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EU countries by local units in accommodation and food services

Italy had the highest local units in accommodation and food services of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 362,497. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3,043. The median was 30,638. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest362,497Italy
Lowest3,043Luxembourg
Median30,63827 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 59,140 countBelgium: 53,504 countBulgaria: 26,387 countCyprus: 6,664 countCzechia: 60,589 countGermany: 241,167 countDenmark: 20,332 countEstonia: 5,387 countSpain: 335,934 countFinland: 18,480 countFrance: 327,784 countGreece: 112,379 countCroatia: 25,773 countHungary: 37,146 countIreland: 20,771 countItaly: 362,497 countLithuania: 10,030 countLuxembourg: 3,043 countLatvia: 6,290 countMalta: 3,172 countNetherlands: 84,954 countPoland: 80,850 countPortugal: 119,883 countRomania: 30,638 countSweden: 39,790 countSlovenia: 13,998 countSlovakia: 20,055 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Italy: 362,497 countItaly362,497Spain: 335,934 countSpain335,934France: 327,784 countFrance327,784Germany: 241,167 countGermany241,167Portugal: 119,883 countPortugal119,883Greece: 112,379 countGreece112,379Netherlands: 84,954 countNetherlands84,954Poland: 80,850 countPoland80,850Czechia: 60,589 countCzechia60,589Austria: 59,140 countAustria59,140Belgium: 53,504 countBelgium53,504Sweden: 39,790 countSweden39,790Hungary: 37,146 countHungary37,146Romania: 30,638 countRomania30,638Bulgaria: 26,387 countBulgaria26,387Croatia: 25,773 countCroatia25,773Ireland: 20,771 countIreland20,771Denmark: 20,332 countDenmark20,332Slovakia: 20,055 countSlovakia20,055Finland: 18,480 countFinland18,480Slovenia: 13,998 countSlovenia13,998Lithuania: 10,030 countLithuania10,030Cyprus: 6,664 countCyprus6,664Latvia: 6,290 countLatvia6,290Estonia: 5,387 countEstonia5,387Malta: 3,172 countMalta3,172Luxembourg: 3,043 countLuxembourg3,043Italy: 362,497 countItaly362,497Spain: 335,934 countSpain335,934France: 327,784 countFrance327,784Germany: 241,167 countGermany241,167Portugal: 119,883 countPortugal119,883Greece: 112,379 countGreece112,379Netherlands: 84,954 countNetherlands84,954Poland: 80,850 countPoland80,850Czechia: 60,589 countCzechia60,589Austria: 59,140 countAustria59,140Belgium: 53,504 countBelgium53,504Sweden: 39,790 countSweden39,790Hungary: 37,146 countHungary37,146Romania: 30,638 countRomania30,638Bulgaria: 26,387 countBulgaria26,387Croatia: 25,773 countCroatia25,773Ireland: 20,771 countIreland20,771Denmark: 20,332 countDenmark20,332Slovakia: 20,055 countSlovakia20,055Finland: 18,480 countFinland18,480Slovenia: 13,998 countSlovenia13,998Lithuania: 10,030 countLithuania10,030Cyprus: 6,664 countCyprus6,664Latvia: 6,290 countLatvia6,290Estonia: 5,387 countEstonia5,387Malta: 3,172 countMalta3,172Luxembourg: 3,043 countLuxembourg3,043
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 countries2021
count
1Italy362,497
2Spain335,934
3France Series break327,784
4Germany241,167
5Portugal Series break119,883
6Greece112,379
7Netherlands84,954
8Poland80,850
9Czechia60,589
10Austria Series break59,140
11Belgium53,504
12Sweden39,790
13Hungary37,146
14Romania30,638
15Bulgaria26,387
16Croatia25,773
17Ireland20,771
18Denmark20,332
19Slovakia20,055
20Finland Series break18,480
21Slovenia13,998
22Lithuania10,030
23Cyprus6,664
24Latvia6,290
25Estonia5,387
26Malta3,172
27Luxembourg3,043

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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.

How to cite

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [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?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 362,497 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 3,043 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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