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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 2023, at 5.17 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 47,990. The median was 664,228 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 33.07 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest5,173,617France
Lowest47,990Luxembourg
Median664,22827 EU countries
European Union (27)33,065,584History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 602,763 countBelgium: 905,376 countBulgaria: 404,257 countCyprus: 90,964 countCzechia: 1,323,079 countGermany: 3,185,294 countDenmark: 383,161 countEstonia: 153,836 countSpain: 3,475,275 countFinland: 453,742 countFrance: 5,173,617 countGreece: 932,549 countCroatia: 240,696 countHungary: 901,708 countIreland: 401,359 countItaly: 4,625,476 countLithuania: 357,723 countLuxembourg: 47,990 countLatvia: 146,256 countMalta: 56,498 countNetherlands: 2,303,028 countPoland: 2,746,431 countPortugal: 1,404,910 countRomania: 1,022,431 countSweden: 860,890 countSlovenia: 202,047 countSlovakia: 664,228 count
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  • 2.1M and over
count, 2023. 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, 2023

France: 5,173,617 countFrance5,173,617Italy: 4,625,476 countItaly4,625,476Spain: 3,475,275 countSpain3,475,275Germany: 3,185,294 countGermany3,185,294Poland: 2,746,431 countPoland2,746,431Netherlands: 2,303,028 countNetherlands2,303,028Portugal: 1,404,910 countPortugal1,404,910Czechia: 1,323,079 countCzechia1,323,079Romania: 1,022,431 countRomania1,022,431Greece: 932,549 countGreece932,549Belgium: 905,376 countBelgium905,376Hungary: 901,708 countHungary901,708Sweden: 860,890 countSweden860,890Slovakia: 664,228 countSlovakia664,228Austria: 602,763 countAustria602,763Finland: 453,742 countFinland453,742Bulgaria: 404,257 countBulgaria404,257Ireland: 401,359 countIreland401,359Denmark: 383,161 countDenmark383,161Lithuania: 357,723 countLithuania357,723Croatia: 240,696 countCroatia240,696Slovenia: 202,047 countSlovenia202,047Estonia: 153,836 countEstonia153,836Latvia: 146,256 countLatvia146,256Cyprus: 90,964 countCyprus90,964Malta: 56,498 countMalta56,498Luxembourg: 47,990 countLuxembourg47,990France: 5,173,617 countFrance5,173,617Italy: 4,625,476 countItaly4,625,476Spain: 3,475,275 countSpain3,475,275Germany: 3,185,294 countGermany3,185,294Poland: 2,746,431 countPoland2,746,431Netherlands: 2,303,028 countNetherlands2,303,028Portugal: 1,404,910 countPortugal1,404,910Czechia: 1,323,079 countCzechia1,323,079Romania: 1,022,431 countRomania1,022,431Greece: 932,549 countGreece932,549Belgium: 905,376 countBelgium905,376Hungary: 901,708 countHungary901,708Sweden: 860,890 countSweden860,890Slovakia: 664,228 countSlovakia664,228Austria: 602,763 countAustria602,763Finland: 453,742 countFinland453,742Bulgaria: 404,257 countBulgaria404,257Ireland: 401,359 countIreland401,359Denmark: 383,161 countDenmark383,161Lithuania: 357,723 countLithuania357,723Croatia: 240,696 countCroatia240,696Slovenia: 202,047 countSlovenia202,047Estonia: 153,836 countEstonia153,836Latvia: 146,256 countLatvia146,256Cyprus: 90,964 countCyprus90,964Malta: 56,498 countMalta56,498Luxembourg: 47,990 countLuxembourg47,990
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1France5,173,617+5.4%
2Italy4,625,476+0.8%
3Spain3,475,275+0.7%
4Germany3,185,294+0.8%
5Poland2,746,431+2.6%
6Netherlands2,303,028+4.5%
7Portugal1,404,910+5.7%
8Czechia1,323,079+2.4%
9Romania1,022,431+4.9%
10Greece932,549+1.6%
11Belgium905,376+1.9%
12Hungary901,708-7.7%
13Sweden860,890+3%
14Slovakia664,228+4.5%
15Austria602,763+3.2%
16Finland453,742+2.6%
17Bulgaria404,257+2.6%
18Ireland401,359+3%
19Denmark383,161+0.8%
20Lithuania357,723+7.4%
21Croatia240,696+5.8%
22Slovenia202,047+3.6%
23Estonia153,836+8.5%
24Latvia146,256+0.6%
25Cyprus90,964+3.8%
26Malta56,498+10.5%
27Luxembourg47,990+1.9%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 5.17 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 47,990 in 2023.

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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