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Enterprise births in Italy

Enterprise births in Italy was 368,276 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.5% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count368,276
Change on 2023+2.5%
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high368,2762024
Series low359,2202023
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Enterprise births in Italy, 2021 to 2024

358K360K362K364K366K368K370K20212022202320242021: 360,246 count2022: 361,886 count2023: 359,220 count2024: 368,276 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 4 values
Periodcount
2024368,276
2023359,220
2022361,886
2021360,246 Series break

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Italy368,276
European Union (27)3,541,482

Rankings

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 NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size) (Enterprise births, Italy, 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size), Enterprise births, Italy, 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-births/italy. 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size). Enterprise births, Italy, 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-births/italy.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size), Enterprise births, Italy, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-births/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_enterprise_births_italy_2024,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd\_size): Enterprise births, Italy, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-births/italy. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd\_size). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd\_size/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the enterprise births in Italy?

Enterprise births in Italy was 368,276 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.5% from 2023. That is the 2nd 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprise births in Italy?

368,276 in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

Enterprise births elsewhere in European Union (27)

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