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EU countries by enterprises in manufacturing

Italy had the highest enterprises in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 352,446. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 846. The median was 42,355 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.17 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest352,446Italy
Lowest846Luxembourg
Median42,35527 EU countries
European Union (27)2,168,169History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 32,369 countBelgium: 42,355 countBulgaria: 29,512 countCyprus: 5,027 countCzechia: 189,479 countGermany: 201,177 countDenmark: 15,563 countEstonia: 9,622 countSpain: 167,401 countFinland: 28,539 countFrance: 266,065 countGreece: 57,326 countCroatia: 24,731 countHungary: 56,369 countIreland: 19,416 countItaly: 352,446 countLithuania: 25,127 countLuxembourg: 846 countLatvia: 10,994 countMalta: 3,026 countNetherlands: 85,945 countPoland: 241,254 countPortugal: 69,138 countRomania: 78,194 countSweden: 45,183 countSlovenia: 21,262 countSlovakia: 89,803 count
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  • 150K and over
count, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

Italy: 352,446 countItaly352,446France: 266,065 countFrance266,065Poland: 241,254 countPoland241,254Germany: 201,177 countGermany201,177Czechia: 189,479 countCzechia189,479Spain: 167,401 countSpain167,401Slovakia: 89,803 countSlovakia89,803Netherlands: 85,945 countNetherlands85,945Romania: 78,194 countRomania78,194Portugal: 69,138 countPortugal69,138Greece: 57,326 countGreece57,326Hungary: 56,369 countHungary56,369Sweden: 45,183 countSweden45,183Belgium: 42,355 countBelgium42,355Austria: 32,369 countAustria32,369Bulgaria: 29,512 countBulgaria29,512Finland: 28,539 countFinland28,539Lithuania: 25,127 countLithuania25,127Croatia: 24,731 countCroatia24,731Slovenia: 21,262 countSlovenia21,262Ireland: 19,416 countIreland19,416Denmark: 15,563 countDenmark15,563Latvia: 10,994 countLatvia10,994Estonia: 9,622 countEstonia9,622Cyprus: 5,027 countCyprus5,027Malta: 3,026 countMalta3,026Luxembourg: 846 countLuxembourg846Italy: 352,446 countItaly352,446France: 266,065 countFrance266,065Poland: 241,254 countPoland241,254Germany: 201,177 countGermany201,177Czechia: 189,479 countCzechia189,479Spain: 167,401 countSpain167,401Slovakia: 89,803 countSlovakia89,803Netherlands: 85,945 countNetherlands85,945Romania: 78,194 countRomania78,194Portugal: 69,138 countPortugal69,138Greece: 57,326 countGreece57,326Hungary: 56,369 countHungary56,369Sweden: 45,183 countSweden45,183Belgium: 42,355 countBelgium42,355Austria: 32,369 countAustria32,369Bulgaria: 29,512 countBulgaria29,512Finland: 28,539 countFinland28,539Lithuania: 25,127 countLithuania25,127Croatia: 24,731 countCroatia24,731Slovenia: 21,262 countSlovenia21,262Ireland: 19,416 countIreland19,416Denmark: 15,563 countDenmark15,563Latvia: 10,994 countLatvia10,994Estonia: 9,622 countEstonia9,622Cyprus: 5,027 countCyprus5,027Malta: 3,026 countMalta3,026Luxembourg: 846 countLuxembourg846
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1Italy352,446-1.7%
2France266,065+6.1%
3Poland241,254+0.1%
4Germany201,177-1.7%
5Czechia189,479+2.7%
6Spain167,401-2.2%
7Slovakia89,803+2.7%
8Netherlands85,945+2.9%
9Romania78,194+2.8%
10Portugal69,138+1%
11Greece57,326-0.2%
12Hungary56,369-5.3%
13Sweden45,183+0.8%
14Belgium42,355+2.1%
15Austria32,369+3%
16Bulgaria29,512-0.4%
17Finland28,539+0.4%
18Lithuania25,127+2.7%
19Croatia24,731+2.9%
20Slovenia21,262+1.6%
21Ireland19,416+2.3%
22Denmark15,563-1%
23Latvia10,994-0.5%
24Estonia9,622+2%
25Cyprus5,027+0.4%
26Malta3,026+6.6%
27Luxembourg846+3.3%

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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, 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in manufacturing?

Italy, with 352,446 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 846 in 2023.

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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