EU countries by local units in manufacturing

Italy had the highest local units in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 404,533. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 951. The median was 44,676. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest404,533Italy

Lowest951Luxembourg

Median44,67627 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2022

Under 19K
19K to 32K
32K to 64K
64K to 170K
170K and over

count, 2022. 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, 2022

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	EU countries	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Italy	404,533	+0.4%
2	France	293,799	+8.1%
3	Poland	245,549	-1.4%
4	Germany	226,161	-0.6%
5	Spain	193,181	+0.4%
6	Czechia	190,675	+1.5%
7	Netherlands	95,054	+5.6%
8	Slovakia	87,625	+5.9%
9	Portugal	72,394	+1.6%
10	Greece	67,732	+4.4%
11	Hungary	64,241	+0.5%
12	Sweden	62,780	+0.9%
13	Romania	56,602	-1%
14	Belgium	44,676	+14.1%
15	Austria	38,516	+0.4%
16	Bulgaria	32,334	+2%
17	Finland	32,070	+2.3%
18	Lithuania	26,699	+4.7%
19	Croatia	25,633	+3.1%
20	Slovenia	21,181	+1.8%
21	Ireland	19,067	+6.7%
22	Denmark	18,854	+1.6%
23	Latvia	12,578	+1.4%
24	Estonia	12,328	+7.9%
25	Cyprus	5,377	-0.4%
26	Malta	2,839	+4.7%
27	Luxembourg	951	+4.2%

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 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest local units in manufacturing?

Italy, with 404,533 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 951 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.