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EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing

Italy had the highest enterprises in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 360,929. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 760. The median was 39,630 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.06 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest360,929Italy
Lowest760Luxembourg
Median39,63027 EU countries
European Union (27)2,062,589History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 25,727 countBelgium: 39,630 countBulgaria: 29,872 countCyprus: 5,018 countCzechia: 179,163 countGermany: 220,608 countDenmark: 15,499 countEstonia: 7,981 countSpain: 168,924 countFinland: 19,885 countFrance: 217,379 countGreece: 56,040 countCroatia: 22,158 countHungary: 54,908 countIreland: 16,894 countItaly: 360,929 countLithuania: 21,561 countLuxembourg: 760 countLatvia: 11,001 countMalta: 2,186 countNetherlands: 76,346 countPoland: 239,093 countPortugal: 66,469 countRomania: 56,505 countSweden: 47,108 countSlovenia: 20,090 countSlovakia: 80,858 count
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  • 16K to 24K
  • 24K to 56K
  • 56K to 150K
  • 150K and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

Italy: 360,929 countItaly360,929Poland: 239,093 countPoland239,093Germany: 220,608 countGermany220,608France: 217,379 countFrance217,379Czechia: 179,163 countCzechia179,163Spain: 168,924 countSpain168,924Slovakia: 80,858 countSlovakia80,858Netherlands: 76,346 countNetherlands76,346Portugal: 66,469 countPortugal66,469Romania: 56,505 countRomania56,505Greece: 56,040 countGreece56,040Hungary: 54,908 countHungary54,908Sweden: 47,108 countSweden47,108Belgium: 39,630 countBelgium39,630Bulgaria: 29,872 countBulgaria29,872Austria: 25,727 countAustria25,727Croatia: 22,158 countCroatia22,158Lithuania: 21,561 countLithuania21,561Slovenia: 20,090 countSlovenia20,090Finland: 19,885 countFinland19,885Ireland: 16,894 countIreland16,894Denmark: 15,499 countDenmark15,499Latvia: 11,001 countLatvia11,001Estonia: 7,981 countEstonia7,981Cyprus: 5,018 countCyprus5,018Malta: 2,186 countMalta2,186Luxembourg: 760 countLuxembourg760Italy: 360,929 countItaly360,929Poland: 239,093 countPoland239,093Germany: 220,608 countGermany220,608France: 217,379 countFrance217,379Czechia: 179,163 countCzechia179,163Spain: 168,924 countSpain168,924Slovakia: 80,858 countSlovakia80,858Netherlands: 76,346 countNetherlands76,346Portugal: 66,469 countPortugal66,469Romania: 56,505 countRomania56,505Greece: 56,040 countGreece56,040Hungary: 54,908 countHungary54,908Sweden: 47,108 countSweden47,108Belgium: 39,630 countBelgium39,630Bulgaria: 29,872 countBulgaria29,872Austria: 25,727 countAustria25,727Croatia: 22,158 countCroatia22,158Lithuania: 21,561 countLithuania21,561Slovenia: 20,090 countSlovenia20,090Finland: 19,885 countFinland19,885Ireland: 16,894 countIreland16,894Denmark: 15,499 countDenmark15,499Latvia: 11,001 countLatvia11,001Estonia: 7,981 countEstonia7,981Cyprus: 5,018 countCyprus5,018Malta: 2,186 countMalta2,186Luxembourg: 760 countLuxembourg760
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 countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1Italy360,929-1.4%
2Poland239,093+0.5%
3Germany220,608+3.8%
4France217,379+3.8%
5Czechia179,163-0.8%
6Spain168,924-1.4%
7Slovakia80,858-0.4%
8Netherlands76,346+3.7%
9Portugal66,469-3.4%
10Romania56,505+4.5%
11Greece56,040-1.7%
12Hungary54,908+1.3%
13Sweden47,108-0.3%
14Belgium39,630+2%
15Bulgaria29,872-3.9%
16Austria25,727+0.2%
17Croatia22,158-0.9%
18Lithuania21,561+3.4%
19Slovenia20,090+0.8%
20Finland19,885-0.5%
21Ireland16,894+2.6%
22Denmark15,499-0.1%
23Latvia11,001+0.1%
24Estonia7,981+2.5%
25Cyprus5,018-0.5%
26Malta2,186+0.7%
27Luxembourg760-0.3%

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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. 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in manufacturing?

Italy, with 360,929 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 760 in 2020.

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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