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Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020) by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
2.69 million
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
16,051
Malta
Median
155,661
Years covered
17
2004–2020
Data points
406

What the numbers show

Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 2.69 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 16,051 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 155,661, and the mean is 502,847.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 168.

Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 67.9%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 27.7%).

Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.69 million 2018 up 30.0% rising
1 United Kingdom 2.69 million 2018 up 30.0% rising
3 Germany 2.03 million 2020 up 15.0% rising
4 Türkiye 1.70 million 2020 up 56.8% rising
5 Spain 1.56 million 2020 up 0.1% falling
6 Italy 1.54 million 2020 down 1.2% flat
7 France 1.19 million 2020 down 8.7% flat
8 Romania 464,549 2020 up 21.8% rising
9 Greece 441,463 2020 down 8.9% falling
10 Portugal 383,945 2020 up 4.3% flat
11 Switzerland 321,500 2019 up 5.5% rising
12 Netherlands 311,095 2020 up 5.9% rising
12 Netherlands 311,095 2020 up 5.9% rising
14 Hungary 253,416 2020 down 27.7% rising
15 Czechia 246,660 2020 down 2.9% flat
16 Austria 229,188 2020 down 11.5% flat
17 Belgium 218,988 2017 up 1.2% flat
18 Bulgaria 185,205 2020 down 12.1% falling
19 Finland 155,661 2020 down 5.9% flat
20 Norway 152,318 2020 up 6.7% rising
21 Ireland 146,927 2018 — rising
22 Denmark 145,371 2020 down 1.5% flat
23 Slovakia 136,764 2020 down 26.5% falling
23 Slovakia 136,764 2020 down 26.5% falling
25 Croatia 129,443 2020 up 16.6% rising
25 Croatia 129,443 2020 up 16.6% rising
27 Latvia 86,503 2020 up 42.9% rising
27 Latvia 86,503 2020 up 42.9% rising
29 Lithuania 82,259 2020 up 17.8% rising
29 Lithuania 82,259 2020 up 17.8% rising
31 Slovenia 73,152 2020 up 4.3% rising
31 Slovenia 73,152 2020 up 4.3% rising
33 Estonia 70,569 2020 up 67.9% rising
33 Estonia 70,569 2020 up 67.9% rising
35 Cyprus 48,398 2020 up 21.0% rising
36 Luxembourg 24,173 2019 up 25.0% rising
37 Malta 16,051 2020 up 44.0% rising

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Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 406 data points, 2004–2020
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