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 2023, at 371,336. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3,151. The median was 34,109. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest371,336Italy

Lowest3,151Luxembourg

Median34,10927 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Under 13K
13K to 24K
24K to 52K
52K to 110K
110K and over

count, 2023. 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, 2023

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

Rank	EU countries	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Italy	371,336	+0.1%
2	France	352,438	+2.7%
3	Spain	352,019	+0.9%
4	Germany	252,082	+1.2%
5	Portugal	135,962	+6.4%
6	Greece	116,186	-0.5%
7	Netherlands	96,950	+6.1%
8	Poland	81,417	+0.5%
9	Czechia	62,982	+1.7%
10	Austria	61,626	+0.6%
11	Belgium	57,946	+10.3%
12	Sweden	43,218	+4.6%
13	Hungary	35,956	-3.8%
14	Romania	34,109	+7.1%
15	Bulgaria	28,855	+3.4%
16	Croatia	25,512	+0.8%
17	Ireland	22,663	-1%
18	Slovakia	21,392	+2.4%
19	Denmark	20,446	-0.3%
20	Finland	19,090	+0.4%
21	Slovenia	15,611	+5%
22	Lithuania	12,231	+12.3%
23	Cyprus	6,856	+0.6%
24	Estonia	6,638	+7.4%
25	Latvia	6,510	+2%
26	Malta	3,826	+14%
27	Luxembourg	3,151	+0.6%

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Italy, with 371,336 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 3,151 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.