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EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying

Poland had the highest enterprises in mining and quarrying of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 2,390. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 9. The median was 389 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16,932. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,390Poland
Lowest9Luxembourg
Median38927 EU countries
European Union (27)16,932History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 325 countBelgium: 169 countBulgaria: 263 countCyprus: 45 countCzechia: 504 countGermany: 1,553 countDenmark: 220 countEstonia: 169 countSpain: 1,602 countFinland: 1,139 countFrance: 960 countGreece: 551 countCroatia: 180 countHungary: 389 countIreland: 494 countItaly: 1,569 countLithuania: 138 countLuxembourg: 9 countLatvia: 249 countMalta: 62 countNetherlands: 688 countPoland: 2,390 countPortugal: 990 countRomania: 1,282 countSweden: 571 countSlovenia: 91 countSlovakia: 330 count
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  • 1,100 and over
count, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

Poland: 2,390 countPoland2,390Spain: 1,602 countSpain1,602Italy: 1,569 countItaly1,569Germany: 1,553 countGermany1,553Romania: 1,282 countRomania1,282Finland: 1,139 countFinland1,139Portugal: 990 countPortugal990France: 960 countFrance960Netherlands: 688 countNetherlands688Sweden: 571 countSweden571Greece: 551 countGreece551Czechia: 504 countCzechia504Ireland: 494 countIreland494Hungary: 389 countHungary389Slovakia: 330 countSlovakia330Austria: 325 countAustria325Bulgaria: 263 countBulgaria263Latvia: 249 countLatvia249Denmark: 220 countDenmark220Croatia: 180 countCroatia180Belgium: 169 countBelgium169Estonia: 169 countEstonia169Lithuania: 138 countLithuania138Slovenia: 91 countSlovenia91Malta: 62 countMalta62Cyprus: 45 countCyprus45Luxembourg: 9 countLuxembourg9Poland: 2,390 countPoland2,390Spain: 1,602 countSpain1,602Italy: 1,569 countItaly1,569Germany: 1,553 countGermany1,553Romania: 1,282 countRomania1,282Finland: 1,139 countFinland1,139Portugal: 990 countPortugal990France: 960 countFrance960Netherlands: 688 countNetherlands688Sweden: 571 countSweden571Greece: 551 countGreece551Czechia: 504 countCzechia504Ireland: 494 countIreland494Hungary: 389 countHungary389Slovakia: 330 countSlovakia330Austria: 325 countAustria325Bulgaria: 263 countBulgaria263Latvia: 249 countLatvia249Denmark: 220 countDenmark220Croatia: 180 countCroatia180Belgium: 169 countBelgium169Estonia: 169 countEstonia169Lithuania: 138 countLithuania138Slovenia: 91 countSlovenia91Malta: 62 countMalta62Cyprus: 45 countCyprus45Luxembourg: 9 countLuxembourg9
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1Poland2,390-1.8%
2Spain1,602-2.2%
3Italy1,569-5.4%
4Germany1,553-1.4%
5Romania1,282+8.6%
6Finland1,139-0.3%
7Portugal990-1.6%
8France960-2.8%
9Netherlands688+5.4%
10Sweden5710%
11Greece551-0.2%
12Czechia504+5.2%
13Ireland494+1.9%
14Hungary389+0.8%
15Slovakia330+12.2%
16Austria325-2.7%
17Bulgaria263-7.4%
18Latvia249-7.8%
19Denmark220-1.3%
20Croatia180-4.8%
21Belgium169-1.7%
21Estonia169-0.6%
23Lithuania138-2.1%
24Slovenia91+1.1%
25Malta62+8.8%
26Cyprus45+2.3%
27Luxembourg90%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in mining and quarrying (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section B), 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), 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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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 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-mining/eu-countries?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 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-mining/eu-countries?period=2023.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-mining/eu-countries?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in mining and quarrying?

Poland, with 2,390 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in mining and quarrying?

Luxembourg, with 9 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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