Active enterprises in Pays de la Loire

Active enterprises in Pays de la Loire was 254,896 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 27 regions in 2023.

2023, count254,896

Change on 2022+1.7%

Rank7th of 27Regions of France (NUTS 2) ranked

Series high254,8962023

Series low229,7812021

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Active enterprises in Pays de la Loire, 2021 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	254,896
2022	250,654 Series break
2021	229,781 Series break

Compared with France and European Union (27)

Place	2023
Pays de la Loire	254,896
France	5,382,659
European Union (27)	33,311,582

Rankings

EU countries by active enterprises 27 places
Regions of France (NUTS 2) by active enterprises 27 places

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, Pays de la Loire, 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, Pays de la Loire, 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/pays-de-la-loire-frg0. 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, Pays de la Loire, 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/pays-de-la-loire-frg0.

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, Pays de la Loire, 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/pays-de-la-loire-frg0 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_active_enterprises_pays_de_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, Pays de la Loire, 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/pays-de-la-loire-frg0. 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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What is the active enterprises in Pays de la Loire?

Active enterprises in Pays de la Loire was 254,896 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 27 regions in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Pays de la Loire?

254,896 in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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