EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2024
Italy had the highest enterprises in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 347,845. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 847. The median was 37,583 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.18 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All EU countries, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 347,845 | -1.3% |
| 2 | France | 279,540 | +5.1% |
| 3 | Poland | 241,804 | +0.2% |
| 4 | Germany | 198,560 | -1.3% |
| 5 | Czechia | 193,224 | +2% |
| 6 | Spain | 164,278 | -1.9% |
| 7 | Netherlands | 92,488 | +7.6% |
| 8 | Slovakia | 89,886 | +0.1% |
| 9 | Romania | 76,284 | -2.4% |
| 10 | Portugal | 69,876 | +1.1% |
| 11 | Greece | 57,239 | -0.2% |
| 12 | Hungary | 55,898 | -0.8% |
| 13 | Sweden | 45,810 | +1.4% |
| 14 | Belgium | 37,583 | -11.3% |
| 15 | Austria | 34,351 | +6.1% |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 29,510 | -0% |
| 17 | Finland | 29,230 | +2.4% |
| 18 | Lithuania | 25,491 | +1.4% |
| 19 | Croatia | 25,228 | +2% |
| 20 | Slovenia | 21,501 | +1.1% |
| 21 | Ireland | 19,617 | +1% |
| 22 | Denmark | 15,256 | -2% |
| 23 | Latvia | 11,549 | +5% |
| 24 | Estonia | 9,589 | -0.3% |
| 25 | Cyprus | 5,033 | +0.1% |
| 26 | Malta | 3,121 | +3.1% |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 847 | +0.1% |
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About this ranking
Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), 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, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table
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Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-manufacturing/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2024. 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-manufacturing/eu-countries.
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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-manufacturing/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in manufacturing?
Italy, with 347,845 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in manufacturing?
Luxembourg, with 847 in 2024.
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, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.