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Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by local units in manufacturing

Prov. Antwerpen had the highest local units in manufacturing of 11 regions in 2021, at 6,716. Prov. Luxembourg (BE) had the lowest, at 670. The median was 3,144 and the figure for Belgium was 39,148. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest6,716Prov. Antwerpen
Lowest670Prov. Luxembourg (BE)
Median3,14411 regions
Belgium39,148History

All regions, 2021

Prov. Antwerpen: 6,716 countProv. Antwerpen6,716Prov. West-Vlaanderen: 6,650 countProv. West-Vlaanderen6,650Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 6,442 countProv. Oost-Vlaanderen6,442Prov. Limburg (BE): 3,666 countProv. Limburg (BE)3,666Prov. Liège: 3,565 countProv. Liège3,565Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 3,144 countProv. Vlaams-Brabant3,144Prov. Hainaut: 3,054 countProv. Hainaut3,054Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 2,419 countRégion de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…2,419Prov. Namur: 1,433 countProv. Namur1,433Prov. Brabant wallon: 1,287 countProv. Brabant wallon1,287Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 670 countProv. Luxembourg (BE)670Prov. Antwerpen: 6,716 countProv. Antwerpen6,716Prov. West-Vlaanderen: 6,650 countProv. West-Vlaanderen6,650Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 6,442 countProv. Oost-Vlaanderen6,442Prov. Limburg (BE): 3,666 countProv. Limburg (BE)3,666Prov. Liège: 3,565 countProv. Liège3,565Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 3,144 countProv. Vlaams-Brabant3,144Prov. Hainaut: 3,054 countProv. Hainaut3,054Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 2,419 countRégion de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…2,419Prov. Namur: 1,433 countProv. Namur1,433Prov. Brabant wallon: 1,287 countProv. Brabant wallon1,287Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 670 countProv. Luxembourg (BE)670
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
count
1Prov. Antwerpen6,716
2Prov. West-Vlaanderen6,650
3Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen6,442
4Prov. Limburg (BE)3,666
5Prov. Liège3,565
6Prov. Vlaams-Brabant3,144
7Prov. Hainaut3,054
8Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest2,419
9Prov. Namur1,433
10Prov. Brabant wallon1,287
11Prov. Luxembourg (BE)670

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by local units in manufacturing, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by local units in manufacturing, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-manufacturing/belgium-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by local units in manufacturing, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-manufacturing/belgium-regions?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by local units in manufacturing, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-manufacturing/belgium-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest local units in manufacturing?

Prov. Antwerpen, with 6,716 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in manufacturing?

Prov. Luxembourg (BE), with 670 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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