# NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by active enterprises, 2023

All 26 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/portugal-provinces

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Grande Lisboa | 356,570 |
| 2 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 247,900 |
| 3 | Península de Setúbal | 98,277 |
| 4 | Algarve | 88,524 |
| 5 | Região de Coimbra | 55,856 |
| 6 | Cávado | 55,334 |
| 7 | Oeste | 47,883 |
| 8 | Ave | 46,936 |
| 9 | Região de Aveiro | 46,543 |
| 10 | Tâmega e Sousa | 41,634 |
| 11 | Região de Leiria | 40,148 |
| 12 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 29,403 |
| 13 | Alto Minho | 29,084 |
| 14 | Viseu Dão Lafões | 27,789 |
| 15 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 24,512 |
| 16 | Lezíria do Tejo | 24,347 |
| 17 | Médio Tejo | 23,357 |
| 18 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | 21,506 |
| 19 | Douro | 18,510 |
| 20 | Alentejo Central | 17,147 |
| 21 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | 11,625 |
| 22 | Baixo Alentejo | 11,544 |
| 23 | Alentejo Litoral | 11,228 |
| 24 | Beira Baixa | 10,272 |
| 25 | Alto Alentejo | 10,182 |
| 26 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | 8,799 |