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EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing

Italy had the highest enterprises in manufacturing of 26 EU countries in 2014, at 396,422. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 812. The median was 41,681 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.99 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest396,422Italy
Lowest812Luxembourg
Median41,68126 EU countries
European Union (27)1,990,000History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 25,524 countBelgium: 35,747 countBulgaria: 30,374 countCyprus: 5,076 countCzechia: 170,041 countGermany: 212,602 countDenmark: 15,007 countEstonia: 6,613 countSpain: 166,589 countFinland: 21,042 countFrance: 235,092 countGreece: 66,086 countCroatia: 20,087 countHungary: 47,614 countIreland: 14,628 countItaly: 396,422 countLithuania: 17,975 countLuxembourg: 812 countLatvia: 9,806 countNetherlands: 61,394 countPoland: 180,639 countPortugal: 66,201 countRomania: 48,091 countSweden: 53,896 countSlovenia: 18,561 countSlovakia: 64,297 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Italy: 396,422 countItaly396,422France: 235,092 countFrance235,092Germany: 212,602 countGermany212,602Poland: 180,639 countPoland180,639Czechia: 170,041 countCzechia170,041Spain: 166,589 countSpain166,589Portugal: 66,201 countPortugal66,201Greece: 66,086 countGreece66,086Slovakia: 64,297 countSlovakia64,297Netherlands: 61,394 countNetherlands61,394Sweden: 53,896 countSweden53,896Romania: 48,091 countRomania48,091Hungary: 47,614 countHungary47,614Belgium: 35,747 countBelgium35,747Bulgaria: 30,374 countBulgaria30,374Austria: 25,524 countAustria25,524Finland: 21,042 countFinland21,042Croatia: 20,087 countCroatia20,087Slovenia: 18,561 countSlovenia18,561Lithuania: 17,975 countLithuania17,975Denmark: 15,007 countDenmark15,007Ireland: 14,628 countIreland14,628Latvia: 9,806 countLatvia9,806Estonia: 6,613 countEstonia6,613Cyprus: 5,076 countCyprus5,076Luxembourg: 812 countLuxembourg812Italy: 396,422 countItaly396,422France: 235,092 countFrance235,092Germany: 212,602 countGermany212,602Poland: 180,639 countPoland180,639Czechia: 170,041 countCzechia170,041Spain: 166,589 countSpain166,589Portugal: 66,201 countPortugal66,201Greece: 66,086 countGreece66,086Slovakia: 64,297 countSlovakia64,297Netherlands: 61,394 countNetherlands61,394Sweden: 53,896 countSweden53,896Romania: 48,091 countRomania48,091Hungary: 47,614 countHungary47,614Belgium: 35,747 countBelgium35,747Bulgaria: 30,374 countBulgaria30,374Austria: 25,524 countAustria25,524Finland: 21,042 countFinland21,042Croatia: 20,087 countCroatia20,087Slovenia: 18,561 countSlovenia18,561Lithuania: 17,975 countLithuania17,975Denmark: 15,007 countDenmark15,007Ireland: 14,628 countIreland14,628Latvia: 9,806 countLatvia9,806Estonia: 6,613 countEstonia6,613Cyprus: 5,076 countCyprus5,076Luxembourg: 812 countLuxembourg812
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 countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1Italy396,422-2.7%
2France Series break235,092+3.9%
3Germany212,602+4.8%
4Poland180,639+3.6%
5Czechia170,041+1.4%
6Spain166,589-1.4%
7Portugal66,201-0.3%
8Greece66,086+14.5%
9Slovakia64,297+1.7%
10Netherlands61,394+1.5%
11Sweden53,896+0.4%
12Romania48,091+2.8%
13Hungary47,614+0.3%
14Belgium35,747+6.8%
15Bulgaria30,374+0.9%
16Austria25,524+1.6%
17Finland21,042-2.5%
18Croatia20,087-2.8%
19Slovenia18,561+2.3%
20Lithuania17,975+11.5%
21Denmark15,007-0.4%
22Ireland14,628-0.1%
23Latvia9,806+2.8%
24Estonia6,613+3.6%
25Cyprus5,076-3.2%
26Luxembourg812-3.2%

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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 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in manufacturing?

Italy, with 396,422 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 812 in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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