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EU countries by enterprises in construction

France had the highest enterprises in construction of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 530,278. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 4,972. The median was 70,459 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.73 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest530,278France
Lowest4,972Luxembourg
Median70,45927 EU countries
European Union (27)3,733,785History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 40,438 countBelgium: 128,788 countBulgaria: 21,373 countCyprus: 9,710 countCzechia: 189,868 countGermany: 380,348 countDenmark: 35,946 countEstonia: 14,489 countSpain: 387,436 countFinland: 54,512 countFrance: 530,278 countGreece: 66,723 countCroatia: 26,678 countHungary: 122,023 countIreland: 70,459 countItaly: 512,130 countLithuania: 35,550 countLuxembourg: 4,972 countLatvia: 10,394 countMalta: 5,377 countNetherlands: 231,679 countPoland: 417,438 countPortugal: 97,352 countRomania: 94,015 countSweden: 106,588 countSlovenia: 21,246 countSlovakia: 117,975 count
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  • 21K to 46K
  • 46K to 100K
  • 100K to 220K
  • 220K and over
count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

France: 530,278 countFrance530,278Italy: 512,130 countItaly512,130Poland: 417,438 countPoland417,438Spain: 387,436 countSpain387,436Germany: 380,348 countGermany380,348Netherlands: 231,679 countNetherlands231,679Czechia: 189,868 countCzechia189,868Belgium: 128,788 countBelgium128,788Hungary: 122,023 countHungary122,023Slovakia: 117,975 countSlovakia117,975Sweden: 106,588 countSweden106,588Portugal: 97,352 countPortugal97,352Romania: 94,015 countRomania94,015Ireland: 70,459 countIreland70,459Greece: 66,723 countGreece66,723Finland: 54,512 countFinland54,512Austria: 40,438 countAustria40,438Denmark: 35,946 countDenmark35,946Lithuania: 35,550 countLithuania35,550Croatia: 26,678 countCroatia26,678Bulgaria: 21,373 countBulgaria21,373Slovenia: 21,246 countSlovenia21,246Estonia: 14,489 countEstonia14,489Latvia: 10,394 countLatvia10,394Cyprus: 9,710 countCyprus9,710Malta: 5,377 countMalta5,377Luxembourg: 4,972 countLuxembourg4,972France: 530,278 countFrance530,278Italy: 512,130 countItaly512,130Poland: 417,438 countPoland417,438Spain: 387,436 countSpain387,436Germany: 380,348 countGermany380,348Netherlands: 231,679 countNetherlands231,679Czechia: 189,868 countCzechia189,868Belgium: 128,788 countBelgium128,788Hungary: 122,023 countHungary122,023Slovakia: 117,975 countSlovakia117,975Sweden: 106,588 countSweden106,588Portugal: 97,352 countPortugal97,352Romania: 94,015 countRomania94,015Ireland: 70,459 countIreland70,459Greece: 66,723 countGreece66,723Finland: 54,512 countFinland54,512Austria: 40,438 countAustria40,438Denmark: 35,946 countDenmark35,946Lithuania: 35,550 countLithuania35,550Croatia: 26,678 countCroatia26,678Bulgaria: 21,373 countBulgaria21,373Slovenia: 21,246 countSlovenia21,246Estonia: 14,489 countEstonia14,489Latvia: 10,394 countLatvia10,394Cyprus: 9,710 countCyprus9,710Malta: 5,377 countMalta5,377Luxembourg: 4,972 countLuxembourg4,972
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1France Series break530,278+5.8%
2Italy Series break512,130+4.5%
3Poland Series break417,438+7.7%
4Spain Series break387,436+2.2%
5Germany Series break380,348-3.4%
6Netherlands Series break231,679+6.5%
7Czechia Series break189,868+2.2%
8Belgium Series break128,788+1.3%
9Hungary Series break122,023+19.9%
10Slovakia Series break117,975+6.3%
11Sweden Series break106,588+3.5%
12Portugal Series break97,352+5.4%
13Romania Series break94,015+42%
14Ireland Series break70,459+12.4%
15Greece Series break66,723+7.5%
16Finland Series break54,512+28.6%
17Austria Series break40,438+8.5%
18Denmark Series break35,946+3.4%
19Lithuania Series break35,550+6.9%
20Croatia Series break26,678+11%
21Bulgaria Series break21,373+0.4%
22Slovenia Series break21,246+5.4%
23Estonia Series break14,489+11.8%
24Latvia Series break10,394-10.1%
25Cyprus Series break9,710+4.3%
26Malta Series break5,377+23.3%
27Luxembourg Series break4,972+14.7%

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, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in construction, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in construction, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-construction/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in construction, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-construction/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in construction, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-construction/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in construction?

France, with 530,278 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in construction?

Luxembourg, with 4,972 in 2021.

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, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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