Enterprise births in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Enterprise births in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis was 962 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 59th highest of 400 areas in 2023.

2023, count962

Change on 2022+0.3%

Rank59th of 400NUTS 3 areas of Germany ranked

Series high9852021

Series low9592022

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Enterprise births in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 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	962
2022	959
2021	985

Compared with Köln and Germany and European Union (27)

Place	2023
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	962
Köln	16,084
Germany	268,936
European Union (27)	3,496,918

Rankings

EU countries by enterprise births 27 places
NUTS 3 areas of Germany by enterprise births 400 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).

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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, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 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, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 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/rheinisch-bergischer-kreis-dea2b. 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, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 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/rheinisch-bergischer-kreis-dea2b.

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, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 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/rheinisch-bergischer-kreis-dea2b (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_enterprise_births_rheinisch_bergischer_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, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 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/rheinisch-bergischer-kreis-dea2b. 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 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?

Enterprise births in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis was 962 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 59th highest of 400 areas 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 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?

985 in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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