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Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by active enterprises

Stockholm had the highest active enterprises of 8 regions in 2021, at 334,123. Mellersta Norrland had the lowest, at 34,288. The median was 103,842 and the figure for Sweden was 1.03 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest334,123Stockholm
Lowest34,288Mellersta Norrland
Median103,8428 regions
Sweden1,031,880History

All regions, 2021

Stockholm: 334,123 countStockholm334,123Västsverige: 198,303 countVästsverige198,303Sydsverige: 144,916 countSydsverige144,916Östra Mellansverige: 136,430 countÖstra Mellansverige136,430Norra Mellansverige: 71,254 countNorra Mellansverige71,254Småland med öarna: 70,516 countSmåland med öarna70,516Övre Norrland: 42,050 countÖvre Norrland42,050Mellersta Norrland: 34,288 countMellersta Norrland34,288Stockholm: 334,123 countStockholm334,123Västsverige: 198,303 countVästsverige198,303Sydsverige: 144,916 countSydsverige144,916Östra Mellansverige: 136,430 countÖstra Mellansverige136,430Norra Mellansverige: 71,254 countNorra Mellansverige71,254Småland med öarna: 70,516 countSmåland med öarna70,516Övre Norrland: 42,050 countÖvre Norrland42,050Mellersta Norrland: 34,288 countMellersta Norrland34,288
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

RankRegions2021
count
1Stockholm334,123
2Västsverige198,303
3Sydsverige144,916
4Östra Mellansverige136,430
5Norra Mellansverige71,254
6Småland med öarna70,516
7Övre Norrland42,050
8Mellersta Norrland34,288

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 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, 2021) [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, 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/sweden-regions?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). Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) 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/sweden-regions?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), Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) 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/sweden-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest active enterprises?

Stockholm, with 334,123 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest active enterprises?

Mellersta Norrland, with 34,288 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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