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EU countries by enterprises in industry, construction and market services, 2024

France had the highest enterprises in industry, construction and market services of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 5.45 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 48,771. The median was 682,029 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 33.98 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest5,445,577France
Lowest48,771Luxembourg
Median682,02927 EU countries
European Union (27)33,978,235History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 628,058 countBelgium: 931,405 countBulgaria: 415,087 countCyprus: 94,379 countCzechia: 1,366,927 countGermany: 3,236,281 countDenmark: 379,306 countEstonia: 157,547 countSpain: 3,516,793 countFinland: 478,708 countFrance: 5,445,577 countGreece: 964,851 countCroatia: 252,125 countHungary: 905,324 countIreland: 410,205 countItaly: 4,652,416 countLithuania: 371,281 countLuxembourg: 48,771 countLatvia: 152,706 countMalta: 59,496 countNetherlands: 2,424,297 countPoland: 2,821,170 countPortugal: 1,470,937 countRomania: 1,030,603 countSweden: 873,878 countSlovenia: 208,078 countSlovakia: 682,029 count
  • Under 220K
  • 220K to 440K
  • 440K to 920K
  • 920K to 2.2M
  • 2.2M and over
count, 2024. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Industry, construction and market services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S except O and S94), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

France: 5,445,577 countFrance5,445,577Italy: 4,652,416 countItaly4,652,416Spain: 3,516,793 countSpain3,516,793Germany: 3,236,281 countGermany3,236,281Poland: 2,821,170 countPoland2,821,170Netherlands: 2,424,297 countNetherlands2,424,297Portugal: 1,470,937 countPortugal1,470,937Czechia: 1,366,927 countCzechia1,366,927Romania: 1,030,603 countRomania1,030,603Greece: 964,851 countGreece964,851Belgium: 931,405 countBelgium931,405Hungary: 905,324 countHungary905,324Sweden: 873,878 countSweden873,878Slovakia: 682,029 countSlovakia682,029Austria: 628,058 countAustria628,058Finland: 478,708 countFinland478,708Bulgaria: 415,087 countBulgaria415,087Ireland: 410,205 countIreland410,205Denmark: 379,306 countDenmark379,306Lithuania: 371,281 countLithuania371,281Croatia: 252,125 countCroatia252,125Slovenia: 208,078 countSlovenia208,078Estonia: 157,547 countEstonia157,547Latvia: 152,706 countLatvia152,706Cyprus: 94,379 countCyprus94,379Malta: 59,496 countMalta59,496Luxembourg: 48,771 countLuxembourg48,771France: 5,445,577 countFrance5,445,577Italy: 4,652,416 countItaly4,652,416Spain: 3,516,793 countSpain3,516,793Germany: 3,236,281 countGermany3,236,281Poland: 2,821,170 countPoland2,821,170Netherlands: 2,424,297 countNetherlands2,424,297Portugal: 1,470,937 countPortugal1,470,937Czechia: 1,366,927 countCzechia1,366,927Romania: 1,030,603 countRomania1,030,603Greece: 964,851 countGreece964,851Belgium: 931,405 countBelgium931,405Hungary: 905,324 countHungary905,324Sweden: 873,878 countSweden873,878Slovakia: 682,029 countSlovakia682,029Austria: 628,058 countAustria628,058Finland: 478,708 countFinland478,708Bulgaria: 415,087 countBulgaria415,087Ireland: 410,205 countIreland410,205Denmark: 379,306 countDenmark379,306Lithuania: 371,281 countLithuania371,281Croatia: 252,125 countCroatia252,125Slovenia: 208,078 countSlovenia208,078Estonia: 157,547 countEstonia157,547Latvia: 152,706 countLatvia152,706Cyprus: 94,379 countCyprus94,379Malta: 59,496 countMalta59,496Luxembourg: 48,771 countLuxembourg48,771
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Industry, construction and market services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S except O and S94), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
count		Change on 2023
1France5,445,577+5.3%
2Italy4,652,416+0.6%
3Spain3,516,793+1.2%
4Germany3,236,281+1.6%
5Poland2,821,170+2.7%
6Netherlands2,424,297+5.3%
7Portugal1,470,937+4.7%
8Czechia1,366,927+3.3%
9Romania1,030,603+0.8%
10Greece964,851+3.5%
11Belgium931,405+2.9%
12Hungary905,324+0.4%
13Sweden873,878+1.5%
14Slovakia682,029+2.7%
15Austria628,058+4.2%
16Finland478,708+5.5%
17Bulgaria415,087+2.7%
18Ireland410,205+2.2%
19Denmark379,306-1%
20Lithuania371,281+3.8%
21Croatia252,125+4.7%
22Slovenia208,078+3%
23Estonia157,547+2.4%
24Latvia152,706+4.4%
25Cyprus94,379+3.8%
26Malta59,496+5.3%
27Luxembourg48,771+1.6%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in industry, construction and market services (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 sections B to S except O and S94), from Eurostat structural business statistics.
  • An enterprise is the smallest combination of legal units that produces goods or services with some autonomy in its decisions; one enterprise can have several local units.

Eurostat structural business statistics (sbs_ovw_act), from 2021. Covers NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S except public administration (O) and membership organisations (S94), so it includes financial and insurance activities, education, health and arts as well as the 12 sections with their own series; it is not their sum. There is no earlier comparable total: the 2005 to 2020 table excluded financial and insurance activities, education, health, arts and most other services in section S. Amounts are published in euros for every country. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Industry, construction and market services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S except O and S94), enterprises, 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, Industry, construction and market services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S except O and S94), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in industry, construction and market services, 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, Industry, construction and market services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S except O and S94), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in industry, construction and market services, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-business-economy/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Industry, construction and market services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S except O and S94), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in industry, construction and market services, 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/rankings/enterprises-business-economy/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Industry, construction and market services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S except O and S94), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in industry, construction and market services, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-business-economy/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in industry, construction and market services?

France, with 5.45 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in industry, construction and market services?

Luxembourg, with 48,771 in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics, Industry, construction and market services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to S except O and S94), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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