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EU countries by enterprises in construction

France had the highest enterprises in construction of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 575,733. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3,542. The median was 47,813 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.17 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest575,733France
Lowest3,542Luxembourg
Median47,81327 EU countries
European Union (27)3,174,834History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 34,227 countBelgium: 105,998 countBulgaria: 18,908 countCyprus: 7,197 countCzechia: 170,806 countGermany: 338,535 countDenmark: 31,281 countEstonia: 9,029 countSpain: 346,822 countFinland: 41,827 countFrance: 575,733 countGreece: 86,988 countCroatia: 18,359 countHungary: 56,765 countIreland: 47,349 countItaly: 529,103 countLithuania: 27,543 countLuxembourg: 3,542 countLatvia: 9,424 countMalta: 3,758 countNetherlands: 154,748 countPoland: 230,497 countPortugal: 77,844 countRomania: 47,813 countSweden: 96,694 countSlovenia: 18,133 countSlovakia: 85,907 count
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  • 18K to 37K
  • 37K to 83K
  • 83K to 170K
  • 170K and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

France: 575,733 countFrance575,733Italy: 529,103 countItaly529,103Spain: 346,822 countSpain346,822Germany: 338,535 countGermany338,535Poland: 230,497 countPoland230,497Czechia: 170,806 countCzechia170,806Netherlands: 154,748 countNetherlands154,748Belgium: 105,998 countBelgium105,998Sweden: 96,694 countSweden96,694Greece: 86,988 countGreece86,988Slovakia: 85,907 countSlovakia85,907Portugal: 77,844 countPortugal77,844Hungary: 56,765 countHungary56,765Romania: 47,813 countRomania47,813Ireland: 47,349 countIreland47,349Finland: 41,827 countFinland41,827Austria: 34,227 countAustria34,227Denmark: 31,281 countDenmark31,281Lithuania: 27,543 countLithuania27,543Bulgaria: 18,908 countBulgaria18,908Croatia: 18,359 countCroatia18,359Slovenia: 18,133 countSlovenia18,133Latvia: 9,424 countLatvia9,424Estonia: 9,029 countEstonia9,029Cyprus: 7,197 countCyprus7,197Malta: 3,758 countMalta3,758Luxembourg: 3,542 countLuxembourg3,542France: 575,733 countFrance575,733Italy: 529,103 countItaly529,103Spain: 346,822 countSpain346,822Germany: 338,535 countGermany338,535Poland: 230,497 countPoland230,497Czechia: 170,806 countCzechia170,806Netherlands: 154,748 countNetherlands154,748Belgium: 105,998 countBelgium105,998Sweden: 96,694 countSweden96,694Greece: 86,988 countGreece86,988Slovakia: 85,907 countSlovakia85,907Portugal: 77,844 countPortugal77,844Hungary: 56,765 countHungary56,765Romania: 47,813 countRomania47,813Ireland: 47,349 countIreland47,349Finland: 41,827 countFinland41,827Austria: 34,227 countAustria34,227Denmark: 31,281 countDenmark31,281Lithuania: 27,543 countLithuania27,543Bulgaria: 18,908 countBulgaria18,908Croatia: 18,359 countCroatia18,359Slovenia: 18,133 countSlovenia18,133Latvia: 9,424 countLatvia9,424Estonia: 9,029 countEstonia9,029Cyprus: 7,197 countCyprus7,197Malta: 3,758 countMalta3,758Luxembourg: 3,542 countLuxembourg3,542
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 countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1France Series break575,733+7.3%
2Italy529,103-3.8%
3Spain346,822+8.4%
4Germany338,535+26.4%
5Poland230,497+3%
6Czechia170,806+0.2%
7Netherlands154,748+1.5%
8Belgium105,998+9.5%
9Sweden96,694+2.5%
10Greece86,988+2.8%
11Slovakia85,907+4.9%
12Portugal77,844-4.3%
13Hungary56,765+2.3%
14Romania47,813+5.4%
15Ireland47,349-2.4%
16Finland41,827-2.4%
17Austria34,227+2.1%
18Denmark31,281+1.9%
19Lithuania27,543+21.1%
20Bulgaria18,908+0.9%
21Croatia18,359-4.6%
22Slovenia18,133+0.4%
23Latvia9,424+7.5%
24Estonia9,029+1.8%
25Cyprus7,197-5.3%
26Malta3,758+3.7%
27Luxembourg3,542+0.9%

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in construction?

France, with 575,733 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in construction?

Luxembourg, with 3,542 in 2014.

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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