This statistic displays the number of business enterprises in the European Union (EU28), which employed between 1 and 9 workers as of 2017, with results listed by country. As of 2017, Italy had the greatest concentration on business enterprises of this size, at over 316 thousand. Poland and France were ranked second with over 176 thousand and 174 thousand enterprises employing 1 to 9 workers, each.
Total number of very small business enterprises employing over 1 to 9 workers in the European Union (EU28)* as of 2017, by country
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OECD. (November 26, 2019). Total number of very small business enterprises employing over 1 to 9 workers in the European Union (EU28)* as of 2017, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/558462/number-of-enterprises-in-the-european-union-very-small-businesses/
OECD. "Total number of very small business enterprises employing over 1 to 9 workers in the European Union (EU28)* as of 2017, by country ." Chart. November 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/558462/number-of-enterprises-in-the-european-union-very-small-businesses/
OECD. (2019). Total number of very small business enterprises employing over 1 to 9 workers in the European Union (EU28)* as of 2017, by country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/558462/number-of-enterprises-in-the-european-union-very-small-businesses/
OECD. "Total Number of Very Small Business Enterprises Employing over 1 to 9 Workers in The European Union (Eu28)* as of 2017, by Country ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/558462/number-of-enterprises-in-the-european-union-very-small-businesses/
OECD, Total number of very small business enterprises employing over 1 to 9 workers in the European Union (EU28)* as of 2017, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/558462/number-of-enterprises-in-the-european-union-very-small-businesses/ (last visited February 17, 2020)
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