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Enterprise deaths in Köln

Enterprise deaths in Köln was 16,388 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 21.8% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 38 regions in 2023.

2023, count16,388 Provisional
Change on 2022+21.8%
Rank5th of 38Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) ranked
Series high16,3882023
Series low12,8242021

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Enterprise deaths in Köln, 2020 to 2023

12K13K14K15K16K17K20202021202220232020: 13,968 count2021: 12,824 count2022: 13,451 count2023: 16,388 count
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
Periodcount
202316,388 Provisional
202213,451
202112,824
202013,968

Compared with Germany and European Union (27)

Place2023
Köln16,388
Germany252,237
European Union (27)2,689,394

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Köln, 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, Köln, 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/koln-dea2. 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, Köln, 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/koln-dea2.

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, Köln, 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/koln-dea2 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, Köln, 2020 to 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Enterprise deaths in Köln was 16,388 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 21.8% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 38 regions 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.

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16,388 in 2023, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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