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EU countries by enterprises in construction

Italy had the highest enterprises in construction of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 511,405. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3,634. The median was 50,546 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.12 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest511,405Italy
Lowest3,634Luxembourg
Median50,54627 EU countries
European Union (27)3,118,683History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 34,564 countBelgium: 102,699 countBulgaria: 19,367 countCyprus: 7,399 countCzechia: 172,479 countGermany: 332,411 countDenmark: 31,197 countEstonia: 9,500 countSpain: 377,795 countFinland: 41,616 countFrance: 494,099 countGreece: 74,336 countCroatia: 17,575 countHungary: 60,724 countIreland: 50,546 countItaly: 511,405 countLithuania: 29,067 countLuxembourg: 3,634 countLatvia: 11,057 countMalta: 3,646 countNetherlands: 160,728 countPoland: 244,361 countPortugal: 77,906 countRomania: 48,341 countSweden: 98,925 countSlovenia: 18,289 countSlovakia: 85,016 count
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  • 18K to 37K
  • 37K to 76K
  • 76K to 170K
  • 170K and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

Italy: 511,405 countItaly511,405France: 494,099 countFrance494,099Spain: 377,795 countSpain377,795Germany: 332,411 countGermany332,411Poland: 244,361 countPoland244,361Czechia: 172,479 countCzechia172,479Netherlands: 160,728 countNetherlands160,728Belgium: 102,699 countBelgium102,699Sweden: 98,925 countSweden98,925Slovakia: 85,016 countSlovakia85,016Portugal: 77,906 countPortugal77,906Greece: 74,336 countGreece74,336Hungary: 60,724 countHungary60,724Ireland: 50,546 countIreland50,546Romania: 48,341 countRomania48,341Finland: 41,616 countFinland41,616Austria: 34,564 countAustria34,564Denmark: 31,197 countDenmark31,197Lithuania: 29,067 countLithuania29,067Bulgaria: 19,367 countBulgaria19,367Slovenia: 18,289 countSlovenia18,289Croatia: 17,575 countCroatia17,575Latvia: 11,057 countLatvia11,057Estonia: 9,500 countEstonia9,500Cyprus: 7,399 countCyprus7,399Malta: 3,646 countMalta3,646Luxembourg: 3,634 countLuxembourg3,634Italy: 511,405 countItaly511,405France: 494,099 countFrance494,099Spain: 377,795 countSpain377,795Germany: 332,411 countGermany332,411Poland: 244,361 countPoland244,361Czechia: 172,479 countCzechia172,479Netherlands: 160,728 countNetherlands160,728Belgium: 102,699 countBelgium102,699Sweden: 98,925 countSweden98,925Slovakia: 85,016 countSlovakia85,016Portugal: 77,906 countPortugal77,906Greece: 74,336 countGreece74,336Hungary: 60,724 countHungary60,724Ireland: 50,546 countIreland50,546Romania: 48,341 countRomania48,341Finland: 41,616 countFinland41,616Austria: 34,564 countAustria34,564Denmark: 31,197 countDenmark31,197Lithuania: 29,067 countLithuania29,067Bulgaria: 19,367 countBulgaria19,367Slovenia: 18,289 countSlovenia18,289Croatia: 17,575 countCroatia17,575Latvia: 11,057 countLatvia11,057Estonia: 9,500 countEstonia9,500Cyprus: 7,399 countCyprus7,399Malta: 3,646 countMalta3,646Luxembourg: 3,634 countLuxembourg3,634
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 countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1Italy511,405-3.3%
2France Series break494,099-14.2%
3Spain377,795+8.9%
4Germany332,411-1.8%
5Poland244,361+6%
6Czechia172,479+1%
7Netherlands160,728+3.9%
8Belgium102,699-3.1%
9Sweden98,925+2.3%
10Slovakia85,016-1%
11Portugal77,906+0.1%
12Greece74,336-14.5%
13Hungary60,724+7%
14Ireland50,546+6.8%
15Romania48,341+1.1%
16Finland41,616-0.5%
17Austria34,564+1%
18Denmark31,197-0.3%
19Lithuania29,067+5.5%
20Bulgaria19,367+2.4%
21Slovenia18,289+0.9%
22Croatia17,575-4.3%
23Latvia11,057+17.3%
24Estonia9,500+5.2%
25Cyprus7,399+2.8%
26Malta3,646-3%
27Luxembourg3,634+2.6%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in construction?

Italy, with 511,405 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in construction?

Luxembourg, with 3,634 in 2015.

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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