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EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing

Italy had the highest enterprises in manufacturing of 26 EU countries in 2013, at 407,344. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 839. The median was 40,115 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.96 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest407,344Italy
Lowest839Luxembourg
Median40,11526 EU countries
European Union (27)1,960,000History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 25,129 countBelgium: 33,468 countBulgaria: 30,091 countCyprus: 5,243 countCzechia: 167,688 countGermany: 202,824 countDenmark: 15,062 countEstonia: 6,381 countSpain: 168,935 countFinland: 21,582 countFrance: 226,372 countGreece: 57,736 countCroatia: 20,673 countHungary: 47,475 countIreland: 14,649 countItaly: 407,344 countLithuania: 16,120 countLuxembourg: 839 countLatvia: 9,537 countNetherlands: 60,506 countPoland: 174,414 countPortugal: 66,423 countRomania: 46,761 countSweden: 53,681 countSlovenia: 18,148 countSlovakia: 63,208 count
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count, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Italy: 407,344 countItaly407,344France: 226,372 countFrance226,372Germany: 202,824 countGermany202,824Poland: 174,414 countPoland174,414Spain: 168,935 countSpain168,935Czechia: 167,688 countCzechia167,688Portugal: 66,423 countPortugal66,423Slovakia: 63,208 countSlovakia63,208Netherlands: 60,506 countNetherlands60,506Greece: 57,736 countGreece57,736Sweden: 53,681 countSweden53,681Hungary: 47,475 countHungary47,475Romania: 46,761 countRomania46,761Belgium: 33,468 countBelgium33,468Bulgaria: 30,091 countBulgaria30,091Austria: 25,129 countAustria25,129Finland: 21,582 countFinland21,582Croatia: 20,673 countCroatia20,673Slovenia: 18,148 countSlovenia18,148Lithuania: 16,120 countLithuania16,120Denmark: 15,062 countDenmark15,062Ireland: 14,649 countIreland14,649Latvia: 9,537 countLatvia9,537Estonia: 6,381 countEstonia6,381Cyprus: 5,243 countCyprus5,243Luxembourg: 839 countLuxembourg839Italy: 407,344 countItaly407,344France: 226,372 countFrance226,372Germany: 202,824 countGermany202,824Poland: 174,414 countPoland174,414Spain: 168,935 countSpain168,935Czechia: 167,688 countCzechia167,688Portugal: 66,423 countPortugal66,423Slovakia: 63,208 countSlovakia63,208Netherlands: 60,506 countNetherlands60,506Greece: 57,736 countGreece57,736Sweden: 53,681 countSweden53,681Hungary: 47,475 countHungary47,475Romania: 46,761 countRomania46,761Belgium: 33,468 countBelgium33,468Bulgaria: 30,091 countBulgaria30,091Austria: 25,129 countAustria25,129Finland: 21,582 countFinland21,582Croatia: 20,673 countCroatia20,673Slovenia: 18,148 countSlovenia18,148Lithuania: 16,120 countLithuania16,120Denmark: 15,062 countDenmark15,062Ireland: 14,649 countIreland14,649Latvia: 9,537 countLatvia9,537Estonia: 6,381 countEstonia6,381Cyprus: 5,243 countCyprus5,243Luxembourg: 839 countLuxembourg839
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1Italy407,344-2.4%
2France226,372+3.9%
3Germany202,824-0.4%
4Poland174,414-0.2%
5Spain168,935-4%
6Czechia167,688-3.6%
7Portugal66,423-1.6%
8Slovakia63,208-5.2%
9Netherlands60,506+13.5%
10Greece57,736-10.6%
11Sweden53,681-1.7%
12Hungary47,475-4.7%
13Romania46,761+1.6%
14Belgium33,468-1.5%
15Bulgaria30,091+1.3%
16Austria25,129+0.5%
17Finland Series break21,582-1.2%
18Croatia20,673-3.1%
19Slovenia18,148+5.6%
20Lithuania16,120+6.5%
21Denmark15,062-3%
22Ireland14,649+0.8%
23Latvia9,537+6.2%
24Estonia6,381+7.7%
25Cyprus5,243-0.8%
26Luxembourg839+2.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in manufacturing (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2013. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in manufacturing?

Italy, with 407,344 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 839 in 2013.

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 (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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