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EU countries by local units in accommodation and food services, 2024

Italy had the highest local units in accommodation and food services of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 372,396. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3,164. The median was 34,339. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest372,396Italy
Lowest3,164Luxembourg
Median34,33927 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 62,470 countBelgium: 58,647 countBulgaria: 29,689 countCyprus: 6,820 countCzechia: 65,164 countGermany: 260,144 countDenmark: 20,538 countEstonia: 6,857 countSpain: 353,082 countFinland: 19,276 countFrance: 363,834 countGreece: 120,304 countCroatia: 25,809 countHungary: 36,501 countIreland: 27,422 countItaly: 372,396 countLithuania: 9,902 countLuxembourg: 3,164 countLatvia: 6,755 countMalta: 4,237 countNetherlands: 103,185 countPoland: 83,566 countPortugal: 139,131 countRomania: 34,339 countSweden: 43,616 countSlovenia: 16,064 countSlovakia: 21,685 count
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count, 2024. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

Italy: 372,396 countItaly372,396France: 363,834 countFrance363,834Spain: 353,082 countSpain353,082Germany: 260,144 countGermany260,144Portugal: 139,131 countPortugal139,131Greece: 120,304 countGreece120,304Netherlands: 103,185 countNetherlands103,185Poland: 83,566 countPoland83,566Czechia: 65,164 countCzechia65,164Austria: 62,470 countAustria62,470Belgium: 58,647 countBelgium58,647Sweden: 43,616 countSweden43,616Hungary: 36,501 countHungary36,501Romania: 34,339 countRomania34,339Bulgaria: 29,689 countBulgaria29,689Ireland: 27,422 countIreland27,422Croatia: 25,809 countCroatia25,809Slovakia: 21,685 countSlovakia21,685Denmark: 20,538 countDenmark20,538Finland: 19,276 countFinland19,276Slovenia: 16,064 countSlovenia16,064Lithuania: 9,902 countLithuania9,902Estonia: 6,857 countEstonia6,857Cyprus: 6,820 countCyprus6,820Latvia: 6,755 countLatvia6,755Malta: 4,237 countMalta4,237Luxembourg: 3,164 countLuxembourg3,164Italy: 372,396 countItaly372,396France: 363,834 countFrance363,834Spain: 353,082 countSpain353,082Germany: 260,144 countGermany260,144Portugal: 139,131 countPortugal139,131Greece: 120,304 countGreece120,304Netherlands: 103,185 countNetherlands103,185Poland: 83,566 countPoland83,566Czechia: 65,164 countCzechia65,164Austria: 62,470 countAustria62,470Belgium: 58,647 countBelgium58,647Sweden: 43,616 countSweden43,616Hungary: 36,501 countHungary36,501Romania: 34,339 countRomania34,339Bulgaria: 29,689 countBulgaria29,689Ireland: 27,422 countIreland27,422Croatia: 25,809 countCroatia25,809Slovakia: 21,685 countSlovakia21,685Denmark: 20,538 countDenmark20,538Finland: 19,276 countFinland19,276Slovenia: 16,064 countSlovenia16,064Lithuania: 9,902 countLithuania9,902Estonia: 6,857 countEstonia6,857Cyprus: 6,820 countCyprus6,820Latvia: 6,755 countLatvia6,755Malta: 4,237 countMalta4,237Luxembourg: 3,164 countLuxembourg3,164
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
count		Change on 2023
1Italy Estimated372,396+0.3%
2France363,834+3.2%
3Spain353,082+0.3%
4Germany260,144+3.2%
5Portugal139,131+2.3%
6Greece120,304+3.5%
7Netherlands103,185+6.4%
8Poland83,566+2.6%
9Czechia65,164+3.5%
10Austria62,470+1.4%
11Belgium58,647+1.2%
12Sweden43,616+0.9%
13Hungary36,501+1.5%
14Romania34,339+0.7%
15Bulgaria29,689+2.9%
16Ireland27,422+21%
17Croatia25,809+1.2%
18Slovakia21,685+1.4%
19Denmark20,538+0.4%
20Finland19,276+1%
21Slovenia16,064+2.9%
22Lithuania9,902-19%
23Estonia6,857+3.3%
24Cyprus6,820-0.5%
25Latvia6,755+3.8%
26Malta4,237+10.7%
27Luxembourg3,164+0.4%

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

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. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU countries by local units in accommodation and food services, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in accommodation and food services, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-accommodation-food/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). EU countries by local units in accommodation and food services, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-accommodation-food/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in accommodation and food services, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-accommodation-food/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest local units in accommodation and food services?

Italy, with 372,396 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in accommodation and food services?

Luxembourg, with 3,164 in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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