An organic radiation-emitting component and a method for manufacturing an organic radiation-emitting component are disclosed. In an embodiment, the component includes a base substrate and a plurality of light-emitting units disposed on the base substrate, wherein the light-emitting units are arranged laterally offset with respect to one another, wherein the plurality of light-emitting units is divided into light-emitting units of a first type and light-emitting units of a second type, wherein a current flow through the light-emitting units of the first type is directed in an opposite direction to a current flow through the light-emitting units of the second type during operation, and wherein the light-emitting units are grouped in neighboring pairs, each neighboring pair consists of a light-emitting unit of a first type and a light-emitting unit of a second type, both first electrodes or both second electrodes of which are electrically connected to one another.