Enterprise birth rate in France
Enterprise birth rate in France was 14.23% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.
Enterprise birth rate in France, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.23 |
| 2023 | 14.13 |
| 2022 | 14.27 Series break |
| 2021 | 16.17 Series break |
Compared with European Union (27)
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| France | 14.23 |
| European Union (27) | 10.36 |
Rankings
Definition
Enterprise births in the year as a percentage of the enterprises active in the same year. A birth is a new enterprise created from scratch, not by a merger, break-up or reactivation.
Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. Not comparable with establishment_entry_rate, which counts new locations of US businesses, including branches of existing firms.
How to cite
Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size) (Enterprise birth rate, France, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table
MLA 9
Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size), Enterprise birth rate, France, 2021 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 2 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-birth-rate/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size). Enterprise birth rate, France, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-birth-rate/france.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size), Enterprise birth rate, France, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-birth-rate/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_enterprise_birth_rate_france_2024,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd\_size): Enterprise birth rate, France, 2021 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the enterprise birth rate in France?
Enterprise birth rate in France was 14.23% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest enterprise birth rate in France?
16.17% in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.
Enterprise birth rate elsewhere in European Union (27)
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