Enterprise births in Västerbottens län

Enterprise births in Västerbottens län was 1,412 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 6.1% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 21 areas in 2023.

2023, count1,412

Change on 2022-6.1%

Rank12th of 21NUTS 3 areas of Sweden ranked

Series high1,5202021

Series low1,4122023

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Enterprise births in Västerbottens län, 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	1,412
2022	1,504
2021	1,520

Compared with Övre Norrland and Sweden and European Union (27)

Place	2023
Västerbottens län	1,412
Övre Norrland	2,799
Sweden	74,854
European Union (27)	3,496,918

Rankings

EU countries by enterprise births 27 places
NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by enterprise births 21 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, Västerbottens län, 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, Västerbottens län, 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/vasterbottens-lan-se331. 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, Västerbottens län, 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/vasterbottens-lan-se331.

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, Västerbottens län, 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/vasterbottens-lan-se331 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_enterprise_births_vasterbottens_lan_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, Västerbottens län, 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/vasterbottens-lan-se331. 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 Västerbottens län?

Enterprise births in Västerbottens län was 1,412 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 6.1% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 21 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 Västerbottens län?

1,520 in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

Enterprise births elsewhere in Övre Norrland

Norrbottens län

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