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EU countries by local units in manufacturing

Italy had the highest local units in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 402,954. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 913. The median was 39,148. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest402,954Italy
Lowest913Luxembourg
Median39,14827 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 38,360 countBelgium: 39,148 countBulgaria: 31,705 countCyprus: 5,400 countCzechia: 187,945 countGermany: 227,592 countDenmark: 18,557 countEstonia: 11,424 countSpain: 192,418 countFinland: 31,345 countFrance: 271,710 countGreece: 64,881 countCroatia: 24,854 countHungary: 63,913 countIreland: 17,872 countItaly: 402,954 countLithuania: 25,498 countLuxembourg: 913 countLatvia: 12,403 countMalta: 2,712 countNetherlands: 90,006 countPoland: 248,936 countPortugal: 71,219 countRomania: 57,192 countSweden: 62,228 countSlovenia: 20,797 countSlovakia: 82,755 count
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count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Italy: 402,954 countItaly402,954France: 271,710 countFrance271,710Poland: 248,936 countPoland248,936Germany: 227,592 countGermany227,592Spain: 192,418 countSpain192,418Czechia: 187,945 countCzechia187,945Netherlands: 90,006 countNetherlands90,006Slovakia: 82,755 countSlovakia82,755Portugal: 71,219 countPortugal71,219Greece: 64,881 countGreece64,881Hungary: 63,913 countHungary63,913Sweden: 62,228 countSweden62,228Romania: 57,192 countRomania57,192Belgium: 39,148 countBelgium39,148Austria: 38,360 countAustria38,360Bulgaria: 31,705 countBulgaria31,705Finland: 31,345 countFinland31,345Lithuania: 25,498 countLithuania25,498Croatia: 24,854 countCroatia24,854Slovenia: 20,797 countSlovenia20,797Denmark: 18,557 countDenmark18,557Ireland: 17,872 countIreland17,872Latvia: 12,403 countLatvia12,403Estonia: 11,424 countEstonia11,424Cyprus: 5,400 countCyprus5,400Malta: 2,712 countMalta2,712Luxembourg: 913 countLuxembourg913Italy: 402,954 countItaly402,954France: 271,710 countFrance271,710Poland: 248,936 countPoland248,936Germany: 227,592 countGermany227,592Spain: 192,418 countSpain192,418Czechia: 187,945 countCzechia187,945Netherlands: 90,006 countNetherlands90,006Slovakia: 82,755 countSlovakia82,755Portugal: 71,219 countPortugal71,219Greece: 64,881 countGreece64,881Hungary: 63,913 countHungary63,913Sweden: 62,228 countSweden62,228Romania: 57,192 countRomania57,192Belgium: 39,148 countBelgium39,148Austria: 38,360 countAustria38,360Bulgaria: 31,705 countBulgaria31,705Finland: 31,345 countFinland31,345Lithuania: 25,498 countLithuania25,498Croatia: 24,854 countCroatia24,854Slovenia: 20,797 countSlovenia20,797Denmark: 18,557 countDenmark18,557Ireland: 17,872 countIreland17,872Latvia: 12,403 countLatvia12,403Estonia: 11,424 countEstonia11,424Cyprus: 5,400 countCyprus5,400Malta: 2,712 countMalta2,712Luxembourg: 913 countLuxembourg913
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count
1Italy402,954
2France Series break271,710
3Poland248,936
4Germany227,592
5Spain192,418
6Czechia187,945
7Netherlands90,006
8Slovakia82,755
9Portugal Series break71,219
10Greece64,881
11Hungary63,913
12Sweden62,228
13Romania57,192
14Belgium39,148
15Austria Series break38,360
16Bulgaria31,705
17Finland Series break31,345
18Lithuania25,498
19Croatia24,854
20Slovenia20,797
21Denmark18,557
22Ireland17,872
23Latvia12,403
24Estonia11,424
25Cyprus5,400
26Malta2,712
27Luxembourg913

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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 EU countries 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) (EU countries 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), EU countries 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/eu-countries?period=2021. 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). EU countries 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/eu-countries?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries 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/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest local units in manufacturing?

Italy, with 402,954 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 913 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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