Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in construction

Oberbayern had the highest local units in construction of 38 regions in 2023, at 26,538. Bremen had the lowest, at 2,114. The median was 9,249 and the figure for Germany was 397,128. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest26,538Oberbayern
Lowest2,114Bremen
Median9,24938 regions
Germany397,128History

All regions, 2023

Oberbayern: 26,538 countOberbayern26,538Düsseldorf: 22,756 countDüsseldorf22,756Darmstadt: 20,433 countDarmstadt20,433Köln: 19,960 countKöln19,960Stuttgart: 18,965 countStuttgart18,965Brandenburg: 16,835 countBrandenburg16,835Berlin: 15,106 countBerlin15,106Schleswig-Holstein: 13,851 countSchleswig-Holstein13,851Arnsberg: 13,761 countArnsberg13,761Thüringen: 12,636 countThüringen12,636Karlsruhe: 12,621 countKarlsruhe12,621Weser-Ems: 12,055 countWeser-Ems12,055Sachsen-Anhalt: 11,128 countSachsen-Anhalt11,128Münster: 10,183 countMünster10,183Schwaben: 10,170 countSchwaben10,170Freiburg: 10,144 countFreiburg10,144Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 9,748 countRheinhessen-Pfalz9,748Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 9,572 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern9,572Chemnitz: 9,323 countChemnitz9,323Tübingen: 9,175 countTübingen9,175Dresden: 9,021 countDresden9,021Hannover: 8,960 countHannover8,960Detmold: 8,713 countDetmold8,713Koblenz: 8,294 countKoblenz8,294Mittelfranken: 8,187 countMittelfranken8,187Lüneburg: 8,129 countLüneburg8,129Niederbayern: 7,643 countNiederbayern7,643Hamburg: 6,443 countHamburg6,443Unterfranken: 6,425 countUnterfranken6,425Leipzig: 5,819 countLeipzig5,819Oberpfalz: 5,815 countOberpfalz5,815Braunschweig: 5,211 countBraunschweig5,211Kassel: 5,153 countKassel5,153Gießen: 5,061 countGießen5,061Oberfranken: 4,531 countOberfranken4,531Saarland: 4,227 countSaarland4,227Trier: 2,422 countTrier2,422Bremen: 2,114 countBremen2,114Oberbayern: 26,538 countOberbayern26,538Düsseldorf: 22,756 countDüsseldorf22,756Darmstadt: 20,433 countDarmstadt20,433Köln: 19,960 countKöln19,960Stuttgart: 18,965 countStuttgart18,965Brandenburg: 16,835 countBrandenburg16,835Berlin: 15,106 countBerlin15,106Schleswig-Holstein: 13,851 countSchleswig-Holstein13,851Arnsberg: 13,761 countArnsberg13,761Thüringen: 12,636 countThüringen12,636Karlsruhe: 12,621 countKarlsruhe12,621Weser-Ems: 12,055 countWeser-Ems12,055Sachsen-Anhalt: 11,128 countSachsen-Anhalt11,128Münster: 10,183 countMünster10,183Schwaben: 10,170 countSchwaben10,170Freiburg: 10,144 countFreiburg10,144Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 9,748 countRheinhessen-Pfalz9,748Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 9,572 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern9,572Chemnitz: 9,323 countChemnitz9,323Tübingen: 9,175 countTübingen9,175Dresden: 9,021 countDresden9,021Hannover: 8,960 countHannover8,960Detmold: 8,713 countDetmold8,713Koblenz: 8,294 countKoblenz8,294Mittelfranken: 8,187 countMittelfranken8,187Lüneburg: 8,129 countLüneburg8,129Niederbayern: 7,643 countNiederbayern7,643Hamburg: 6,443 countHamburg6,443Unterfranken: 6,425 countUnterfranken6,425Leipzig: 5,819 countLeipzig5,819Oberpfalz: 5,815 countOberpfalz5,815Braunschweig: 5,211 countBraunschweig5,211Kassel: 5,153 countKassel5,153Gießen: 5,061 countGießen5,061Oberfranken: 4,531 countOberfranken4,531Saarland: 4,227 countSaarland4,227Trier: 2,422 countTrier2,422Bremen: 2,114 countBremen2,114
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
count
Change on 2022
1Oberbayern26,538+0.5%
2Düsseldorf22,756+0.6%
3Darmstadt20,433+1.3%
4Köln19,960+1.5%
5Stuttgart18,965+0.9%
6Brandenburg16,835-1.6%
7Berlin15,106+1.5%
8Schleswig-Holstein13,851-0.3%
9Arnsberg13,761+0.6%
10Thüringen12,636-2%
11Karlsruhe12,621+1.8%
12Weser-Ems12,055+2.2%
13Sachsen-Anhalt11,128-1.5%
14Münster10,183+1.7%
15Schwaben10,170+0.7%
16Freiburg10,144+0.6%
17Rheinhessen-Pfalz9,748+0.7%
18Mecklenburg-Vorpommern9,572-1.2%
19Chemnitz9,323-2.5%
20Tübingen9,175+1.6%
21Dresden9,021-2.5%
22Hannover8,960+0.2%
23Detmold8,713+0.7%
24Koblenz8,294+1.8%
25Mittelfranken8,187+1.1%
26Lüneburg8,129+1.1%
27Niederbayern7,643+0.3%
28Hamburg6,443+1.9%
29Unterfranken6,425+0.8%
30Leipzig5,819-0.4%
31Oberpfalz5,815+1.3%
32Braunschweig5,211+0.5%
33Kassel5,153+1.1%
34Gießen5,061+1.3%
35Oberfranken4,531+1.1%
36Saarland4,227+1%
37Trier2,422+0.5%
38Bremen2,114-0.5%

Other periods

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.

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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) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?period=2023. 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). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest local units in construction?

Oberbayern, with 26,538 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in construction?

Bremen, with 2,114 in 2023.

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