Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020) by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
2.69 million
United Kingdom
Lowest
16,051
Malta
Median
202,096
Years covered
17
2004–2020
Data points
311
What the numbers show
Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 2.69 million in United Kingdom; the lowest is 16,051 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 202,096, and the mean is 476,047.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 168.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 67.9%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 27.7%).
Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 2.69 million | 2018 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 2.03 million | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 1.56 million | 2020 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 1.54 million | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | France | 1.19 million | 2020 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 464,549 | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 441,463 | 2020 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 8 | Portugal | 383,945 | 2020 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 9 | Switzerland | 321,500 | 2019 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 10 | Netherlands | 311,095 | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 253,416 | 2020 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 246,660 | 2020 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 229,188 | 2020 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 218,988 | 2017 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 185,205 | 2020 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 16 | Finland | 155,661 | 2020 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 17 | Norway | 152,318 | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 146,927 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 145,371 | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 20 | Slovakia | 136,764 | 2020 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 129,443 | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 86,503 | 2020 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 82,259 | 2020 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 73,152 | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 70,569 | 2020 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 48,398 | 2020 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 24,173 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 16,051 | 2020 | up 44.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 1.70 million