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NUTS 3 areas of Denmark by active enterprises

Byen København had the highest active enterprises of 11 areas in 2021, at 47,579. Bornholm had the lowest, at 1,842. The median was 26,635 and the figure for Denmark was 291,188. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest47,579Byen København
Lowest1,842Bornholm
Median26,63511 areas
Denmark291,188History

All areas, 2021

Byen København: 47,579 countByen København47,579Østjylland: 43,469 countØstjylland43,469Sydjylland: 32,798 countSydjylland32,798Københavns omegn: 30,270 countKøbenhavns omegn30,270Nordsjælland: 26,910 countNordsjælland26,910Nordjylland: 26,635 countNordjylland26,635Vest- og Sydsjælland: 26,389 countVest- og Sydsjælland26,389Fyn: 21,991 countFyn21,991Vestjylland: 19,799 countVestjylland19,799Østsjælland: 13,506 countØstsjælland13,506Bornholm: 1,842 countBornholm1,842Byen København: 47,579 countByen København47,579Østjylland: 43,469 countØstjylland43,469Sydjylland: 32,798 countSydjylland32,798Københavns omegn: 30,270 countKøbenhavns omegn30,270Nordsjælland: 26,910 countNordsjælland26,910Nordjylland: 26,635 countNordjylland26,635Vest- og Sydsjælland: 26,389 countVest- og Sydsjælland26,389Fyn: 21,991 countFyn21,991Vestjylland: 19,799 countVestjylland19,799Østsjælland: 13,506 countØstsjælland13,506Bornholm: 1,842 countBornholm1,842
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
count
1Byen København47,579
2Østjylland43,469
3Sydjylland32,798
4Københavns omegn30,270
5Nordsjælland26,910
6Nordjylland26,635
7Vest- og Sydsjælland26,389
8Fyn21,991
9Vestjylland19,799
10Østsjælland13,506
11Bornholm1,842

Other periods

About this ranking

Enterprises that had turnover or employment at any time during the year, with or without employees.

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). For the UK it counts every enterprise active at some point in the year, so it differs from registered_enterprises_total (UK Business Counts), a snapshot of the register in March.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r) (NUTS 3 areas of Denmark by active enterprises, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Denmark by active enterprises, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/denmark-provinces?period=2021. 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, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of Denmark by active enterprises, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/denmark-provinces?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Denmark by active enterprises, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/denmark-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which area has the highest active enterprises?

Byen København, with 47,579 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest active enterprises?

Bornholm, with 1,842 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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