NUTS 3 areas of Hungary by active enterprises

Budapest had the highest active enterprises of 20 areas in 2021, at 265,669. Nógrád had the lowest, at 11,894. The median was 32,591 and the figure for Hungary was 949,587. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest265,669Budapest
Lowest11,894Nógrád
Median32,59120 areas
Hungary949,587History

All areas, 2021

Budapest: 265,669 countBudapest265,669Pest: 147,597 countPest147,597Győr-Moson-Sopron: 45,229 countGyőr-Moson-Sopron45,229Hajdú-Bihar: 44,227 countHajdú-Bihar44,227Bács-Kiskun: 41,702 countBács-Kiskun41,702Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén: 38,755 countBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén38,755Fejér: 36,740 countFejér36,740Csongrád-Csanád: 36,444 countCsongrád-Csanád36,444Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok: 35,705 countJász-Nagykun-Szolnok35,705Veszprém: 32,797 countVeszprém32,797Baranya: 32,384 countBaranya32,384Komárom-Esztergom: 26,286 countKomárom-Esztergom26,286Zala: 24,256 countZala24,256Somogy: 23,974 countSomogy23,974Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg: 23,646 countSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg23,646Békés: 22,714 countBékés22,714Vas: 21,579 countVas21,579Heves: 21,202 countHeves21,202Tolna: 16,787 countTolna16,787Nógrád: 11,894 countNógrád11,894Budapest: 265,669 countBudapest265,669Pest: 147,597 countPest147,597Győr-Moson-Sopron: 45,229 countGyőr-Moson-Sopron45,229Hajdú-Bihar: 44,227 countHajdú-Bihar44,227Bács-Kiskun: 41,702 countBács-Kiskun41,702Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén: 38,755 countBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén38,755Fejér: 36,740 countFejér36,740Csongrád-Csanád: 36,444 countCsongrád-Csanád36,444Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok: 35,705 countJász-Nagykun-Szolnok35,705Veszprém: 32,797 countVeszprém32,797Baranya: 32,384 countBaranya32,384Komárom-Esztergom: 26,286 countKomárom-Esztergom26,286Zala: 24,256 countZala24,256Somogy: 23,974 countSomogy23,974Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg: 23,646 countSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg23,646Békés: 22,714 countBékés22,714Vas: 21,579 countVas21,579Heves: 21,202 countHeves21,202Tolna: 16,787 countTolna16,787Nógrád: 11,894 countNógrád11,894
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
1Budapest265,669
2Pest147,597
3Győr-Moson-Sopron45,229
4Hajdú-Bihar44,227
5Bács-Kiskun41,702
6Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén38,755
7Fejér36,740
8Csongrád-Csanád36,444
9Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok35,705
10Veszprém32,797
11Baranya32,384
12Komárom-Esztergom26,286
13Zala24,256
14Somogy23,974
15Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg23,646
16Békés22,714
17Vas21,579
18Heves21,202
19Tolna16,787
20Nógrád11,894

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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 Hungary 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 Hungary 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/hungary-provinces?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Hungary 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/hungary-provinces?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Hungary 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/hungary-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest active enterprises?

Budapest, with 265,669 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest active enterprises?

Nógrád, with 11,894 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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