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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 2020, at 153,726. Malta had the lowest, at 1,639. The median was 21,312 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.15 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest153,726France
Lowest1,639Malta
Median21,31227 EU countries
European Union (27)1,153,048History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 21,760 countBelgium: 39,496 countBulgaria: 15,336 countCyprus: 2,490 countCzechia: 55,754 countGermany: 120,459 countDenmark: 18,996 countEstonia: 7,449 countSpain: 72,521 countFinland: 11,790 countFrance: 153,726 countGreece: 17,764 countCroatia: 11,716 countHungary: 51,820 countIreland: 17,075 countItaly: 107,822 countLithuania: 10,485 countLuxembourg: 2,853 countLatvia: 7,745 countMalta: 1,639 countNetherlands: 111,594 countPoland: 141,594 countPortugal: 21,312 countRomania: 29,177 countSweden: 62,479 countSlovenia: 10,482 countSlovakia: 27,792 count
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count, 2020. 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, 2020

France: 153,726 countFrance153,726Poland: 141,594 countPoland141,594Germany: 120,459 countGermany120,459Netherlands: 111,594 countNetherlands111,594Italy: 107,822 countItaly107,822Spain: 72,521 countSpain72,521Sweden: 62,479 countSweden62,479Czechia: 55,754 countCzechia55,754Hungary: 51,820 countHungary51,820Belgium: 39,496 countBelgium39,496Romania: 29,177 countRomania29,177Slovakia: 27,792 countSlovakia27,792Austria: 21,760 countAustria21,760Portugal: 21,312 countPortugal21,312Denmark: 18,996 countDenmark18,996Greece: 17,764 countGreece17,764Ireland: 17,075 countIreland17,075Bulgaria: 15,336 countBulgaria15,336Finland: 11,790 countFinland11,790Croatia: 11,716 countCroatia11,716Lithuania: 10,485 countLithuania10,485Slovenia: 10,482 countSlovenia10,482Latvia: 7,745 countLatvia7,745Estonia: 7,449 countEstonia7,449Luxembourg: 2,853 countLuxembourg2,853Cyprus: 2,490 countCyprus2,490Malta: 1,639 countMalta1,639France: 153,726 countFrance153,726Poland: 141,594 countPoland141,594Germany: 120,459 countGermany120,459Netherlands: 111,594 countNetherlands111,594Italy: 107,822 countItaly107,822Spain: 72,521 countSpain72,521Sweden: 62,479 countSweden62,479Czechia: 55,754 countCzechia55,754Hungary: 51,820 countHungary51,820Belgium: 39,496 countBelgium39,496Romania: 29,177 countRomania29,177Slovakia: 27,792 countSlovakia27,792Austria: 21,760 countAustria21,760Portugal: 21,312 countPortugal21,312Denmark: 18,996 countDenmark18,996Greece: 17,764 countGreece17,764Ireland: 17,075 countIreland17,075Bulgaria: 15,336 countBulgaria15,336Finland: 11,790 countFinland11,790Croatia: 11,716 countCroatia11,716Lithuania: 10,485 countLithuania10,485Slovenia: 10,482 countSlovenia10,482Latvia: 7,745 countLatvia7,745Estonia: 7,449 countEstonia7,449Luxembourg: 2,853 countLuxembourg2,853Cyprus: 2,490 countCyprus2,490Malta: 1,639 countMalta1,639
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 countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1France153,726+4.2%
2Poland141,594+6.6%
3Germany120,459-5.3%
4Netherlands111,594+4.6%
5Italy107,822+2.8%
6Spain72,521+4.3%
7Sweden62,479+2.6%
8Czechia55,754+6.4%
9Hungary51,820+3.8%
10Belgium39,496-3.6%
11Romania29,177+8.5%
12Slovakia27,792+4.8%
13Austria21,760+3%
14Portugal21,312+1.5%
15Denmark18,996+0.2%
16Greece17,764+5.4%
17Ireland17,075+4%
18Bulgaria15,336+1.7%
19Finland11,790+4.9%
20Croatia11,716+5.6%
21Lithuania10,485+10.8%
22Slovenia10,482+2.9%
23Latvia7,745+2.3%
24Estonia7,449+8.9%
25Luxembourg2,853+2.2%
26Cyprus2,490+9.7%
27Malta1,639+3.2%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 153,726 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 1,639 in 2020.

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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