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EU countries by local units in construction

France had the highest local units in construction of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 653,460. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 5,144. The median was 82,002. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest653,460France
Lowest5,144Luxembourg
Median82,00227 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 49,382 countBelgium: 151,055 countBulgaria: 25,050 countCyprus: 10,405 countCzechia: 203,135 countGermany: 397,128 countDenmark: 38,657 countEstonia: 21,921 countSpain: 451,123 countFinland: 57,507 countFrance: 653,460 countGreece: 82,002 countCroatia: 31,936 countHungary: 125,523 countIreland: 81,047 countItaly: 602,838 countLithuania: 42,940 countLuxembourg: 5,144 countLatvia: 11,123 countMalta: 5,869 countNetherlands: 300,114 countPoland: 422,925 countPortugal: 109,113 countRomania: 82,886 countSweden: 130,780 countSlovenia: 24,212 countSlovakia: 136,839 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

France: 653,460 countFrance653,460Italy: 602,838 countItaly602,838Spain: 451,123 countSpain451,123Poland: 422,925 countPoland422,925Germany: 397,128 countGermany397,128Netherlands: 300,114 countNetherlands300,114Czechia: 203,135 countCzechia203,135Belgium: 151,055 countBelgium151,055Slovakia: 136,839 countSlovakia136,839Sweden: 130,780 countSweden130,780Hungary: 125,523 countHungary125,523Portugal: 109,113 countPortugal109,113Romania: 82,886 countRomania82,886Greece: 82,002 countGreece82,002Ireland: 81,047 countIreland81,047Finland: 57,507 countFinland57,507Austria: 49,382 countAustria49,382Lithuania: 42,940 countLithuania42,940Denmark: 38,657 countDenmark38,657Croatia: 31,936 countCroatia31,936Bulgaria: 25,050 countBulgaria25,050Slovenia: 24,212 countSlovenia24,212Estonia: 21,921 countEstonia21,921Latvia: 11,123 countLatvia11,123Cyprus: 10,405 countCyprus10,405Malta: 5,869 countMalta5,869Luxembourg: 5,144 countLuxembourg5,144France: 653,460 countFrance653,460Italy: 602,838 countItaly602,838Spain: 451,123 countSpain451,123Poland: 422,925 countPoland422,925Germany: 397,128 countGermany397,128Netherlands: 300,114 countNetherlands300,114Czechia: 203,135 countCzechia203,135Belgium: 151,055 countBelgium151,055Slovakia: 136,839 countSlovakia136,839Sweden: 130,780 countSweden130,780Hungary: 125,523 countHungary125,523Portugal: 109,113 countPortugal109,113Romania: 82,886 countRomania82,886Greece: 82,002 countGreece82,002Ireland: 81,047 countIreland81,047Finland: 57,507 countFinland57,507Austria: 49,382 countAustria49,382Lithuania: 42,940 countLithuania42,940Denmark: 38,657 countDenmark38,657Croatia: 31,936 countCroatia31,936Bulgaria: 25,050 countBulgaria25,050Slovenia: 24,212 countSlovenia24,212Estonia: 21,921 countEstonia21,921Latvia: 11,123 countLatvia11,123Cyprus: 10,405 countCyprus10,405Malta: 5,869 countMalta5,869Luxembourg: 5,144 countLuxembourg5,144
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1France653,460+3.9%
2Italy602,8380%
3Spain451,123+0.8%
4Poland422,925+1.5%
5Germany397,128+0.5%
6Netherlands300,114+7.5%
7Czechia203,135+2.9%
8Belgium151,055+6.5%
9Slovakia136,839+6.3%
10Sweden130,780+4.2%
11Hungary125,523-5.8%
12Portugal109,113+5.2%
13Romania82,886+7%
14Greece82,002+3.5%
15Ireland81,047+4.3%
16Finland57,507-0.4%
17Austria49,382+1.3%
18Lithuania42,940+5.2%
19Denmark38,657-0.9%
20Croatia31,936+8.9%
21Bulgaria25,050+5.8%
22Slovenia24,212+6.7%
23Estonia21,921+3%
24Latvia11,123+0.8%
25Cyprus10,405+2.4%
26Malta5,869+6.5%
27Luxembourg5,144-0.7%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2023. 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=2023.

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

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Which EU country has the highest local units in construction?

France, with 653,460 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in construction?

Luxembourg, with 5,144 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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