The source adds the following information: The data cover the 'non-financial business economy', which includes industry, construction, trade, and services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to J, L, M and N), but not enterprises in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and the largely non-market service sectors such as education and health. The following size-class definitions are applied: micro firms (0-9 persons employed), small firms (10-49 persons employed), medium-sized firms (50-249 persons employed), and large firms (250+ persons employed). The advantage of using Eurostat data is that the statistics are harmonised and comparable across countries. The disadvantage is that for some countries the data may be different from those published by national authorities.
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Number of small-sized businesses in the European Union in 2025, by country
There were forecast to be approximately ** small businesses that employ between 10 and 49 employees operating in the non-financial business economy of Germany in 2025, by far the most of any other country in the European Union.
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Number of small-sized enterprises (10-49 employees) in the non-financial business economy of the European Union in 2025, by member stater [Graph], European Commission, July 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/558443/small-businesses-in-europe-by-country/
