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EU countries by enterprises in construction

Italy had the highest enterprises in construction of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 508,696. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3,760. The median was 51,568 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.2 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest508,696Italy
Lowest3,760Luxembourg
Median51,56827 EU countries
European Union (27)3,197,745History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 35,078 countBelgium: 106,444 countBulgaria: 19,526 countCyprus: 7,330 countCzechia: 174,910 countGermany: 358,919 countDenmark: 31,973 countEstonia: 10,167 countSpain: 367,601 countFinland: 40,891 countFrance: 507,048 countGreece: 77,234 countCroatia: 17,598 countHungary: 63,871 countIreland: 51,568 countItaly: 508,696 countLithuania: 31,151 countLuxembourg: 3,760 countLatvia: 11,752 countMalta: 4,005 countNetherlands: 167,022 countPoland: 264,440 countPortugal: 78,866 countRomania: 49,717 countSweden: 101,868 countSlovenia: 18,706 countSlovakia: 87,665 count
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  • 18K to 37K
  • 37K to 78K
  • 78K to 170K
  • 170K and over
count, 2016. 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, 2016

Italy: 508,696 countItaly508,696France: 507,048 countFrance507,048Spain: 367,601 countSpain367,601Germany: 358,919 countGermany358,919Poland: 264,440 countPoland264,440Czechia: 174,910 countCzechia174,910Netherlands: 167,022 countNetherlands167,022Belgium: 106,444 countBelgium106,444Sweden: 101,868 countSweden101,868Slovakia: 87,665 countSlovakia87,665Portugal: 78,866 countPortugal78,866Greece: 77,234 countGreece77,234Hungary: 63,871 countHungary63,871Ireland: 51,568 countIreland51,568Romania: 49,717 countRomania49,717Finland: 40,891 countFinland40,891Austria: 35,078 countAustria35,078Denmark: 31,973 countDenmark31,973Lithuania: 31,151 countLithuania31,151Bulgaria: 19,526 countBulgaria19,526Slovenia: 18,706 countSlovenia18,706Croatia: 17,598 countCroatia17,598Latvia: 11,752 countLatvia11,752Estonia: 10,167 countEstonia10,167Cyprus: 7,330 countCyprus7,330Malta: 4,005 countMalta4,005Luxembourg: 3,760 countLuxembourg3,760Italy: 508,696 countItaly508,696France: 507,048 countFrance507,048Spain: 367,601 countSpain367,601Germany: 358,919 countGermany358,919Poland: 264,440 countPoland264,440Czechia: 174,910 countCzechia174,910Netherlands: 167,022 countNetherlands167,022Belgium: 106,444 countBelgium106,444Sweden: 101,868 countSweden101,868Slovakia: 87,665 countSlovakia87,665Portugal: 78,866 countPortugal78,866Greece: 77,234 countGreece77,234Hungary: 63,871 countHungary63,871Ireland: 51,568 countIreland51,568Romania: 49,717 countRomania49,717Finland: 40,891 countFinland40,891Austria: 35,078 countAustria35,078Denmark: 31,973 countDenmark31,973Lithuania: 31,151 countLithuania31,151Bulgaria: 19,526 countBulgaria19,526Slovenia: 18,706 countSlovenia18,706Croatia: 17,598 countCroatia17,598Latvia: 11,752 countLatvia11,752Estonia: 10,167 countEstonia10,167Cyprus: 7,330 countCyprus7,330Malta: 4,005 countMalta4,005Luxembourg: 3,760 countLuxembourg3,760
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 countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1Italy508,696-0.5%
2France507,048+2.6%
3Spain367,601-2.7%
4Germany358,919+8%
5Poland264,440+8.2%
6Czechia174,910+1.4%
7Netherlands167,022+3.9%
8Belgium106,444+3.6%
9Sweden101,868+3%
10Slovakia87,665+3.1%
11Portugal78,866+1.2%
12Greece77,234+3.9%
13Hungary63,871+5.2%
14Ireland51,568+2%
15Romania49,717+2.8%
16Finland40,891-1.7%
17Austria35,078+1.5%
18Denmark31,973+2.5%
19Lithuania31,151+7.2%
20Bulgaria19,526+0.8%
21Slovenia18,706+2.3%
22Croatia17,598+0.1%
23Latvia11,752+6.3%
24Estonia10,167+7%
25Cyprus7,330-0.9%
26Malta4,005+9.8%
27Luxembourg3,760+3.5%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in construction?

Italy, with 508,696 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in construction?

Luxembourg, with 3,760 in 2016.

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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