Enterprise births in Biscay province

Enterprise births in Biscay province was 5,884 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 3.7% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 49 provinces in 2023.

2023, count5,884

Change on 2022+3.7%

Rank12th of 49Provinces of Spain ranked

Series high6,0182021

Series low5,6732022

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Enterprise births in Biscay province, 2021 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	5,884
2022	5,673
2021	6,018 Series break

Compared with Basque Country and Spain and European Union (27)

Place	2023
Biscay province	5,884
Basque Country	11,094
Spain	319,085
European Union (27)	3,496,918

Rankings

EU countries by enterprise births 27 places
Provinces of Spain by enterprise births 49 places

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).

How to cite

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, Biscay 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, Biscay 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/biscay-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, Biscay 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/biscay-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, Biscay 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/biscay-province (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_enterprise_births_biscay_province_2023,
  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, Biscay province, 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/enterprise-births/biscay-province. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the enterprise births in Biscay province?

Enterprise births in Biscay province was 5,884 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 3.7% from 2022. That is the 12th 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 Biscay province?

6,018 in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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