EU regions (NUTS 2) by local units in manufacturing
Lombardia had the highest local units in manufacturing of 235 regions in 2021, at 81,763. Ceuta had the lowest, at 51. The median was 6,650. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2021
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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 regions are compared on one definition. 8 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU regions (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
MLA 9
Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU regions (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/eu-regions?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 regions (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/eu-regions?period=2021.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU regions (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/eu-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_eu_regions_nuts_2_2021,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021): EU regions (NUTS 2) by local units in manufacturing, 2021}},
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url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table},
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Which region has the highest local units in manufacturing?
Lombardia, with 81,763 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest local units in manufacturing?
Ceuta, with 51 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. 8 regions have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.
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