Ferritic stainless steel having a high degree of ductility and a method for manufacturing the ferritic stainless steel are provided. The stainless steel includes, by wt %, C: 0.005% to 0.1%, Si: 0.01% to 2.0%, Mn: 0.01% to 1.5%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cr: 10% to 30%, Ti: 0.005% to 0.5%, Al: 0.01% to 0.15%, N: 0.005% to 0.03%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the ferritic stainless steel includes 3.5×106 or fewer particles of an independent Ti(CN) precipitate per square millimeter (mm2) of ferrite matrix.