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Private security in Europe: firms, jobs and turnover

How many firms work in private security in each European country, how many people they employ and what they turn over. Covers guarding, security systems services and investigation (economic activity NACE 80).

Highest values: people employed

  1. Germany277,264
  2. France196,175
  3. Spain170,373
  4. Poland127,533
  5. Romania109,378
  6. Italy105,729
  7. Portugal56,056
  8. Ukraine53,199
  9. Czechia51,585
  10. Bulgaria44,061
  11. Netherlands43,006
  12. Hungary42,577
  13. Serbia38,899
  14. Greece30,127
  15. Sweden29,279

All the data

Germany277,2646,95014,549.92024
France196,17510,17812,114.12024
Spain170,3733,4688,308.02024
Poland127,5334,3785,204.82024
Romania109,3782,5301,913.02024
Italy105,7292,2735,334.72024
Portugal56,0568771,396.72024
Ukraine53,1994,974455.92024
Czechia51,5853,2511,660.32024
Bulgaria44,0611,189728.72024
Netherlands43,00615,6964,847.42024
Hungary42,5773,7292,126.22024
Serbia38,899795999.92024
Greece30,1271,653825.92024
Sweden29,2798612,814.42024
Switzerland25,5474762024
Belgium21,3577931,861.82024
Ireland19,0041,0901,629.72024
Austria14,602542809.62024
Slovakia14,309847470.42024
Norway13,6423091,016.12024
Finland12,991878906.42024
Croatia12,303232302.82024
Albania9,450272113.82023
Latvia9,416423192.62024
Lithuania9,196193211.22024
Denmark7,837524804.42024
Malta5,93681163.22024
Slovenia5,800206237.12024
Bosnia & Herzegovina5,40772104.92024
Estonia4,72089168.92024
North Macedonia4,41611857.52024
Cyprus2,75818989.92024
Iceland1,22760128.32024

How to read these figures

  • Firms are counted by main economic activity: the figures do not match national licensing registers.
  • People employed covers all staff in these firms, not only guards.
  • Some values are confidential or missing at source. The UK is not included, as Eurostat no longer collects it.

Source: Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates (sbs_ovw_act) · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Data retrieved on

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