# Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by active enterprises, 2023

All 12 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `active_enterprises`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Enterprises that had turnover or employment at any time during the year, with or without employees.
- Source: 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) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/netherlands-regions

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Zuid-Holland | 505,170 |
| 2 | Noord-Holland | 482,952 |
| 3 | Noord-Brabant | 329,053 |
| 4 | Gelderland | 257,706 |
| 5 | Utrecht | 200,842 |
| 6 | Overijssel | 123,785 |
| 7 | Limburg (NL) | 114,662 |
| 8 | Friesland (NL) | 73,162 |
| 9 | Groningen | 61,194 |
| 10 | Flevoland | 56,001 |
| 11 | Drenthe | 50,934 |
| 12 | Zeeland | 42,349 |