2018.

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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