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EU countries by enterprises in construction

Italy had the highest enterprises in construction of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 549,846. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3,512. The median was 48,502 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.03 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest549,846Italy
Lowest3,512Luxembourg
Median48,50227 EU countries
European Union (27)3,027,669History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 33,518 countBelgium: 96,791 countBulgaria: 18,738 countCyprus: 7,603 countCzechia: 170,494 countGermany: 267,849 countDenmark: 30,707 countEstonia: 8,870 countSpain: 320,086 countFinland: 42,844 countFrance: 536,488 countGreece: 84,622 countCroatia: 19,236 countHungary: 55,471 countIreland: 48,502 countItaly: 549,846 countLithuania: 22,736 countLuxembourg: 3,512 countLatvia: 8,767 countMalta: 3,623 countNetherlands: 152,519 countPoland: 223,794 countPortugal: 81,335 countRomania: 45,382 countSweden: 94,368 countSlovenia: 18,066 countSlovakia: 81,902 count
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  • 18K to 37K
  • 37K to 82K
  • 82K to 170K
  • 170K and over
count, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Italy: 549,846 countItaly549,846France: 536,488 countFrance536,488Spain: 320,086 countSpain320,086Germany: 267,849 countGermany267,849Poland: 223,794 countPoland223,794Czechia: 170,494 countCzechia170,494Netherlands: 152,519 countNetherlands152,519Belgium: 96,791 countBelgium96,791Sweden: 94,368 countSweden94,368Greece: 84,622 countGreece84,622Slovakia: 81,902 countSlovakia81,902Portugal: 81,335 countPortugal81,335Hungary: 55,471 countHungary55,471Ireland: 48,502 countIreland48,502Romania: 45,382 countRomania45,382Finland: 42,844 countFinland42,844Austria: 33,518 countAustria33,518Denmark: 30,707 countDenmark30,707Lithuania: 22,736 countLithuania22,736Croatia: 19,236 countCroatia19,236Bulgaria: 18,738 countBulgaria18,738Slovenia: 18,066 countSlovenia18,066Estonia: 8,870 countEstonia8,870Latvia: 8,767 countLatvia8,767Cyprus: 7,603 countCyprus7,603Malta: 3,623 countMalta3,623Luxembourg: 3,512 countLuxembourg3,512Italy: 549,846 countItaly549,846France: 536,488 countFrance536,488Spain: 320,086 countSpain320,086Germany: 267,849 countGermany267,849Poland: 223,794 countPoland223,794Czechia: 170,494 countCzechia170,494Netherlands: 152,519 countNetherlands152,519Belgium: 96,791 countBelgium96,791Sweden: 94,368 countSweden94,368Greece: 84,622 countGreece84,622Slovakia: 81,902 countSlovakia81,902Portugal: 81,335 countPortugal81,335Hungary: 55,471 countHungary55,471Ireland: 48,502 countIreland48,502Romania: 45,382 countRomania45,382Finland: 42,844 countFinland42,844Austria: 33,518 countAustria33,518Denmark: 30,707 countDenmark30,707Lithuania: 22,736 countLithuania22,736Croatia: 19,236 countCroatia19,236Bulgaria: 18,738 countBulgaria18,738Slovenia: 18,066 countSlovenia18,066Estonia: 8,870 countEstonia8,870Latvia: 8,767 countLatvia8,767Cyprus: 7,603 countCyprus7,603Malta: 3,623 countMalta3,623Luxembourg: 3,512 countLuxembourg3,512
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1Italy549,846-3.9%
2France536,488+4.6%
3Spain320,086-0.2%
4Germany267,849-2.2%
5Poland223,794-4.3%
6Czechia170,494-3%
7Netherlands152,519+13.3%
8Belgium96,791+1.3%
9Sweden94,368+0.8%
10Greece84,622-2.6%
11Slovakia81,902-5.2%
12Portugal81,335-7.1%
13Hungary55,471-8%
14Ireland48,502-2.1%
15Romania45,382+1.7%
16Finland Series break42,844+0.1%
17Austria33,518+4.2%
18Denmark30,707-1.9%
19Lithuania22,736+12.3%
20Croatia19,236-4.6%
21Bulgaria18,738-1.7%
22Slovenia18,066-1.8%
23Estonia8,870+5.9%
24Latvia8,767+9.6%
25Cyprus7,603-12%
26Malta3,623-5.5%
27Luxembourg3,512+4.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in construction (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section F), 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. 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).

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in construction, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in construction, 2013. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-construction/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in construction, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-construction/eu-countries?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in construction, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-construction/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in construction?

Italy, with 549,846 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in construction?

Luxembourg, with 3,512 in 2013.

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 (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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