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EU countries by enterprises in construction

France had the highest enterprises in construction of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 486,876. Malta had the lowest, at 4,239. The median was 60,047 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.41 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest486,876France
Lowest4,239Malta
Median60,04727 EU countries
European Union (27)3,413,290History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 36,707 countBelgium: 120,581 countBulgaria: 20,985 countCyprus: 9,001 countCzechia: 183,632 countGermany: 376,853 countDenmark: 33,937 countEstonia: 12,448 countSpain: 382,186 countFinland: 41,403 countFrance: 486,876 countGreece: 61,720 countCroatia: 22,959 countHungary: 93,130 countIreland: 59,175 countItaly: 479,574 countLithuania: 33,036 countLuxembourg: 4,244 countLatvia: 11,658 countMalta: 4,239 countNetherlands: 203,549 countPoland: 355,562 countPortugal: 90,430 countRomania: 60,047 countSweden: 100,497 countSlovenia: 19,600 countSlovakia: 109,133 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

France: 486,876 countFrance486,876Italy: 479,574 countItaly479,574Spain: 382,186 countSpain382,186Germany: 376,853 countGermany376,853Poland: 355,562 countPoland355,562Netherlands: 203,549 countNetherlands203,549Czechia: 183,632 countCzechia183,632Belgium: 120,581 countBelgium120,581Slovakia: 109,133 countSlovakia109,133Sweden: 100,497 countSweden100,497Hungary: 93,130 countHungary93,130Portugal: 90,430 countPortugal90,430Greece: 61,720 countGreece61,720Romania: 60,047 countRomania60,047Ireland: 59,175 countIreland59,175Finland: 41,403 countFinland41,403Austria: 36,707 countAustria36,707Denmark: 33,937 countDenmark33,937Lithuania: 33,036 countLithuania33,036Croatia: 22,959 countCroatia22,959Bulgaria: 20,985 countBulgaria20,985Slovenia: 19,600 countSlovenia19,600Estonia: 12,448 countEstonia12,448Latvia: 11,658 countLatvia11,658Cyprus: 9,001 countCyprus9,001Luxembourg: 4,244 countLuxembourg4,244Malta: 4,239 countMalta4,239France: 486,876 countFrance486,876Italy: 479,574 countItaly479,574Spain: 382,186 countSpain382,186Germany: 376,853 countGermany376,853Poland: 355,562 countPoland355,562Netherlands: 203,549 countNetherlands203,549Czechia: 183,632 countCzechia183,632Belgium: 120,581 countBelgium120,581Slovakia: 109,133 countSlovakia109,133Sweden: 100,497 countSweden100,497Hungary: 93,130 countHungary93,130Portugal: 90,430 countPortugal90,430Greece: 61,720 countGreece61,720Romania: 60,047 countRomania60,047Ireland: 59,175 countIreland59,175Finland: 41,403 countFinland41,403Austria: 36,707 countAustria36,707Denmark: 33,937 countDenmark33,937Lithuania: 33,036 countLithuania33,036Croatia: 22,959 countCroatia22,959Bulgaria: 20,985 countBulgaria20,985Slovenia: 19,600 countSlovenia19,600Estonia: 12,448 countEstonia12,448Latvia: 11,658 countLatvia11,658Cyprus: 9,001 countCyprus9,001Luxembourg: 4,244 countLuxembourg4,244Malta: 4,239 countMalta4,239
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1France486,876+3.1%
2Italy479,574-2.9%
3Spain382,186+0.6%
4Germany376,853+5.5%
5Poland355,562+9.2%
6Netherlands203,549+8.5%
7Czechia183,632+1.1%
8Belgium120,581+14.6%
9Slovakia109,133+7.2%
10Sweden100,497+1.4%
11Hungary93,130+17.6%
12Portugal90,430+6%
13Greece61,720+3.2%
14Romania60,047+7.3%
15Ireland59,175+2.7%
16Finland41,403+1.5%
17Austria36,707+2.3%
18Denmark33,937+1.9%
19Lithuania33,036+1.5%
20Croatia Series break22,959+22%
21Bulgaria20,985+3.3%
22Slovenia19,600+2.9%
23Estonia12,448+7.4%
24Latvia11,658+0.2%
25Cyprus9,001+6.4%
26Luxembourg4,244+4.1%
27Malta4,239+1.1%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in construction?

France, with 486,876 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in construction?

Malta, with 4,239 in 2019.

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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