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EU countries by enterprises in industry, construction and market services

France had the highest enterprises in industry, construction and market services of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 4.49 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 46,317. The median was 595,030 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 31.04 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest4,493,109France
Lowest46,317Luxembourg
Median595,03027 EU countries
European Union (27)31,039,382History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 589,615 countBelgium: 843,146 countBulgaria: 382,086 countCyprus: 82,304 countCzechia: 1,254,110 countGermany: 3,154,683 countDenmark: 360,841 countEstonia: 125,496 countSpain: 3,358,091 countFinland: 429,231 countFrance: 4,493,109 countGreece: 880,349 countCroatia: 217,553 countHungary: 949,587 countIreland: 369,030 countItaly: 4,466,356 countLithuania: 303,676 countLuxembourg: 46,317 countLatvia: 138,360 countMalta: 49,512 countNetherlands: 2,052,683 countPoland: 2,665,170 countPortugal: 1,231,887 countRomania: 941,631 countSweden: 873,865 countSlovenia: 185,664 countSlovakia: 595,030 count
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  • 190K to 400K
  • 400K to 880K
  • 880K to 1.9M
  • 1.9M and over
count, 2021. 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, 2021

France: 4,493,109 countFrance4,493,109Italy: 4,466,356 countItaly4,466,356Spain: 3,358,091 countSpain3,358,091Germany: 3,154,683 countGermany3,154,683Poland: 2,665,170 countPoland2,665,170Netherlands: 2,052,683 countNetherlands2,052,683Czechia: 1,254,110 countCzechia1,254,110Portugal: 1,231,887 countPortugal1,231,887Hungary: 949,587 countHungary949,587Romania: 941,631 countRomania941,631Greece: 880,349 countGreece880,349Sweden: 873,865 countSweden873,865Belgium: 843,146 countBelgium843,146Slovakia: 595,030 countSlovakia595,030Austria: 589,615 countAustria589,615Finland: 429,231 countFinland429,231Bulgaria: 382,086 countBulgaria382,086Ireland: 369,030 countIreland369,030Denmark: 360,841 countDenmark360,841Lithuania: 303,676 countLithuania303,676Croatia: 217,553 countCroatia217,553Slovenia: 185,664 countSlovenia185,664Latvia: 138,360 countLatvia138,360Estonia: 125,496 countEstonia125,496Cyprus: 82,304 countCyprus82,304Malta: 49,512 countMalta49,512Luxembourg: 46,317 countLuxembourg46,317France: 4,493,109 countFrance4,493,109Italy: 4,466,356 countItaly4,466,356Spain: 3,358,091 countSpain3,358,091Germany: 3,154,683 countGermany3,154,683Poland: 2,665,170 countPoland2,665,170Netherlands: 2,052,683 countNetherlands2,052,683Czechia: 1,254,110 countCzechia1,254,110Portugal: 1,231,887 countPortugal1,231,887Hungary: 949,587 countHungary949,587Romania: 941,631 countRomania941,631Greece: 880,349 countGreece880,349Sweden: 873,865 countSweden873,865Belgium: 843,146 countBelgium843,146Slovakia: 595,030 countSlovakia595,030Austria: 589,615 countAustria589,615Finland: 429,231 countFinland429,231Bulgaria: 382,086 countBulgaria382,086Ireland: 369,030 countIreland369,030Denmark: 360,841 countDenmark360,841Lithuania: 303,676 countLithuania303,676Croatia: 217,553 countCroatia217,553Slovenia: 185,664 countSlovenia185,664Latvia: 138,360 countLatvia138,360Estonia: 125,496 countEstonia125,496Cyprus: 82,304 countCyprus82,304Malta: 49,512 countMalta49,512Luxembourg: 46,317 countLuxembourg46,317
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 countries2021
count
1France Series break4,493,109
2Italy4,466,356
3Spain3,358,091
4Germany3,154,683
5Poland2,665,170
6Netherlands2,052,683
7Czechia1,254,110
8Portugal Series break1,231,887
9Hungary949,587
10Romania Series break941,631
11Greece880,349
12Sweden873,865
13Belgium843,146
14Slovakia595,030
15Austria589,615
16Finland Series break429,231
17Bulgaria382,086
18Ireland369,030
19Denmark360,841
20Lithuania303,676
21Croatia217,553
22Slovenia185,664
23Latvia138,360
24Estonia125,496
25Cyprus82,304
26Malta49,512
27Luxembourg46,317

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [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?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 4.49 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 46,317 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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