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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 2022, at 4.91 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 47,108. The median was 635,781 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 32.26 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest4,906,972France
Lowest47,108Luxembourg
Median635,78127 EU countries
European Union (27)32,255,105History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 583,947 countBelgium: 888,908 countBulgaria: 394,135 countCyprus: 87,628 countCzechia: 1,292,436 countGermany: 3,159,716 countDenmark: 380,208 countEstonia: 141,785 countSpain: 3,451,215 countFinland: 442,264 countFrance: 4,906,972 countGreece: 917,441 countCroatia: 227,408 countHungary: 976,964 countIreland: 389,654 countItaly: 4,587,208 countLithuania: 332,987 countLuxembourg: 47,108 countLatvia: 145,441 countMalta: 51,130 countNetherlands: 2,204,281 countPoland: 2,675,865 countPortugal: 1,329,175 countRomania: 974,969 countSweden: 835,539 countSlovenia: 194,940 countSlovakia: 635,781 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

France: 4,906,972 countFrance4,906,972Italy: 4,587,208 countItaly4,587,208Spain: 3,451,215 countSpain3,451,215Germany: 3,159,716 countGermany3,159,716Poland: 2,675,865 countPoland2,675,865Netherlands: 2,204,281 countNetherlands2,204,281Portugal: 1,329,175 countPortugal1,329,175Czechia: 1,292,436 countCzechia1,292,436Hungary: 976,964 countHungary976,964Romania: 974,969 countRomania974,969Greece: 917,441 countGreece917,441Belgium: 888,908 countBelgium888,908Sweden: 835,539 countSweden835,539Slovakia: 635,781 countSlovakia635,781Austria: 583,947 countAustria583,947Finland: 442,264 countFinland442,264Bulgaria: 394,135 countBulgaria394,135Ireland: 389,654 countIreland389,654Denmark: 380,208 countDenmark380,208Lithuania: 332,987 countLithuania332,987Croatia: 227,408 countCroatia227,408Slovenia: 194,940 countSlovenia194,940Latvia: 145,441 countLatvia145,441Estonia: 141,785 countEstonia141,785Cyprus: 87,628 countCyprus87,628Malta: 51,130 countMalta51,130Luxembourg: 47,108 countLuxembourg47,108France: 4,906,972 countFrance4,906,972Italy: 4,587,208 countItaly4,587,208Spain: 3,451,215 countSpain3,451,215Germany: 3,159,716 countGermany3,159,716Poland: 2,675,865 countPoland2,675,865Netherlands: 2,204,281 countNetherlands2,204,281Portugal: 1,329,175 countPortugal1,329,175Czechia: 1,292,436 countCzechia1,292,436Hungary: 976,964 countHungary976,964Romania: 974,969 countRomania974,969Greece: 917,441 countGreece917,441Belgium: 888,908 countBelgium888,908Sweden: 835,539 countSweden835,539Slovakia: 635,781 countSlovakia635,781Austria: 583,947 countAustria583,947Finland: 442,264 countFinland442,264Bulgaria: 394,135 countBulgaria394,135Ireland: 389,654 countIreland389,654Denmark: 380,208 countDenmark380,208Lithuania: 332,987 countLithuania332,987Croatia: 227,408 countCroatia227,408Slovenia: 194,940 countSlovenia194,940Latvia: 145,441 countLatvia145,441Estonia: 141,785 countEstonia141,785Cyprus: 87,628 countCyprus87,628Malta: 51,130 countMalta51,130Luxembourg: 47,108 countLuxembourg47,108
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 countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1France4,906,972+9.2%
2Italy4,587,208+2.7%
3Spain3,451,215+2.8%
4Germany3,159,716+0.2%
5Poland2,675,865+0.4%
6Netherlands2,204,281+7.4%
7Portugal1,329,175+7.9%
8Czechia1,292,436+3.1%
9Hungary976,964+2.9%
10Romania974,969+3.5%
11Greece917,441+4.2%
12Belgium888,908+5.4%
13Sweden835,539-4.4%
14Slovakia635,781+6.8%
15Austria583,947-1%
16Finland442,264+3%
17Bulgaria394,135+3.2%
18Ireland389,654+5.6%
19Denmark380,208+5.4%
20Lithuania332,987+9.7%
21Croatia227,408+4.5%
22Slovenia194,940+5%
23Latvia145,441+5.1%
24Estonia141,785+13%
25Cyprus87,628+6.5%
26Malta51,130+3.3%
27Luxembourg47,108+1.7%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 4.91 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 47,108 in 2022.

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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