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

Zuid-Holland had the highest local units in manufacturing of 12 regions in 2023, at 18,236. Flevoland had the lowest, at 2,342. The median was 6,013 and the figure for the Netherlands was 97,761. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest18,236Zuid-Holland
Lowest2,342Flevoland
Median6,01312 regions
Netherlands97,761History

All regions, 2023

Zuid-Holland: 18,236 countZuid-Holland18,236Noord-Brabant: 17,390 countNoord-Brabant17,390Noord-Holland: 14,980 countNoord-Holland14,980Gelderland: 12,229 countGelderland12,229Overijssel: 6,558 countOverijssel6,558Utrecht: 6,200 countUtrecht6,200Limburg (NL): 5,826 countLimburg (NL)5,826Friesland (NL): 4,837 countFriesland (NL)4,837Groningen: 2,741 countGroningen2,741Zeeland: 2,622 countZeeland2,622Drenthe: 2,482 countDrenthe2,482Flevoland: 2,342 countFlevoland2,342Zuid-Holland: 18,236 countZuid-Holland18,236Noord-Brabant: 17,390 countNoord-Brabant17,390Noord-Holland: 14,980 countNoord-Holland14,980Gelderland: 12,229 countGelderland12,229Overijssel: 6,558 countOverijssel6,558Utrecht: 6,200 countUtrecht6,200Limburg (NL): 5,826 countLimburg (NL)5,826Friesland (NL): 4,837 countFriesland (NL)4,837Groningen: 2,741 countGroningen2,741Zeeland: 2,622 countZeeland2,622Drenthe: 2,482 countDrenthe2,482Flevoland: 2,342 countFlevoland2,342
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
count		Change on 2022
1Zuid-Holland18,236+3.9%
2Noord-Brabant17,390+2.5%
3Noord-Holland14,980+2.6%
4Gelderland12,229+2.5%
5Overijssel6,558+1.9%
6Utrecht6,200+3.9%
7Limburg (NL)5,826+3.6%
8Friesland (NL)4,837+2.9%
9Groningen2,741+3.6%
10Zeeland2,622+3%
11Drenthe2,482+1.6%
12Flevoland2,342+4%

Other periods

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 Netherlands (NUTS 2) 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), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) 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/netherlands-regions?period=2023. 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 Netherlands (NUTS 2) 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/netherlands-regions?period=2023.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) 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/netherlands-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest local units in manufacturing?

Zuid-Holland, with 18,236 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in manufacturing?

Flevoland, with 2,342 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.

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