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Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by active enterprises, 2023

Stockholm had the highest active enterprises of 8 regions in 2023, at 266,443. Mellersta Norrland had the lowest, at 29,750. The median was 89,297 and the figure for Sweden was 860,890. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest266,443Stockholm
Lowest29,750Mellersta Norrland
Median89,2978 regions
Sweden860,890History

All regions, 2023

Stockholm: 266,443 countStockholm266,443Västsverige: 167,046 countVästsverige167,046Sydsverige: 122,513 countSydsverige122,513Östra Mellansverige: 117,093 countÖstra Mellansverige117,093Norra Mellansverige: 61,500 countNorra Mellansverige61,500Småland med öarna: 60,089 countSmåland med öarna60,089Övre Norrland: 36,619 countÖvre Norrland36,619Mellersta Norrland: 29,750 countMellersta Norrland29,750Stockholm: 266,443 countStockholm266,443Västsverige: 167,046 countVästsverige167,046Sydsverige: 122,513 countSydsverige122,513Östra Mellansverige: 117,093 countÖstra Mellansverige117,093Norra Mellansverige: 61,500 countNorra Mellansverige61,500Småland med öarna: 60,089 countSmåland med öarna60,089Övre Norrland: 36,619 countÖvre Norrland36,619Mellersta Norrland: 29,750 countMellersta Norrland29,750
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

RankRegions2023
count		Change on 2022
1Stockholm266,443+1.6%
2Västsverige167,046+3.6%
3Sydsverige122,513+3.9%
4Östra Mellansverige117,093+3.4%
5Norra Mellansverige61,500+4.4%
6Småland med öarna60,089+3.6%
7Övre Norrland36,619+3.9%
8Mellersta Norrland29,750+3.6%

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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 regions 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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APA 7

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) (Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by active enterprises, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

MLA 9

Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by active enterprises, 2023. 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/sweden-regions. 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). Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by active enterprises, 2023. 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/sweden-regions.

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), Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by active enterprises, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/sweden-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest active enterprises?

Stockholm, with 266,443 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest active enterprises?

Mellersta Norrland, with 29,750 in 2023.

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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