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EU countries by local units in construction

France had the highest local units in construction of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 628,818. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 5,181. The median was 77,676. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest628,818France
Lowest5,181Luxembourg
Median77,67627 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 48,766 countBelgium: 141,842 countBulgaria: 23,670 countCyprus: 10,164 countCzechia: 197,317 countGermany: 395,275 countDenmark: 39,007 countEstonia: 21,290 countSpain: 447,581 countFinland: 57,743 countFrance: 628,818 countGreece: 79,210 countCroatia: 29,338 countHungary: 133,267 countIreland: 77,676 countItaly: 602,552 countLithuania: 40,819 countLuxembourg: 5,181 countLatvia: 11,035 countMalta: 5,513 countNetherlands: 279,202 countPoland: 416,814 countPortugal: 103,762 countRomania: 77,451 countSweden: 125,457 countSlovenia: 22,701 countSlovakia: 128,697 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

France: 628,818 countFrance628,818Italy: 602,552 countItaly602,552Spain: 447,581 countSpain447,581Poland: 416,814 countPoland416,814Germany: 395,275 countGermany395,275Netherlands: 279,202 countNetherlands279,202Czechia: 197,317 countCzechia197,317Belgium: 141,842 countBelgium141,842Hungary: 133,267 countHungary133,267Slovakia: 128,697 countSlovakia128,697Sweden: 125,457 countSweden125,457Portugal: 103,762 countPortugal103,762Greece: 79,210 countGreece79,210Ireland: 77,676 countIreland77,676Romania: 77,451 countRomania77,451Finland: 57,743 countFinland57,743Austria: 48,766 countAustria48,766Lithuania: 40,819 countLithuania40,819Denmark: 39,007 countDenmark39,007Croatia: 29,338 countCroatia29,338Bulgaria: 23,670 countBulgaria23,670Slovenia: 22,701 countSlovenia22,701Estonia: 21,290 countEstonia21,290Latvia: 11,035 countLatvia11,035Cyprus: 10,164 countCyprus10,164Malta: 5,513 countMalta5,513Luxembourg: 5,181 countLuxembourg5,181France: 628,818 countFrance628,818Italy: 602,552 countItaly602,552Spain: 447,581 countSpain447,581Poland: 416,814 countPoland416,814Germany: 395,275 countGermany395,275Netherlands: 279,202 countNetherlands279,202Czechia: 197,317 countCzechia197,317Belgium: 141,842 countBelgium141,842Hungary: 133,267 countHungary133,267Slovakia: 128,697 countSlovakia128,697Sweden: 125,457 countSweden125,457Portugal: 103,762 countPortugal103,762Greece: 79,210 countGreece79,210Ireland: 77,676 countIreland77,676Romania: 77,451 countRomania77,451Finland: 57,743 countFinland57,743Austria: 48,766 countAustria48,766Lithuania: 40,819 countLithuania40,819Denmark: 39,007 countDenmark39,007Croatia: 29,338 countCroatia29,338Bulgaria: 23,670 countBulgaria23,670Slovenia: 22,701 countSlovenia22,701Estonia: 21,290 countEstonia21,290Latvia: 11,035 countLatvia11,035Cyprus: 10,164 countCyprus10,164Malta: 5,513 countMalta5,513Luxembourg: 5,181 countLuxembourg5,181
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 countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1France628,818+6.3%
2Italy602,552+8%
3Spain447,581+9.7%
4Poland416,814-0.5%
5Germany395,275+0.7%
6Netherlands279,202+9%
7Czechia197,317+3.1%
8Belgium141,842+10.8%
9Hungary133,267+7.8%
10Slovakia128,697+9%
11Sweden125,457+2.4%
12Portugal103,762+5.2%
13Greece79,210+6.3%
14Ireland77,676+10.2%
15Romania77,451+6%
16Finland57,743+4.2%
17Austria48,766+2.4%
18Lithuania40,819+12.8%
19Denmark39,007+2.7%
20Croatia29,338+8.2%
21Bulgaria23,670+5.3%
22Slovenia22,701+6%
23Estonia21,290+19.4%
24Latvia11,035+0.9%
25Cyprus10,164+3.8%
26Malta5,513+2.5%
27Luxembourg5,181+9.2%

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

Harvard

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

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Which EU country has the highest local units in construction?

France, with 628,818 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in construction?

Luxembourg, with 5,181 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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