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Finance And Insurance In The EU, In Numbers

Financial services, insurance, brokers and advisers: three markets, each with its own rhythm. Their official figures from Eurostat, then the calendar of their Google searches.

• Financial Services

  NACE code 64

  Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding

  332,810 companies in the EU

  • 7.9 people per company on average
  • 8.7% of companies created during the year
  • Most searched month: January and March

• Insurance

  NACE code 65

  Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security

  7,019 companies in the EU

  • 123.8 people per company on average
  • 3.2% of companies created during the year
  • Most searched month: August

• Brokers And Advisers

  NACE code 66

  Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities

  559,765 companies in the EU

  • 2.6 people per company on average
  • 10.8% of companies created during the year
  • Most searched month: September

Source: Eurostat, business demography (dataset bd_size), EU-27, NACE codes 64, 65 and 66, 2024 data updated on 2 October 2026. See the raw data. People per company: calculated from the number of people employed and the number of companies published by Eurostat.

Source: US Census Bureau, Economic Census 2022 (dataset ecnbasic), United States, establishments with paid employees, NAICS codes 5221, 5222, 5241, 5223, 523 and 5242, 2022 data updated on 24 October 2023. An establishment is a single site: a company with 3 sites counts 3 times. See the table. Employees per establishment: calculated from the number of employees and of establishments published by the US Census Bureau. Each card uses the North American classification code or codes whose official title matches its NACE code; where there is no exact match, the card says so.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, with and without employees, June 2026, Canada, NAICS codes 5221, 5222, 5241, 5223, 523 and 5242, released on 14 August 2026. Statistics Canada counts locations: a company with 10 stores and a head office counts 11 times. Without employees, only locations that are incorporated or earn more than C$30,000 in business revenue are counted. See the tables with employees and without employees. Each card uses the North American classification code or codes whose official title matches its NACE code; where there is no exact match, the card says so.

Source: INEGI, National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE) 05/2026, Mexico, active establishments except agriculture, SCIAN codes 5221, 5222, 5223, 5224, 5241, 5225, 523 and 5242 (SCIAN Mexico 2023), released on 20 May 2026. DENUE counts establishments with premises, homes included: a trade carried out at the customer's site with no premises of its own (painter, plumber) or by street vendors is left out, as are rural localities under 2,500 inhabitants. People employed include the owner. See the methodology. Each card uses the North American classification code or codes whose official title matches its NACE code; where there is no exact match, the card says so.

Source: e-Stat, 2021 Economic Census for Business Activity, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan, privately owned establishments as of 1 June 2021, JSIC codes 621, 622, 631, 632, 641, 642, 643, 649, 671, 672, 673, 651, 652, 661, 663, 674 and 675 (Japan Standard Industrial Classification, revision 13), data updated on 30 September 2026. An establishment is a single site: a company with 3 sites counts 3 times. People engaged include owners. See the table. People per establishment: calculated from the number of people engaged and of establishments published by e-Stat. Each card uses the Japanese classification code or codes whose official title matches its NACE code; where there is no exact match, the card says so.

Source: Nomis, UK Business Counts (extract from the Inter-Departmental Business Register), United Kingdom, enterprises and local units live in March 2026, SIC 2007 codes 64, 65 and 66 (UK classification, identical to NACE down to 4 digits), data updated on 24 September 2026, retrieved on 16 October 2026. The register only counts businesses registered for VAT or PAYE. A local unit is a site: a company with 3 sites counts 3 local units. See the tables enterprises and local units. Data source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.