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Active enterprises in Área Metropolitana do Porto

Active enterprises in Área Metropolitana do Porto was 247,900 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 5% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 26 areas in 2023.

2023, count247,900
Change on 2022+5%
Rank2nd of 26NUTS 3 areas of Portugal ranked
Series high247,9002023
Series low217,3032021

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Active enterprises in Área Metropolitana do Porto, 2021 to 2023

210K220K230K240K250K2021202220232021: 217,303 count2022: 236,017 count2023: 247,900 count210K220K230K240K250K2021202220232021: 217,303 count2022: 236,017 count2023: 247,900 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-03-13.
All 3 values
Periodcount
2023247,900
2022236,017
2021217,303

Compared with Norte and Portugal and European Union (27)

Place2023
Área Metropolitana do Porto247,900
Norte459,822
Portugal1,404,910
European Union (27)33,311,582

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Definition

Enterprises that had turnover or employment at any time during the year, with or without employees.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). For the UK it counts every enterprise active at some point in the year, so it differs from registered_enterprises_total (UK Business Counts), a snapshot of the register in March.

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Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r) (Active enterprises, Área Metropolitana do Porto, 2021 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), Active enterprises, Área Metropolitana do Porto, 2021 to 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/area-metropolitana-do-porto-pt11a. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Active enterprises, Área Metropolitana do Porto, 2021 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/area-metropolitana-do-porto-pt11a.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), Active enterprises, Área Metropolitana do Porto, 2021 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/area-metropolitana-do-porto-pt11a (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd\_size\_r): Active enterprises, Área Metropolitana do Porto, 2021 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the active enterprises in Área Metropolitana do Porto?

Active enterprises in Área Metropolitana do Porto was 247,900 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 5% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 26 areas in 2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest active enterprises in Área Metropolitana do Porto?

247,900 in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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