Three-year enterprise survival rate

Enterprises born three years before the year shown that are still active, as a percentage of all enterprises born that year. The 2024 value follows the enterprises born in 2021.

Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. The year is the survival year, not the birth year.

Key facts

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Rankings

EU countries by three-year enterprise survival rate, 2024

Top 15. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Netherlands: 78.11 %Netherlands78.11Belgium: 74.9 %Belgium74.9Greece: 72.49 %Greece72.49Luxembourg: 70.73 %Luxembourg70.73Croatia: 67.04 %Croatia67.04Finland: 66.26 %Finland66.26Slovakia: 64.31 %Slovakia64.31Czechia: 63.97 %Czechia63.97Cyprus: 62.96 %Cyprus62.96Slovenia: 62.88 %Slovenia62.88Estonia: 62.58 %Estonia62.58Bulgaria: 61.6 %Bulgaria61.6Italy: 61.25 %Italy61.25Austria: 61.16 %Austria61.16Romania: 59.14 %Romania59.14
%. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, survival rate of enterprises born three years earlier, percentage (bd_size). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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