Enterprise births in Netherlands

Enterprise births in the Netherlands was 197,710 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 8.8% from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count197,710

Change on 2023-8.8%

Rank7th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high225,9922021

Series low197,7102024

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Enterprise births in Netherlands, 2021 to 2024

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

Period	count
2024	197,710
2023	216,777
2022	204,660
2021	225,992

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2024
Netherlands	197,710
European Union (27)	3,541,482

Rankings

EU countries by enterprise births 27 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 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, Netherlands, 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, Netherlands, 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/netherlands. 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, Netherlands, 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/netherlands.

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, Netherlands, 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/netherlands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_enterprise_births_netherlands_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, Netherlands, 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/netherlands. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the enterprise births in Netherlands?

Enterprise births in the Netherlands was 197,710 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 8.8% from 2023. That is the 7th 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 Netherlands?

225,992 in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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