EU countries by local units in manufacturing

Italy had the highest local units in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 398,813. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 973. The median was 45,451. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest398,813Italy

Lowest973Luxembourg

Median45,45127 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Under 19K
19K to 32K
32K to 63K
63K to 170K
170K and over

count, 2023. 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, 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	EU countries	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Italy	398,813	-1.4%
2	France	309,913	+5.5%
3	Poland	245,779	+0.1%
4	Germany	223,018	-1.4%
5	Czechia	196,592	+3.1%
6	Spain	191,342	-1%
7	Netherlands	97,761	+2.8%
8	Slovakia	89,940	+2.6%
9	Portugal	73,081	+0.9%
10	Greece	66,227	-2.2%
11	Sweden	64,220	+2.3%
12	Hungary	60,800	-5.4%
13	Romania	58,643	+3.6%
14	Belgium	45,451	+1.7%
15	Austria	39,354	+2.2%
16	Bulgaria	32,403	+0.2%
17	Finland	31,855	-0.7%
18	Lithuania	27,795	+4.1%
19	Croatia	26,272	+2.5%
20	Slovenia	21,621	+2.1%
21	Ireland	19,432	+1.9%
22	Denmark	18,643	-1.1%
23	Latvia	12,538	-0.3%
24	Estonia	12,492	+1.3%
25	Cyprus	5,388	+0.2%
26	Malta	3,026	+6.6%
27	Luxembourg	973	+2.3%

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, 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), EU countries 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/eu-countries?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). EU countries 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/eu-countries?period=2023.

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, 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/eu-countries?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest local units in manufacturing?

Italy, with 398,813 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in manufacturing?

Luxembourg, with 973 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.