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

Prov. Antwerpen had the highest local units in manufacturing of 11 regions in 2023, at 7,901. Prov. Luxembourg (BE) had the lowest, at 770. The median was 3,738 and the figure for Belgium was 45,451. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest7,901Prov. Antwerpen

Lowest770Prov. Luxembourg (BE)

Median3,73811 regions

Belgium45,451History

All regions, 2023

count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Prov. Antwerpen	7,901	+2.8%
2	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	7,803	+1.3%
3	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	7,576	+4.1%
4	Prov. Limburg (BE)	4,236	+0.6%
5	Prov. Liège	3,997	+0.8%
6	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	3,738	+5.3%
7	Prov. Hainaut	3,413	-1.3%
8	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	2,733	+0.1%
9	Prov. Namur	1,643	+0.7%
10	Prov. Brabant wallon	1,520	-1.7%
11	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	770	+1.7%

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2023. 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=2023.

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-manufacturing/belgium-regions?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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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Which region has the highest local units in manufacturing?

Prov. Antwerpen, with 7,901 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in manufacturing?

Prov. Luxembourg (BE), with 770 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.