European Union · on request
We hold no EU dataset of our own. On request, we compile lists of companies in a country of the European Union by industry (NACE) and region from public registers and tell you before you order which fields, how many records and which as-of date we can deliver. For scale: Eurostat counts 33,978,235 enterprises in the business economy of the EU-27 in 2024.
33,978,235
enterprises in the EU-27 (Eurostat SBS 2024)
164,521,796
persons employed in those enterprises (Eurostat SBS 2024)
France
the country with the most enterprises (5,445,577)
27
member states in the EU-27 figure
Official statistics, not counts from our dataset (we hold no EU data of our own). Source: Eurostat, Structural Business Statistics (sbs_ovw_act), indicators ENT_NR and EMP_NR, year 2024, retrieved October 13, 2026. Eurostat counts enterprises in industry, construction and market services (NACE sections B to S without public administration O and membership organisations S94); agriculture, forestry and fishing (A) are not included.
Eurostat
The 18 sections of the Eurostat aggregate for 2024, from largest to smallest.
| NACE | NACE section | Enterprises | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,788,765 | 17.0% |
| M | Professional, scientific and technical activities | 5,385,126 | 15.8% |
| F | Construction | 4,066,134 | 12.0% |
| Q | Human health and social work activities | 2,540,506 | 7.5% |
| C | Manufacturing | 2,180,638 | 6.4% |
| N | Administrative and support service activities | 2,074,171 | 6.1% |
| I | Accommodation and food service activities | 2,024,635 | 6.0% |
| S96 | Other personal service activities | 1,737,878 | 5.1% |
| L | Real estate activities | 1,660,772 | 4.9% |
| J | Information and communication | 1,544,575 | 4.5% |
| H | Transportation and storage | 1,515,740 | 4.5% |
| P | Education | 1,058,589 | 3.1% |
| R | Arts, entertainment and recreation | 1,051,415 | 3.1% |
| K | Financial and insurance activities | 849,792 | 2.5% |
| D | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 202,663 | 0.6% |
| S95 | Repair of computers and personal and household goods | 198,364 | 0.6% |
| E | Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 81,482 | 0.2% |
| B | Mining and quarrying | 16,990 | 0.1% |
All 27 member states, same aggregate and year (Eurostat SBS 2024). National definitions of an enterprise and registration thresholds differ, so the figures are not fully comparable between countries.
| Country | Enterprises | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 5,445,577 | 16.0% |
| Italy | 4,652,416 | 13.7% |
| Spain | 3,516,793 | 10.4% |
| Germany | 3,236,281 | 9.5% |
| Poland | 2,821,170 | 8.3% |
| Netherlands | 2,424,297 | 7.1% |
| Portugal | 1,470,937 | 4.3% |
| Czechia | 1,366,927 | 4.0% |
| Romania | 1,030,603 | 3.0% |
| Greece | 964,851 | 2.8% |
| Belgium | 931,405 | 2.7% |
| Hungary | 905,324 | 2.7% |
| Sweden | 873,878 | 2.6% |
| Slovakia | 682,029 | 2.0% |
| Austria | 628,058 | 1.8% |
| Finland | 478,708 | 1.4% |
| Bulgaria | 415,087 | 1.2% |
| Ireland | 410,205 | 1.2% |
| Denmark | 379,306 | 1.1% |
| Lithuania | 371,281 | 1.1% |
| Croatia | 252,125 | 0.7% |
| Slovenia | 208,078 | 0.6% |
| Estonia | 157,547 | 0.5% |
| Latvia | 152,706 | 0.4% |
| Cyprus | 94,379 | 0.3% |
| Malta | 59,496 | 0.2% |
| Luxembourg | 48,771 | 0.1% |
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FAQ
Eurostat counts 33,978,235 enterprises in industry, construction and market services of the EU-27 in 2024, with 164,521,796 persons employed (Eurostat, Structural Business Statistics (sbs_ovw_act)). The countries with the most enterprises are France (5,445,577), Italy (4,652,416), Spain (3,516,793), Germany (3,236,281), Poland (2,821,170). These are official statistics, not counts from our dataset.
No. For countries of the European Union we compile data on request. Before you order, we confirm which registers and fields fit your request, how many records remain after filters, the as-of date and the price.
Only in part. Eurostat publishes them for one aggregate (NACE sections B to S without O and S94), but national sources and registration thresholds differ. The aggregate also leaves out agriculture, forestry and fishing.
There is no price list for markets on request. The price depends on the country, the industries, the fields and the number of records; we quote it in U.S. dollars before you order.
Name the industry, the region and the fields you need. We reply with what we can compile from public sources for the EU, with the scope, the as-of date and the price, before you order.
