Number of SMEs in France 2021

This statistic shows the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in France in 2021by their size. Micro-sized enterprises that employ up to nine people make up the majority of SMEs in France with approximately 2.79 million of them in total.

In France, it appears that most of SMEs are involved in the media, communication and information sector. In 2018, 15 percent of those companies were involved in that sector. SMEs also represent an important employer in France.

Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in France in 2021, by size

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

France

Survey time period

2021

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The source adds the following information:
"These are estimates for 2021 produced by JRC, based on 2008-19 figures from the Structural Business Statistics Database as well as provisional data for 2020-2021 from the National Accounts database and the Short Term Business Statistics Database (all Eurostat). 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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