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Active enterprises in Ave

Active enterprises in Ave was 46,936 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.1% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 26 areas in 2023.

2023, count46,936
Change on 2022+4.1%
Rank8th of 26NUTS 3 areas of Portugal ranked
Series high46,9362023
Series low42,8422021

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Active enterprises in Ave, 2021 to 2023

42K43K44K45K46K47K2021202220232021: 42,842 count2022: 45,072 count2023: 46,936 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
202346,936
202245,072
202142,842

Compared with Norte and Portugal and European Union (27)

Place2023
Ave46,936
Norte459,822
Portugal1,404,910
European Union (27)33,311,582

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, Ave, 2021 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

MLA 9

Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), Active enterprises, Ave, 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/ave-pt119. 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, Ave, 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/ave-pt119.

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, Ave, 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/ave-pt119 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_active_enterprises_ave_2023,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  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, Ave, 2021 to 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/ave-pt119. Publisher attribution: 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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Active enterprises in Ave was 46,936 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.1% from 2022. That is the 8th 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 Ave?

46,936 in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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