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EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing

Italy had the highest enterprises in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 389,317. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 786. The median was 33,788 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.97 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest389,317Italy
Lowest786Luxembourg
Median33,78827 EU countries
European Union (27)1,965,568History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 25,323 countBelgium: 33,788 countBulgaria: 30,879 countCyprus: 5,019 countCzechia: 172,054 countGermany: 205,028 countDenmark: 14,832 countEstonia: 7,053 countSpain: 166,936 countFinland: 20,768 countFrance: 213,303 countGreece: 61,839 countCroatia: 19,716 countHungary: 49,310 countIreland: 15,242 countItaly: 389,317 countLithuania: 19,398 countLuxembourg: 786 countLatvia: 10,523 countMalta: 2,076 countNetherlands: 63,337 countPoland: 187,374 countPortugal: 66,729 countRomania: 48,405 countSweden: 53,710 countSlovenia: 18,853 countSlovakia: 63,969 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Italy: 389,317 countItaly389,317France: 213,303 countFrance213,303Germany: 205,028 countGermany205,028Poland: 187,374 countPoland187,374Czechia: 172,054 countCzechia172,054Spain: 166,936 countSpain166,936Portugal: 66,729 countPortugal66,729Slovakia: 63,969 countSlovakia63,969Netherlands: 63,337 countNetherlands63,337Greece: 61,839 countGreece61,839Sweden: 53,710 countSweden53,710Hungary: 49,310 countHungary49,310Romania: 48,405 countRomania48,405Belgium: 33,788 countBelgium33,788Bulgaria: 30,879 countBulgaria30,879Austria: 25,323 countAustria25,323Finland: 20,768 countFinland20,768Croatia: 19,716 countCroatia19,716Lithuania: 19,398 countLithuania19,398Slovenia: 18,853 countSlovenia18,853Ireland: 15,242 countIreland15,242Denmark: 14,832 countDenmark14,832Latvia: 10,523 countLatvia10,523Estonia: 7,053 countEstonia7,053Cyprus: 5,019 countCyprus5,019Malta: 2,076 countMalta2,076Luxembourg: 786 countLuxembourg786Italy: 389,317 countItaly389,317France: 213,303 countFrance213,303Germany: 205,028 countGermany205,028Poland: 187,374 countPoland187,374Czechia: 172,054 countCzechia172,054Spain: 166,936 countSpain166,936Portugal: 66,729 countPortugal66,729Slovakia: 63,969 countSlovakia63,969Netherlands: 63,337 countNetherlands63,337Greece: 61,839 countGreece61,839Sweden: 53,710 countSweden53,710Hungary: 49,310 countHungary49,310Romania: 48,405 countRomania48,405Belgium: 33,788 countBelgium33,788Bulgaria: 30,879 countBulgaria30,879Austria: 25,323 countAustria25,323Finland: 20,768 countFinland20,768Croatia: 19,716 countCroatia19,716Lithuania: 19,398 countLithuania19,398Slovenia: 18,853 countSlovenia18,853Ireland: 15,242 countIreland15,242Denmark: 14,832 countDenmark14,832Latvia: 10,523 countLatvia10,523Estonia: 7,053 countEstonia7,053Cyprus: 5,019 countCyprus5,019Malta: 2,076 countMalta2,076Luxembourg: 786 countLuxembourg786
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 countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1Italy389,317-1.8%
2France Series break213,303-9.3%
3Germany205,028-3.6%
4Poland187,374+3.7%
5Czechia172,054+1.2%
6Spain166,936+0.2%
7Portugal66,729+0.8%
8Slovakia63,969-0.5%
9Netherlands63,337+3.2%
10Greece61,839-6.4%
11Sweden53,710-0.3%
12Hungary49,310+3.6%
13Romania48,405+0.7%
14Belgium33,788-5.5%
15Bulgaria30,879+1.7%
16Austria25,323-0.8%
17Finland20,768-1.3%
18Croatia19,716-1.8%
19Lithuania19,398+7.9%
20Slovenia18,853+1.6%
21Ireland15,242+4.2%
22Denmark14,832-1.2%
23Latvia10,523+7.3%
24Estonia7,053+6.7%
25Cyprus5,019-1.1%
26Malta2,076n/a
27Luxembourg786-3.2%

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. 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in manufacturing?

Italy, with 389,317 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 786 in 2015.

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.

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