On request · official statistics 2024
German company database
According to Destatis, Statistisches Unternehmensregister, there were 3,543,865 companies in Germany in 2024. We prepare lists of German companies from the industry and region you choose, with address, phone, website and, where published, e-mail.
3,543,865
companies
40,083,660
employees
85.0%
0-9 employees
North Rhine-Westphalia
largest region
Companies by industry
Wholesale and retail trade
557,277 · 15.7%
Professional, scientific and technical activities
528,276 · 14.9%
Construction
388,229 · 11.0%
Health and social work
271,527 · 7.7%
Administrative and support services
249,523 · 7.0%
Accommodation and food service
245,555 · 6.9%
Real estate
240,013 · 6.8%
Other service activities
238,082 · 6.7%
Manufacturing
209,815 · 5.9%
Information and communication
142,712 · 4.0%
Arts, entertainment and recreation
114,772 · 3.2%
Transport and logistics
107,052 · 3.0%
Education
81,807 · 2.3%
Finance and insurance
81,464 · 2.3%
Energy supply
74,485 · 2.1%
Water supply and waste management
11,366 · 0.3%
Mining and quarrying
1,910 · 0.1%
Companies by federal states
North Rhine-Westphalia
740,506 · 20.9%
Bavaria
647,475 · 18.3%
Baden-Württemberg
478,571 · 13.5%
Lower Saxony
299,558 · 8.5%
Hesse
279,656 · 7.9%
Berlin
188,834 · 5.3%
Rhineland-Palatinate
163,400 · 4.6%
Saxony
155,124 · 4.4%
Schleswig-Holstein
123,782 · 3.5%
Hamburg
102,696 · 2.9%
Brandenburg
97,304 · 2.7%
Thuringia
74,937 · 2.1%
Saxony-Anhalt
68,904 · 1.9%
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
59,116 · 1.7%
Saarland
37,657 · 1.1%
Bremen
26,345 · 0.7%
Companies by legal form
Sole proprietors (Einzelunternehmer)
2,062,752 · 58.2%
Corporations (GmbH, AG and others)
861,720 · 24.3%
Partnerships (OHG, KG and others)
440,951 · 12.4%
Other legal forms
178,442 · 5.0%
Companies by number of employees
0-9 employees
3,011,214 · 85.0%
10-49 employees
429,318 · 12.1%
50-249 employees
84,701 · 2.4%
250 or more employees
18,632 · 0.5%
Destatis, Statistisches Unternehmensregister, 2024. Scope: legal units with VAT-liable turnover or employees, excluding agriculture and public administration. The figures describe the market, not the contents of a ready file.
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