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EU countries by local units in construction

France had the highest local units in construction of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 591,794. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 4,744. The median was 73,044. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest591,794France
Lowest4,744Luxembourg
Median73,04427 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 47,642 countBelgium: 127,998 countBulgaria: 22,468 countCyprus: 9,794 countCzechia: 191,441 countGermany: 392,340 countDenmark: 37,970 countEstonia: 17,835 countSpain: 408,180 countFinland: 55,399 countFrance: 591,794 countGreece: 74,528 countCroatia: 27,121 countHungary: 123,672 countIreland: 70,459 countItaly: 558,098 countLithuania: 36,195 countLuxembourg: 4,744 countLatvia: 10,936 countMalta: 5,377 countNetherlands: 256,053 countPoland: 419,074 countPortugal: 98,672 countRomania: 73,044 countSweden: 122,571 countSlovenia: 21,416 countSlovakia: 118,042 count
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count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

France: 591,794 countFrance591,794Italy: 558,098 countItaly558,098Poland: 419,074 countPoland419,074Spain: 408,180 countSpain408,180Germany: 392,340 countGermany392,340Netherlands: 256,053 countNetherlands256,053Czechia: 191,441 countCzechia191,441Belgium: 127,998 countBelgium127,998Hungary: 123,672 countHungary123,672Sweden: 122,571 countSweden122,571Slovakia: 118,042 countSlovakia118,042Portugal: 98,672 countPortugal98,672Greece: 74,528 countGreece74,528Romania: 73,044 countRomania73,044Ireland: 70,459 countIreland70,459Finland: 55,399 countFinland55,399Austria: 47,642 countAustria47,642Denmark: 37,970 countDenmark37,970Lithuania: 36,195 countLithuania36,195Croatia: 27,121 countCroatia27,121Bulgaria: 22,468 countBulgaria22,468Slovenia: 21,416 countSlovenia21,416Estonia: 17,835 countEstonia17,835Latvia: 10,936 countLatvia10,936Cyprus: 9,794 countCyprus9,794Malta: 5,377 countMalta5,377Luxembourg: 4,744 countLuxembourg4,744France: 591,794 countFrance591,794Italy: 558,098 countItaly558,098Poland: 419,074 countPoland419,074Spain: 408,180 countSpain408,180Germany: 392,340 countGermany392,340Netherlands: 256,053 countNetherlands256,053Czechia: 191,441 countCzechia191,441Belgium: 127,998 countBelgium127,998Hungary: 123,672 countHungary123,672Sweden: 122,571 countSweden122,571Slovakia: 118,042 countSlovakia118,042Portugal: 98,672 countPortugal98,672Greece: 74,528 countGreece74,528Romania: 73,044 countRomania73,044Ireland: 70,459 countIreland70,459Finland: 55,399 countFinland55,399Austria: 47,642 countAustria47,642Denmark: 37,970 countDenmark37,970Lithuania: 36,195 countLithuania36,195Croatia: 27,121 countCroatia27,121Bulgaria: 22,468 countBulgaria22,468Slovenia: 21,416 countSlovenia21,416Estonia: 17,835 countEstonia17,835Latvia: 10,936 countLatvia10,936Cyprus: 9,794 countCyprus9,794Malta: 5,377 countMalta5,377Luxembourg: 4,744 countLuxembourg4,744
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count
1France Series break591,794
2Italy558,098
3Poland419,074
4Spain408,180
5Germany392,340
6Netherlands256,053
7Czechia191,441
8Belgium127,998
9Hungary123,672
10Sweden122,571
11Slovakia118,042
12Portugal Series break98,672
13Greece74,528
14Romania73,044
15Ireland70,459
16Finland Series break55,399
17Austria Series break47,642
18Denmark37,970
19Lithuania36,195
20Croatia27,121
21Bulgaria22,468
22Slovenia21,416
23Estonia17,835
24Latvia10,936
25Cyprus9,794
26Malta5,377
27Luxembourg4,744

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

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. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU countries by local units in construction, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in construction, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-construction/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021). EU countries by local units in construction, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-construction/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in construction, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-construction/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest local units in construction?

France, with 591,794 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in construction?

Luxembourg, with 4,744 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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