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EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing

Italy had the highest enterprises in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 358,488. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 819. The median was 41,474 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.15 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest358,488Italy
Lowest819Luxembourg
Median41,47427 EU countries
European Union (27)2,152,065History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 31,422 countBelgium: 41,474 countBulgaria: 29,641 countCyprus: 5,008 countCzechia: 184,573 countGermany: 204,554 countDenmark: 15,724 countEstonia: 9,434 countSpain: 171,103 countFinland: 28,434 countFrance: 250,753 countGreece: 57,414 countCroatia: 24,040 countHungary: 59,552 countIreland: 18,973 countItaly: 358,488 countLithuania: 24,476 countLuxembourg: 819 countLatvia: 11,046 countMalta: 2,839 countNetherlands: 83,511 countPoland: 240,990 countPortugal: 68,481 countRomania: 76,099 countSweden: 44,812 countSlovenia: 20,931 countSlovakia: 87,474 count
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  • 16K to 29K
  • 29K to 59K
  • 59K to 150K
  • 150K and over
count, 2022. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

Italy: 358,488 countItaly358,488France: 250,753 countFrance250,753Poland: 240,990 countPoland240,990Germany: 204,554 countGermany204,554Czechia: 184,573 countCzechia184,573Spain: 171,103 countSpain171,103Slovakia: 87,474 countSlovakia87,474Netherlands: 83,511 countNetherlands83,511Romania: 76,099 countRomania76,099Portugal: 68,481 countPortugal68,481Hungary: 59,552 countHungary59,552Greece: 57,414 countGreece57,414Sweden: 44,812 countSweden44,812Belgium: 41,474 countBelgium41,474Austria: 31,422 countAustria31,422Bulgaria: 29,641 countBulgaria29,641Finland: 28,434 countFinland28,434Lithuania: 24,476 countLithuania24,476Croatia: 24,040 countCroatia24,040Slovenia: 20,931 countSlovenia20,931Ireland: 18,973 countIreland18,973Denmark: 15,724 countDenmark15,724Latvia: 11,046 countLatvia11,046Estonia: 9,434 countEstonia9,434Cyprus: 5,008 countCyprus5,008Malta: 2,839 countMalta2,839Luxembourg: 819 countLuxembourg819Italy: 358,488 countItaly358,488France: 250,753 countFrance250,753Poland: 240,990 countPoland240,990Germany: 204,554 countGermany204,554Czechia: 184,573 countCzechia184,573Spain: 171,103 countSpain171,103Slovakia: 87,474 countSlovakia87,474Netherlands: 83,511 countNetherlands83,511Romania: 76,099 countRomania76,099Portugal: 68,481 countPortugal68,481Hungary: 59,552 countHungary59,552Greece: 57,414 countGreece57,414Sweden: 44,812 countSweden44,812Belgium: 41,474 countBelgium41,474Austria: 31,422 countAustria31,422Bulgaria: 29,641 countBulgaria29,641Finland: 28,434 countFinland28,434Lithuania: 24,476 countLithuania24,476Croatia: 24,040 countCroatia24,040Slovenia: 20,931 countSlovenia20,931Ireland: 18,973 countIreland18,973Denmark: 15,724 countDenmark15,724Latvia: 11,046 countLatvia11,046Estonia: 9,434 countEstonia9,434Cyprus: 5,008 countCyprus5,008Malta: 2,839 countMalta2,839Luxembourg: 819 countLuxembourg819
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Italy358,488-0.2%
2France250,753+9.1%
3Poland240,990-1.4%
4Germany204,554-0.9%
5Czechia184,573+1.6%
6Spain171,103-1.6%
7Slovakia87,474+5.9%
8Netherlands83,511+6.2%
9Romania76,099-0.9%
10Portugal68,481+1.8%
11Hungary59,552+0.3%
12Greece57,414+1.4%
13Sweden44,812-6.1%
14Belgium41,474+9.6%
15Austria31,422+1.9%
16Bulgaria29,6410%
17Finland28,434+0.7%
18Lithuania24,476+5%
19Croatia24,040+3.8%
20Slovenia20,931+2.6%
21Ireland18,973+4.2%
22Denmark15,724+1.1%
23Latvia11,046+1.2%
24Estonia9,434+4.1%
25Cyprus5,008-0.6%
26Malta2,839+4.7%
27Luxembourg819+1.4%

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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, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2022.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in manufacturing?

Italy, with 358,488 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 819 in 2022.

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, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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