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EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing

Italy had the highest enterprises in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 365,968. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 762. The median was 38,849 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.05 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest365,968Italy
Lowest762Luxembourg
Median38,84927 EU countries
European Union (27)2,051,074History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 25,663 countBelgium: 38,849 countBulgaria: 31,076 countCyprus: 5,045 countCzechia: 180,520 countGermany: 212,550 countDenmark: 15,507 countEstonia: 7,787 countSpain: 171,281 countFinland: 19,976 countFrance: 209,401 countGreece: 57,014 countCroatia: 22,351 countHungary: 54,220 countIreland: 16,461 countItaly: 365,968 countLithuania: 20,843 countLuxembourg: 762 countLatvia: 10,989 countMalta: 2,170 countNetherlands: 73,609 countPoland: 237,818 countPortugal: 68,831 countRomania: 54,061 countSweden: 47,244 countSlovenia: 19,928 countSlovakia: 81,152 count
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  • 150K and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

Italy: 365,968 countItaly365,968Poland: 237,818 countPoland237,818Germany: 212,550 countGermany212,550France: 209,401 countFrance209,401Czechia: 180,520 countCzechia180,520Spain: 171,281 countSpain171,281Slovakia: 81,152 countSlovakia81,152Netherlands: 73,609 countNetherlands73,609Portugal: 68,831 countPortugal68,831Greece: 57,014 countGreece57,014Hungary: 54,220 countHungary54,220Romania: 54,061 countRomania54,061Sweden: 47,244 countSweden47,244Belgium: 38,849 countBelgium38,849Bulgaria: 31,076 countBulgaria31,076Austria: 25,663 countAustria25,663Croatia: 22,351 countCroatia22,351Lithuania: 20,843 countLithuania20,843Finland: 19,976 countFinland19,976Slovenia: 19,928 countSlovenia19,928Ireland: 16,461 countIreland16,461Denmark: 15,507 countDenmark15,507Latvia: 10,989 countLatvia10,989Estonia: 7,787 countEstonia7,787Cyprus: 5,045 countCyprus5,045Malta: 2,170 countMalta2,170Luxembourg: 762 countLuxembourg762Italy: 365,968 countItaly365,968Poland: 237,818 countPoland237,818Germany: 212,550 countGermany212,550France: 209,401 countFrance209,401Czechia: 180,520 countCzechia180,520Spain: 171,281 countSpain171,281Slovakia: 81,152 countSlovakia81,152Netherlands: 73,609 countNetherlands73,609Portugal: 68,831 countPortugal68,831Greece: 57,014 countGreece57,014Hungary: 54,220 countHungary54,220Romania: 54,061 countRomania54,061Sweden: 47,244 countSweden47,244Belgium: 38,849 countBelgium38,849Bulgaria: 31,076 countBulgaria31,076Austria: 25,663 countAustria25,663Croatia: 22,351 countCroatia22,351Lithuania: 20,843 countLithuania20,843Finland: 19,976 countFinland19,976Slovenia: 19,928 countSlovenia19,928Ireland: 16,461 countIreland16,461Denmark: 15,507 countDenmark15,507Latvia: 10,989 countLatvia10,989Estonia: 7,787 countEstonia7,787Cyprus: 5,045 countCyprus5,045Malta: 2,170 countMalta2,170Luxembourg: 762 countLuxembourg762
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Italy365,968-3.1%
2Poland237,818+1.8%
3Germany212,550+3.2%
4France209,401+3.1%
5Czechia180,520+0.2%
6Spain171,281-0.4%
7Slovakia81,152+4.1%
8Netherlands73,609+4.4%
9Portugal68,831+0.9%
10Greece57,014-0.1%
11Hungary54,220+4.1%
12Romania54,061+3.2%
13Sweden47,244-0.1%
14Belgium38,849+20.6%
15Bulgaria31,076-1%
16Austria25,663+2.6%
17Croatia Series break22,351+13.2%
18Lithuania20,843-0.7%
19Finland19,976+0.6%
20Slovenia19,928+1.3%
21Ireland16,461-0.5%
22Denmark15,507+0.6%
23Latvia10,989-0.3%
24Estonia7,787+5.8%
25Cyprus5,045-0.3%
26Malta2,170-0.9%
27Luxembourg7620%

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in manufacturing?

Italy, with 365,968 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 762 in 2019.

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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