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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 2023, at 218,068. Malta had the lowest, at 2,782. The median was 31,463 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.46 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest218,068France
Lowest2,782Malta
Median31,46327 EU countries
European Union (27)1,460,877History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 31,463 countBelgium: 47,720 countBulgaria: 17,566 countCyprus: 4,183 countCzechia: 65,591 countGermany: 132,332 countDenmark: 20,656 countEstonia: 13,903 countSpain: 80,094 countFinland: 21,576 countFrance: 218,068 countGreece: 25,278 countCroatia: 15,045 countHungary: 49,287 countIreland: 19,810 countItaly: 118,459 countLithuania: 14,945 countLuxembourg: 3,371 countLatvia: 8,081 countMalta: 2,782 countNetherlands: 126,226 countPoland: 217,454 countPortugal: 33,907 countRomania: 61,027 countSweden: 65,495 countSlovenia: 12,309 countSlovakia: 34,249 count
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count, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

France: 218,068 countFrance218,068Poland: 217,454 countPoland217,454Germany: 132,332 countGermany132,332Netherlands: 126,226 countNetherlands126,226Italy: 118,459 countItaly118,459Spain: 80,094 countSpain80,094Czechia: 65,591 countCzechia65,591Sweden: 65,495 countSweden65,495Romania: 61,027 countRomania61,027Hungary: 49,287 countHungary49,287Belgium: 47,720 countBelgium47,720Slovakia: 34,249 countSlovakia34,249Portugal: 33,907 countPortugal33,907Austria: 31,463 countAustria31,463Greece: 25,278 countGreece25,278Finland: 21,576 countFinland21,576Denmark: 20,656 countDenmark20,656Ireland: 19,810 countIreland19,810Bulgaria: 17,566 countBulgaria17,566Croatia: 15,045 countCroatia15,045Lithuania: 14,945 countLithuania14,945Estonia: 13,903 countEstonia13,903Slovenia: 12,309 countSlovenia12,309Latvia: 8,081 countLatvia8,081Cyprus: 4,183 countCyprus4,183Luxembourg: 3,371 countLuxembourg3,371Malta: 2,782 countMalta2,782France: 218,068 countFrance218,068Poland: 217,454 countPoland217,454Germany: 132,332 countGermany132,332Netherlands: 126,226 countNetherlands126,226Italy: 118,459 countItaly118,459Spain: 80,094 countSpain80,094Czechia: 65,591 countCzechia65,591Sweden: 65,495 countSweden65,495Romania: 61,027 countRomania61,027Hungary: 49,287 countHungary49,287Belgium: 47,720 countBelgium47,720Slovakia: 34,249 countSlovakia34,249Portugal: 33,907 countPortugal33,907Austria: 31,463 countAustria31,463Greece: 25,278 countGreece25,278Finland: 21,576 countFinland21,576Denmark: 20,656 countDenmark20,656Ireland: 19,810 countIreland19,810Bulgaria: 17,566 countBulgaria17,566Croatia: 15,045 countCroatia15,045Lithuania: 14,945 countLithuania14,945Estonia: 13,903 countEstonia13,903Slovenia: 12,309 countSlovenia12,309Latvia: 8,081 countLatvia8,081Cyprus: 4,183 countCyprus4,183Luxembourg: 3,371 countLuxembourg3,371Malta: 2,782 countMalta2,782
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1France218,068+10.2%
2Poland217,454+12.3%
3Germany132,332+1.4%
4Netherlands126,226+3.5%
5Italy118,459+1.5%
6Spain80,094+2.7%
7Czechia65,591+4.5%
8Sweden65,495+5%
9Romania61,027+4.9%
10Hungary49,287-17.3%
11Belgium47,720-1.7%
12Slovakia34,249+5.6%
13Portugal33,907+15.7%
14Austria31,463+5.1%
15Greece25,278+7.3%
16Finland21,576+2.8%
17Denmark20,656+0.7%
18Ireland19,810+2.5%
19Bulgaria17,566+5.4%
20Croatia15,045+5.7%
21Lithuania14,945+12.1%
22Estonia13,903+11.3%
23Slovenia12,309+4.1%
24Latvia8,081+1.6%
25Cyprus4,183+11.8%
26Luxembourg3,371+3.5%
27Malta2,782+14.3%

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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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in information and communication, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in information and communication, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in information and communication, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in information and communication, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 218,068 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 2,782 in 2023.

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

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