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Poland in the EU: number of enterprises according to Eurostat

According to Eurostat, Poland had 2,821,170 enterprises in industry, construction and market services in 2024 – 8.3% of the EU-27 total and the 5th largest number among the member states, after France, Italy, Spain and Germany.

Data: Eurostat SBS, years 2023–2024, dataset updated 30 September 2026, retrieved 13 October 2026 · Page published: 13 October 2026

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Key figures

  • 2,821,170enterprises in Poland in 2024
  • 8.3%Poland’s share of the EU-27
  • 5thPoland’s rank among 27 member states
  • +2.7%change in Poland 2023–2024 (EU-27: +2.8%)

Enterprises by member state

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Number of enterprises in the 27 EU member states, 2023 and 2024, sorted by 2024. Source: Eurostat, structural business statistics (SBS), sbs_ovw_act (retrieved 13 October 2026).
#Country20232024ChangeShare of EU-27
1France5,173,6175,445,577+5.3%16.0%
2Italy4,625,4764,652,416+0.6%13.7%
3Spain3,475,2753,516,793+1.2%10.4%
4Germany3,185,2943,236,281+1.6%9.5%
5Poland2,746,4312,821,170+2.7%8.3%
6Netherlands2,303,0282,424,297+5.3%7.1%
7Portugal1,404,9101,470,937+4.7%4.3%
8Czechia1,323,0791,366,927+3.3%4.0%
9Romania1,022,4311,030,603+0.8%3.0%
10Greece932,549964,851+3.5%2.8%
11Belgium905,376931,405+2.9%2.7%
12Hungary901,708905,324+0.4%2.7%
13Sweden860,890873,878+1.5%2.6%
14Slovakia664,228682,029+2.7%2.0%
15Austria602,763628,058+4.2%1.8%
16Finland453,742478,708+5.5%1.4%
17Bulgaria404,257415,087+2.7%1.2%
18Ireland401,359410,205+2.2%1.2%
19Denmark383,161379,306−1.0%1.1%
20Lithuania357,723371,281+3.8%1.1%
21Croatia240,696252,125+4.7%0.7%
22Slovenia202,047208,078+3.0%0.6%
23Estonia153,836157,547+2.4%0.5%
24Latvia146,256152,706+4.4%0.4%
25Cyprus90,96494,379+3.8%0.3%
26Malta56,49859,496+5.3%0.2%
27Luxembourg47,99048,771+1.6%0.1%
EU-2733,065,58433,978,235+2.8%100.0%

What the table shows

  • The five largest member states – France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland – account for 57.9% of all enterprises in the EU-27.
  • In Poland the number of enterprises changed by +2.7% between 2023 and 2024 (74,739 enterprises), more slowly than the EU-27 as a whole (+2.8%); by rate of change Poland ranks 15th of 27.
  • The fastest growth was in Finland (+5.5%). A decline was recorded in Denmark (−1.0%).

The table describes counts of enterprises. It says nothing about their size or turnover, and we do not interpret the reasons for the changes.

Definitions

  • Enterprise. The statistical unit used by Eurostat in structural business statistics. It is not the same as an entry in a national register: one enterprise may consist of several legal units.
  • Coverage. NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S excluding O (public administration) and S94 (membership organisations): industry, construction and market services. Agriculture, forestry and fishing (section A) are not included.
  • Change. Difference between 2024 and 2023 divided by the 2023 value.

Methodological notes

  • Source: Eurostat, structural business statistics (SBS), sbs_ovw_act, indicator ENT_NR (number of enterprises), NACE aggregate B-S_X_O_S94, retrieved through the Eurostat API on 13 October 2026 (dataset updated 30 September 2026). Check: the 27 member states add up exactly to the EU-27 value of 33,978,235.
  • Eurostat may revise earlier years when it updates the dataset; the figures here are as retrieved on 13 October 2026.
  • The Eurostat figure for Poland is not comparable with the REGON register: REGON lists 4,599,771 entities declaring business activity (GUS, as of 30 June 2026) and also includes agriculture, associations, foundations and public bodies.
  • These are official statistics, not records of our database.

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