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Persons employed in construction in France

Persons employed in construction in France was 2.06 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons2,058,414
Change on 2023+0.1%
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2,058,4142024
Series low1,529,5022015

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Persons employed in construction in France, 2010 to 2024

1.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M201020132016201920242010: 1,793,283 persons2011: 1,760,098 persons2012: 1,772,057 persons2013: 1,705,993 persons2014: 1,813,280 persons2015: 1,529,502 persons2016: 1,651,096 persons2017: 1,675,716 persons2018: 1,715,599 persons2019: 1,759,286 persons2020: 1,867,592 persons2021: 1,994,586 persons2022: 2,050,666 persons2023: 2,056,713 persons2024: 2,058,414 persons1.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M20102015202020242010: 1,793,283 persons2011: 1,760,098 persons2012: 1,772,057 persons2013: 1,705,993 persons2014: 1,813,280 persons2015: 1,529,502 persons2016: 1,651,096 persons2017: 1,675,716 persons2018: 1,715,599 persons2019: 1,759,286 persons2020: 1,867,592 persons2021: 1,994,586 persons2022: 2,050,666 persons2023: 2,056,713 persons2024: 2,058,414 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 15 values
Periodpersons
20242,058,414
20232,056,713
20222,050,666
20211,994,586 Series break
20201,867,592
20191,759,286
20181,715,599
20171,675,716 Series break
20161,651,096 Series break
20151,529,502 Series break
20141,813,280 Series break
20131,705,993
20121,772,057
20111,760,098
20101,793,283

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
France2,058,414
European Union (27)13,918,314

France compared with nearby places

Austria: 352,478 personsBelgium: 344,356 personsBulgaria: 167,238 personsCyprus: 39,914 personsCzechia: 412,733 personsGermany: 2,605,758 personsDenmark: 200,560 personsEstonia: 55,060 personsSpain: 1,333,477 personsFinland: 169,006 personsFrance: 2,058,414 personsGreece: 210,050 personsCroatia: 161,695 personsHungary: 317,437 personsIreland: 209,729 personsItaly: 1,629,077 personsLithuania: 136,724 personsLuxembourg: 50,079 personsLatvia: 64,117 personsMalta: 19,854 personsNetherlands: 571,066 personsPoland: 1,153,294 personsPortugal: 460,413 personsRomania: 496,282 personsSweden: 413,421 personsSlovenia: 84,531 personsSlovakia: 201,551 persons
  • Under 90K
  • 90K to 200K
  • 200K to 350K
  • 350K to 560K
  • 560K and over
Persons employed in construction, 2024, persons. France is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in construction, France, 2010 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in construction, France, 2010 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-construction/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in construction, France, 2010 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-construction/france.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in construction, France, 2010 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-construction/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in construction in France?

Persons employed in construction in France was 2.06 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in construction in France?

2.06 million in 2024, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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