Active enterprises i
34 countries with data for 2024 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: enterprises · Basic
Source: Eurostat (bd_size), retrieved 2026-10-19 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU2734,188,564
Euro area26,811,356
Spain3,552,872 4 of 34
Simple average1,151,424
Highest · 
France5,615,765
France5,615,765Lowest · 
Iceland47,585
Iceland47,585Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 34,188,564 | +2.6% | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 26,811,356 | +2.8% | — |
| 1 | France | 5,615,765 | +4.3% | 1/27 |
| 2 |  Italy | 4,639,890 | +0.5% | 2/27 |
| 3 |  Türkiye | 3,966,943 | +4.7% | — |
| 4 |  Spain | 3,552,872 | +1.4% | 3/27 |
| 5 |  Germany | 3,240,939 | +1.6% | 4/27 |
| 6 |  Poland | 2,821,170 | +2.7% | 5/27 |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 2,424,297 | +5.3% | 6/27 |
| 8 |  Portugal | 1,470,937 | +4.7% | 7/27 |
| 9 |  Czechia | 1,366,927 | +3.3% | 8/27 |
| 10 |  Romania | 1,030,603 | +0.8% | 9/27 |
| 11 |  Greece | 964,851 | +3.5% | 10/27 |
| 12 |  Belgium | 931,405 | +2.9% | 11/27 |
| 13 |  Hungary | 905,324 | +0.4% | 12/27 |
| 14 |  Sweden | 873,878 | +1.5% | 13/27 |
| 15 |  Slovakia | 682,029 | +2.7% | 14/27 |
| 16 |  Austria | 628,058 | +4.2% | 15/27 |
| 17 |  Finland | 478,708 | +5.5% | 16/27 |
| 18 |  Norway | 476,080 | +0.8% | — |
| 19 |  Bulgaria | 415,087 | +2.7% | 17/27 |
| 20 |  Ireland | 410,205 | +2.2% | 18/27 |
| 21 |  Denmark | 379,306 | -1.0% | 19/27 |
| 22 |  Lithuania | 371,281 | +3.8% | 20/27 |
| 23 |  Croatia | 252,125 | +4.8% | 21/27 |
| 24 |  Serbia | 214,350 | +1.7% | — |
| 25 |  Slovenia | 208,069 | +3.0% | 22/27 |
| 26 |  Estonia | 168,518 | +2.0% | 23/27 |
| 27 |  Latvia | 152,706 | +4.4% | 24/27 |
| 28 |  Albania | 127,634 | +1.5% | — |
| 29 |  Cyprus | 94,381 | +3.8% | 25/27 |
| 30 |  North Macedonia | 68,934 | +2.2% | — |
| 31 |  Malta | 59,496 | +5.4% | 26/27 |
| 32 |  Montenegro | 58,341 | — | — |
| 33 |  Luxembourg | 49,737 | +1.9% | 27/27 |
| 34 | Iceland | 47,585 | +3.5% | — |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest active enterprises?
- France, with 5,615,765 in 2024. The EU27 figure is 34,188,564.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 3,552,872 in 2024, rank 4 of 34 countries.
- What does active enterprises measure?
- Active enterprises, in enterprises. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
- Where does the active enterprises data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset bd_size («Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is active enterprises updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2024; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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