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

Oberbayern had the highest local units in manufacturing of 38 regions in 2021, at 14,089. Bremen had the lowest, at 1,367. The median was 5,258 and the figure for Germany was 227,592. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest14,089Oberbayern

Lowest1,367Bremen

Median5,25838 regions

Germany227,592History

All regions, 2021

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	2021 count
1	Oberbayern	14,089
2	Stuttgart	13,996
3	Düsseldorf	12,837
4	Arnsberg	10,281
5	Köln	10,074
6	Freiburg	9,339
7	Darmstadt	8,953
8	Karlsruhe	8,723
9	Tübingen	7,580
10	Thüringen	7,497
11	Detmold	7,006
12	Schleswig-Holstein	6,918
13	Schwaben	6,605
14	Weser-Ems	6,371
15	Münster	6,318
16	Chemnitz	5,730
17	Brandenburg	5,646
18	Koblenz	5,417
19	Sachsen-Anhalt	5,301
20	Berlin	5,214
21	Mittelfranken	5,099
22	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	4,959
23	Dresden	4,842
24	Niederbayern	4,718
25	Hannover	4,477
26	Unterfranken	4,363
27	Oberpfalz	3,892
28	Oberfranken	3,802
29	Lüneburg	3,759
30	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	3,492
31	Gießen	3,362
32	Kassel	3,233
33	Hamburg	3,078
34	Braunschweig	2,828
35	Saarland	2,519
36	Leipzig	2,281
37	Trier	1,626
38	Bremen	1,367

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 Germany (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

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Germany (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/germany-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Germany (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/germany-regions?period=2021.

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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 Germany (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/germany-regions?period=2021 (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 Germany (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},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-manufacturing/germany-regions?period=2021. 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?

Oberbayern, with 14,089 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in manufacturing?

Bremen, with 1,367 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.