Enterprise deaths in Barcelona province

Enterprise deaths in Barcelona province was 39,035 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 9.7% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 49 provinces in 2023.

2023, count39,035 Estimated

Change on 2022-9.7%

Rank2nd of 49Provinces of Spain ranked

Series high43,2082022

Series low36,5422021

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Enterprise deaths in Barcelona province, 2020 to 2023

count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-03-13.

All 4 values

Period	count
2023	39,035 Estimated
2022	43,208
2021	36,542 Series break
2020	43,106

Compared with Catalonia and Spain and European Union (27)

Place	2023
Barcelona province	39,035
Catalonia	51,120
Spain	273,103
European Union (27)	2,689,394

Barcelona province compared with nearby places

Under 4,000
4,000 to 4,900
4,900 to 14K
14K and over

Enterprise deaths, 2023, count. Barcelona province is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

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

Definition

Enterprises that stopped trading during the year and were not reactivated within two years. Enterprises absorbed by a merger or a takeover are not deaths.

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). A death is not an insolvency: most enterprises that close do so without a formal insolvency procedure. The latest years are estimated from expected reactivations and are provisional.

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Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise deaths, 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 deaths, number (bd_size_r) (Enterprise deaths, Barcelona province, 2020 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 deaths, number (bd_size_r), Enterprise deaths, Barcelona province, 2020 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-deaths/barcelona-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 deaths, number (bd_size_r). Enterprise deaths, Barcelona province, 2020 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-deaths/barcelona-province.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r), Enterprise deaths, Barcelona province, 2020 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-deaths/barcelona-province (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_enterprise_deaths_barcelona_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 deaths, number (bd\_size\_r): Enterprise deaths, Barcelona province, 2020 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-deaths/barcelona-province. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise deaths, 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 deaths in Barcelona province?

Enterprise deaths in Barcelona province was 39,035 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 9.7% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 deaths, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprise deaths in Barcelona province?

43,208 in 2022, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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