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EU countries by enterprises in construction

France had the highest enterprises in construction of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 587,898. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 4,963. The median was 81,043 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.01 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest587,898France
Lowest4,963Luxembourg
Median81,04327 EU countries
European Union (27)4,014,381History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 42,177 countBelgium: 151,251 countBulgaria: 23,805 countCyprus: 10,312 countCzechia: 201,528 countGermany: 379,286 countDenmark: 36,409 countEstonia: 17,391 countSpain: 428,269 countFinland: 56,948 countFrance: 587,898 countGreece: 72,631 countCroatia: 31,472 countHungary: 123,796 countIreland: 81,043 countItaly: 532,957 countLithuania: 41,782 countLuxembourg: 4,963 countLatvia: 10,511 countMalta: 5,869 countNetherlands: 273,508 countPoland: 421,178 countPortugal: 107,854 countRomania: 104,927 countSweden: 105,772 countSlovenia: 24,075 countSlovakia: 136,769 count
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count, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

France: 587,898 countFrance587,898Italy: 532,957 countItaly532,957Spain: 428,269 countSpain428,269Poland: 421,178 countPoland421,178Germany: 379,286 countGermany379,286Netherlands: 273,508 countNetherlands273,508Czechia: 201,528 countCzechia201,528Belgium: 151,251 countBelgium151,251Slovakia: 136,769 countSlovakia136,769Hungary: 123,796 countHungary123,796Portugal: 107,854 countPortugal107,854Sweden: 105,772 countSweden105,772Romania: 104,927 countRomania104,927Ireland: 81,043 countIreland81,043Greece: 72,631 countGreece72,631Finland: 56,948 countFinland56,948Austria: 42,177 countAustria42,177Lithuania: 41,782 countLithuania41,782Denmark: 36,409 countDenmark36,409Croatia: 31,472 countCroatia31,472Slovenia: 24,075 countSlovenia24,075Bulgaria: 23,805 countBulgaria23,805Estonia: 17,391 countEstonia17,391Latvia: 10,511 countLatvia10,511Cyprus: 10,312 countCyprus10,312Malta: 5,869 countMalta5,869Luxembourg: 4,963 countLuxembourg4,963France: 587,898 countFrance587,898Italy: 532,957 countItaly532,957Spain: 428,269 countSpain428,269Poland: 421,178 countPoland421,178Germany: 379,286 countGermany379,286Netherlands: 273,508 countNetherlands273,508Czechia: 201,528 countCzechia201,528Belgium: 151,251 countBelgium151,251Slovakia: 136,769 countSlovakia136,769Hungary: 123,796 countHungary123,796Portugal: 107,854 countPortugal107,854Sweden: 105,772 countSweden105,772Romania: 104,927 countRomania104,927Ireland: 81,043 countIreland81,043Greece: 72,631 countGreece72,631Finland: 56,948 countFinland56,948Austria: 42,177 countAustria42,177Lithuania: 41,782 countLithuania41,782Denmark: 36,409 countDenmark36,409Croatia: 31,472 countCroatia31,472Slovenia: 24,075 countSlovenia24,075Bulgaria: 23,805 countBulgaria23,805Estonia: 17,391 countEstonia17,391Latvia: 10,511 countLatvia10,511Cyprus: 10,312 countCyprus10,312Malta: 5,869 countMalta5,869Luxembourg: 4,963 countLuxembourg4,963
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1France587,898+4.1%
2Italy532,957+0.7%
3Spain428,269+2.6%
4Poland421,178+1.5%
5Germany379,286-0.7%
6Netherlands273,508+7.5%
7Czechia201,528+3%
8Belgium151,251+6%
9Slovakia136,769+6.3%
10Hungary123,796-6%
11Portugal107,854+5.3%
12Sweden105,772+1.7%
13Romania104,927+5.9%
14Ireland81,043+4.3%
15Greece72,631+2.9%
16Finland56,948+1.4%
17Austria42,177+1.4%
18Lithuania41,782+5.8%
19Denmark36,409-1.1%
20Croatia31,472+9.6%
21Slovenia24,075+6.2%
22Bulgaria23,805+6%
23Estonia17,391+4.9%
24Latvia10,511+0.4%
25Cyprus10,312+2.9%
26Malta5,869+6.5%
27Luxembourg4,963-0.9%

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in construction?

France, with 587,898 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in construction?

Luxembourg, with 4,963 in 2023.

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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