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Enterprise births in Alicante province

Enterprise births in Alicante province was 16,355 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 6.7% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 49 provinces in 2023.

2023, count16,355
Change on 2022+6.7%
Rank5th of 49Provinces of Spain ranked
Series high16,3552023
Series low15,0722021

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Enterprise births in Alicante province, 2021 to 2023

15K15.5K16K16.5K2021202220232021: 15,072 count2022: 15,330 count2023: 16,355 count15K15.5K16K16.5K2021202220232021: 15,072 count2022: 15,330 count2023: 16,355 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-03-13.
All 3 values
Periodcount
202316,355
202215,330
202115,072 Series break

Compared with Valencian Community and Spain and European Union (27)

Place2023
Alicante province16,355
Valencian Community40,059
Spain319,085
European Union (27)3,496,918

Alicante province compared with nearby places

Alicante province: 16,355 countCastellón province: 3,604 countValencia province: 20,100 count
  • Under 12K
  • 12K to 18K
  • 18K and over
Enterprise births, 2023, count. Alicante province is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

New enterprises created during the year from scratch. Enterprises formed by a merger, break-up or change of legal form, and enterprises reactivated within two years, are not births.

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). Not comparable with companies_created (companies registered in Spain) or business_applications (US applications for an employer number).

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Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r) (Enterprise births, Alicante province, 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), Enterprise births, Alicante province, 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/enterprise-births/alicante-province. 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Enterprise births, Alicante province, 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/enterprise-births/alicante-province.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), Enterprise births, Alicante province, 2021 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-births/alicante-province (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd\_size\_r): Enterprise births, Alicante province, 2021 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the enterprise births in Alicante province?

Enterprise births in Alicante province was 16,355 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 6.7% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 49 provinces 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprise births in Alicante province?

16,355 in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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