NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by enterprise birth rate, 2023

Zadarska županija had the highest enterprise birth rate of 21 areas in 2023, at 15.16%. Krapinsko-zagorska županija had the lowest, at 10.32%. The median was 12.23% and the figure for Croatia was 12.51%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15.16Zadarska županija

Lowest10.32Krapinsko-zagorska županija

Median12.2321 areas

Croatia12.51History

All areas, 2023

%. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Zadarska županija	15.16	+2.16 pts
2	Osječko-baranjska županija	14.57	+1.88 pts
3	Vukovarsko-srijemska županija	14.46	+2.2 pts
4	Brodsko-posavska županija	13.47	+1.27 pts
5	Sisačko-moslavačka županija	13.38	+2.31 pts
6	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	13.06	+2.21 pts
7	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	13.05	+1.16 pts
8	Koprivničko-križevačka županija	12.92	+1.05 pts
9	Šibensko-kninska županija	12.84	+0.42 pts
10	Ličko-senjska županija	12.62	+2.97 pts
11	Zagrebačka županija	12.23	+0.66 pts
12	Grad Zagreb	12.18	+0.59 pts
13	Istarska županija	12.16	+0.19 pts
14	Požeško-slavonska županija	12.05	+1 pts
15	Primorsko-goranska županija	11.76	+1.22 pts
16	Varaždinska županija	11.63	+0.95 pts
16	Virovitičko-podravska županija	11.63	+0.47 pts
18	Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija	11.2	-0.17 pts
19	Karlovačka županija	11.01	+1.02 pts
20	Međimurska županija	10.39	+0.51 pts
21	Krapinsko-zagorska županija	10.32	+0.11 pts

Other periods

2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Enterprise births in the year as a percentage of the enterprises active in the same year. A birth is a new enterprise created from scratch, not by a merger, break-up or reactivation.

Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. Not comparable with establishment_entry_rate, which counts new locations of US businesses, including branches of existing firms.

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, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (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, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r) (NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by enterprise birth rate, 2023) [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, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by enterprise birth rate, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-birth-rate/croatia-provinces. 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, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by enterprise birth rate, 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/enterprise-birth-rate/croatia-provinces.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by enterprise birth rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-birth-rate/croatia-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd\_size\_r): NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by enterprise birth rate, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-birth-rate/croatia-provinces. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd\_size\_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd\_size\_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which area has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Zadarska županija, with 15.16% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Krapinsko-zagorska županija, with 10.32% 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, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.