# 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.

## Key facts

- Three-year enterprise survival rate in the European Union (27) was 57.18% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- The Netherlands had the highest three-year enterprise survival rate of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 78.11%, and Lithuania the lowest, at 43.47%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2018 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `enterprise_survival_rate_3y`
- Unit: %
- Note: Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. The year is the survival year, not the birth year.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/three-year-enterprise-survival-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/enterprise_survival_rate_3y

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 57.18 | 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). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/three-year-enterprise-survival-rate/eu-countries.md) (27 places)