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EU countries by enterprises in construction

France had the highest enterprises in construction of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 564,574. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 5,009. The median was 77,676 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.91 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest564,574France
Lowest5,009Luxembourg
Median77,67627 EU countries
European Union (27)3,911,034History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 41,601 countBelgium: 142,700 countBulgaria: 22,461 countCyprus: 10,026 countCzechia: 195,730 countGermany: 382,005 countDenmark: 36,826 countEstonia: 16,582 countSpain: 417,447 countFinland: 56,140 countFrance: 564,574 countGreece: 70,604 countCroatia: 28,728 countHungary: 131,629 countIreland: 77,676 countItaly: 529,357 countLithuania: 39,492 countLuxembourg: 5,009 countLatvia: 10,467 countMalta: 5,513 countNetherlands: 254,389 countPoland: 415,118 countPortugal: 102,468 countRomania: 99,127 countSweden: 104,055 countSlovenia: 22,670 countSlovakia: 128,640 count
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count, 2022. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

France: 564,574 countFrance564,574Italy: 529,357 countItaly529,357Spain: 417,447 countSpain417,447Poland: 415,118 countPoland415,118Germany: 382,005 countGermany382,005Netherlands: 254,389 countNetherlands254,389Czechia: 195,730 countCzechia195,730Belgium: 142,700 countBelgium142,700Hungary: 131,629 countHungary131,629Slovakia: 128,640 countSlovakia128,640Sweden: 104,055 countSweden104,055Portugal: 102,468 countPortugal102,468Romania: 99,127 countRomania99,127Ireland: 77,676 countIreland77,676Greece: 70,604 countGreece70,604Finland: 56,140 countFinland56,140Austria: 41,601 countAustria41,601Lithuania: 39,492 countLithuania39,492Denmark: 36,826 countDenmark36,826Croatia: 28,728 countCroatia28,728Slovenia: 22,670 countSlovenia22,670Bulgaria: 22,461 countBulgaria22,461Estonia: 16,582 countEstonia16,582Latvia: 10,467 countLatvia10,467Cyprus: 10,026 countCyprus10,026Malta: 5,513 countMalta5,513Luxembourg: 5,009 countLuxembourg5,009France: 564,574 countFrance564,574Italy: 529,357 countItaly529,357Spain: 417,447 countSpain417,447Poland: 415,118 countPoland415,118Germany: 382,005 countGermany382,005Netherlands: 254,389 countNetherlands254,389Czechia: 195,730 countCzechia195,730Belgium: 142,700 countBelgium142,700Hungary: 131,629 countHungary131,629Slovakia: 128,640 countSlovakia128,640Sweden: 104,055 countSweden104,055Portugal: 102,468 countPortugal102,468Romania: 99,127 countRomania99,127Ireland: 77,676 countIreland77,676Greece: 70,604 countGreece70,604Finland: 56,140 countFinland56,140Austria: 41,601 countAustria41,601Lithuania: 39,492 countLithuania39,492Denmark: 36,826 countDenmark36,826Croatia: 28,728 countCroatia28,728Slovenia: 22,670 countSlovenia22,670Bulgaria: 22,461 countBulgaria22,461Estonia: 16,582 countEstonia16,582Latvia: 10,467 countLatvia10,467Cyprus: 10,026 countCyprus10,026Malta: 5,513 countMalta5,513Luxembourg: 5,009 countLuxembourg5,009
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1France564,574+6.5%
2Italy529,357+3.4%
3Spain417,447+7.7%
4Poland415,118-0.6%
5Germany382,005+0.4%
6Netherlands254,389+9.8%
7Czechia195,730+3.1%
8Belgium142,700+10.8%
9Hungary131,629+7.9%
10Slovakia128,640+9%
11Sweden104,055-2.4%
12Portugal102,468+5.3%
13Romania99,127+5.4%
14Ireland77,676+10.2%
15Greece70,604+5.8%
16Finland56,140+3%
17Austria41,601+2.9%
18Lithuania39,492+11.1%
19Denmark36,826+2.4%
20Croatia28,728+7.7%
21Slovenia22,670+6.7%
22Bulgaria22,461+5.1%
23Estonia16,582+14.4%
24Latvia10,467+0.7%
25Cyprus10,026+3.3%
26Malta5,513+2.5%
27Luxembourg5,009+0.7%

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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, 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in construction?

France, with 564,574 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in construction?

Luxembourg, with 5,009 in 2022.

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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