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EU countries by local units in administrative and support services

France had the highest local units in administrative and support services of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 384,251. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2,769. The median was 31,448. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest384,251France
Lowest2,769Luxembourg
Median31,44827 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 33,109 countBelgium: 59,504 countBulgaria: 13,231 countCyprus: 4,618 countCzechia: 46,212 countGermany: 259,092 countDenmark: 23,302 countEstonia: 9,633 countSpain: 249,136 countFinland: 26,270 countFrance: 384,251 countGreece: 29,470 countCroatia: 15,736 countHungary: 57,260 countIreland: 24,378 countItaly: 255,399 countLithuania: 15,651 countLuxembourg: 2,769 countLatvia: 7,494 countMalta: 3,606 countNetherlands: 145,150 countPoland: 108,528 countPortugal: 246,970 countRomania: 31,448 countSweden: 52,413 countSlovenia: 10,234 countSlovakia: 58,592 count
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count, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

France: 384,251 countFrance384,251Germany: 259,092 countGermany259,092Italy: 255,399 countItaly255,399Spain: 249,136 countSpain249,136Portugal: 246,970 countPortugal246,970Netherlands: 145,150 countNetherlands145,150Poland: 108,528 countPoland108,528Belgium: 59,504 countBelgium59,504Slovakia: 58,592 countSlovakia58,592Hungary: 57,260 countHungary57,260Sweden: 52,413 countSweden52,413Czechia: 46,212 countCzechia46,212Austria: 33,109 countAustria33,109Romania: 31,448 countRomania31,448Greece: 29,470 countGreece29,470Finland: 26,270 countFinland26,270Ireland: 24,378 countIreland24,378Denmark: 23,302 countDenmark23,302Croatia: 15,736 countCroatia15,736Lithuania: 15,651 countLithuania15,651Bulgaria: 13,231 countBulgaria13,231Slovenia: 10,234 countSlovenia10,234Estonia: 9,633 countEstonia9,633Latvia: 7,494 countLatvia7,494Cyprus: 4,618 countCyprus4,618Malta: 3,606 countMalta3,606Luxembourg: 2,769 countLuxembourg2,769France: 384,251 countFrance384,251Germany: 259,092 countGermany259,092Italy: 255,399 countItaly255,399Spain: 249,136 countSpain249,136Portugal: 246,970 countPortugal246,970Netherlands: 145,150 countNetherlands145,150Poland: 108,528 countPoland108,528Belgium: 59,504 countBelgium59,504Slovakia: 58,592 countSlovakia58,592Hungary: 57,260 countHungary57,260Sweden: 52,413 countSweden52,413Czechia: 46,212 countCzechia46,212Austria: 33,109 countAustria33,109Romania: 31,448 countRomania31,448Greece: 29,470 countGreece29,470Finland: 26,270 countFinland26,270Ireland: 24,378 countIreland24,378Denmark: 23,302 countDenmark23,302Croatia: 15,736 countCroatia15,736Lithuania: 15,651 countLithuania15,651Bulgaria: 13,231 countBulgaria13,231Slovenia: 10,234 countSlovenia10,234Estonia: 9,633 countEstonia9,633Latvia: 7,494 countLatvia7,494Cyprus: 4,618 countCyprus4,618Malta: 3,606 countMalta3,606Luxembourg: 2,769 countLuxembourg2,769
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1France384,251+11.8%
2Germany259,092+3.1%
3Italy255,399+3.1%
4Spain249,136-3.4%
5Portugal246,970+10.6%
6Netherlands145,150+13.2%
7Poland108,528+5.1%
8Belgium59,504-5.4%
9Slovakia58,592+8.1%
10Hungary57,260-12.3%
11Sweden52,413+6.4%
12Czechia46,212+5.6%
13Austria33,109+5.3%
14Romania31,448+10.3%
15Greece29,470+4.6%
16Finland26,270+0.7%
17Ireland24,378-7.5%
18Denmark23,302+0.8%
19Croatia15,736+13.1%
20Lithuania15,651+9.8%
21Bulgaria13,231+5.1%
22Slovenia10,234+7.1%
23Estonia9,633+8.9%
24Latvia7,4940%
25Cyprus4,618-2.5%
26Malta3,606+15.9%
27Luxembourg2,769+3.8%

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N). 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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU countries by local units in administrative and support 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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in administrative and support 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-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). EU countries by local units in administrative and support 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-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in administrative and support 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-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest local units in administrative and support services?

France, with 384,251 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in administrative and support services?

Luxembourg, with 2,769 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, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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