Beer & Brewing

Where Europe Is Hopping Mad

Switzerland has the most breweries per million inhabitants in Europe. As this infographic shows, it has 120 breweries for every million of its residents, even though it isn't exactly known as one of the continent's premier beer markets. Slovenia has the second-highest tally, followed by Czechia (which has the highest beer consumption rate in Europe). In Germany, the land of Oktoberfest, weißbier and the like, the number of breweries per million people only comes to 19 by comparison.

The data was calculated by Statista based on the latest data from the Brewers of Europe Association together with population data from Eurostat. The number of breweries also includes micobreweries which produce smaller batches of craft beer. These have increased significantly around Europe in recent years, especially in Switzerland.

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This chart shows the number of breweries per million inhabitants in European countries in 2018.

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Revenue of the brewing industry in Germany 2008-2023
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Number of employees in the brewing industry in Romania 2015-2022
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Number of persons directly employed by the beer brewing industry in Finland 2012-2022
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Direct employment in beer brewing industry in Slovakia 2008-2022
Turkey: direct employment in beer brewing industry 2008-2020
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Direct employment in European beer brewing industry by country 2022

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