EU regions (NUTS 2) by enterprise birth rate

Mayotte had the highest enterprise birth rate of 231 regions in 2021, at 43.24%. Chemnitz had the lowest, at 4.65%. The median was 9.59% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest43.24Mayotte

Lowest4.65Chemnitz

Median9.59231 regions

European Union (27)10.8History

Top 40 regions, 2021

%. 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	Regions	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Mayotte Series break	43.24	n/a
2	Eesti Series break	25.43	n/a
3	Guyane Series break	22.43	n/a
4	Guadeloupe Series break	20.68	n/a
5	La Réunion Series break	20.31	n/a
6	Martinique Series break	19.78	n/a
7	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	19.45	n/a
8	Sostinės regionas	19.09	n/a
9	Ile-de-France Series break	18.09	n/a
10	Península de Setúbal	17.95	n/a
11	Nord-Pas de Calais Series break	16.8	n/a
12	Região Autónoma da Madeira	16.41	n/a
13	Grande Lisboa	16.24	n/a
14	Aquitaine Series break	15.83	n/a
15	Haute-Normandie Series break	15.78	n/a
16	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break	15.73	n/a
17	Languedoc-Roussillon Series break	15.72	n/a
17	Rhône-Alpes Series break	15.72	n/a
19	Picardie Series break	15.7	n/a
20	Pays de la Loire Series break	15.51	n/a
21	Midi-Pyrénées Series break	15.37	n/a
22	Lorraine Series break	15.32	n/a
23	Centre - Val de Loire Series break	15.25	n/a
24	Alsace Series break	15.06	n/a
25	Champagne-Ardenne Series break	15.05	n/a
26	Região Autónoma dos Açores	14.67	n/a
27	Basse-Normandie Series break	14.64	n/a
28	Bourgogne Series break	14.54	n/a
29	Franche-Comté Series break	14.5	n/a
29	Poitou-Charentes Series break	14.5	n/a
31	Malta Series break	14.44	n/a
32	Bretagne Series break	14.38	n/a
33	Limousin Series break	14.37	n/a
34	Algarve	14.09	n/a
35	Corse Series break	13.98	n/a
36	Auvergne Series break	13.63	n/a
37	Norte	13.39	n/a
38	Warszawski stołeczny	13.38	n/a
39	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	13.36	n/a
40	Pomorskie	13.25	n/a
41	Alentejo	13.12	n/a
42	Podkarpackie	13.06	n/a
43	Latvija	13.04	n/a
44	Bucureşti-Ilfov	12.95	n/a
45	Hovedstaden	12.91	n/a
46	Lubelskie	12.86	n/a
47	Észak-Magyarország	12.77	n/a
48	Pest	12.76	n/a
49	Dolnośląskie	12.71	n/a
50	Flevoland	12.65	n/a
51	Świętokrzyskie	12.56	n/a
52	Małopolskie	12.54	n/a
53	Centro (PT)	12.48	n/a
54	Panonska Hrvatska	12.37	n/a
55	Warmińsko-mazurskie	12.16	n/a
56	Zachodniopomorskie	12.13	n/a
57	Közép-Dunántúl	12.01	n/a
58	Lubuskie	12	n/a
59	Mazowiecki regionalny	11.91	n/a
60	Východné Slovensko	11.89	n/a
61	Észak-Alföld	11.86	n/a
62	Kujawsko-pomorskie	11.83	n/a
63	Bratislavský kraj	11.77	n/a
64	Vest	11.72	n/a
65	Budapest	11.7	n/a
65	Eastern and Midland	11.7	n/a
67	Podlaskie	11.69	n/a
68	Dél-Dunántúl	11.63	n/a
69	Dél-Alföld	11.62	n/a
70	Nyugat-Dunántúl	11.46	n/a
71	Nord-Vest	11.44	n/a
72	Noord-Holland	11.41	n/a
73	Łódzkie	11.4	n/a
74	Wielkopolskie	11.33	n/a
75	Západné Slovensko	11.31	n/a
76	Śląskie	11.29	n/a
77	Grad Zagreb	11.19	n/a
78	Nord-Est	11.09	n/a
79	Zahodna Slovenija	11.04	n/a
80	Opolskie	10.99	n/a
81	Centru	10.97	n/a
82	Berlin	10.9	n/a
83	Sud-Est	10.83	n/a
84	Stredné Slovensko	10.78	n/a
85	Sud-Vest Oltenia	10.77	n/a
86	Sud-Muntenia	10.74	n/a
87	Noord-Brabant	10.72	n/a
88	Sjeverna Hrvatska	10.7	n/a
89	Canary Islands Series break	10.69	n/a
90	Balearic Islands Series break	10.67	n/a
91	Groningen	10.61	n/a
91	Yugozapaden	10.61	n/a
93	Overijssel	10.49	n/a
94	Midtjylland	10.46	n/a
94	Sjælland	10.46	n/a
96	Jadranska Hrvatska	10.44	n/a
97	Vzhodna Slovenija	10.43	n/a
98	Syddanmark	10.29	n/a
99	Severoiztochen	10.19	n/a
100	Gelderland	10.15	n/a
100	Kýpros	10.15	n/a
102	Andalusia Series break	10.05	n/a
103	Limburg (NL)	9.98	n/a
104	Bremen	9.96	n/a
105	Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break	9.88	-0.34 pts
105	Yugoiztochen	9.88	n/a
107	Zeeland	9.84	n/a
108	Campania Series break	9.83	n/a
109	Valencian Community Series break	9.82	n/a
110	Calabria Series break	9.79	n/a
111	Nordjylland	9.78	n/a
112	Sicilia Series break	9.77	n/a
113	Community of Madrid Series break	9.75	n/a
114	Praha	9.74	n/a
115	Lazio Series break	9.73	n/a
116	Friesland (NL)	9.59	n/a
117	Hamburg	9.5	n/a
118	Yuzhen tsentralen	9.38	n/a
119	Severen tsentralen	9.34	n/a
120	Catalonia Series break	9.33	n/a
121	Stockholm	9.32	n/a
122	Region of Murcia Series break	9.31	n/a
123	Drenthe	9.26	n/a
124	Ceuta Series break	9.23	n/a
125	Moravskoslezsko	9.16	n/a
126	Severozapaden	9.05	n/a
127	Darmstadt	9.01	n/a
128	Melilla Series break	8.97	n/a
129	Saarland	8.85	n/a
130	Severozápad	8.78	n/a
131	Jihovýchod	8.75	n/a
132	Düsseldorf	8.72	n/a
132	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	8.72	n/a
134	Střední Čechy	8.7	n/a
135	Sardegna Series break	8.66	n/a
136	Luxembourg	8.57	n/a
137	Köln	8.52	n/a
137	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break	8.52	0 pts
139	Attiki	8.43	n/a
140	Puglia Series break	8.38	n/a
141	Navarre Series break	8.37	n/a
142	Länsi-Suomi Series break	8.36	-0.09 pts
143	Southern	8.34	n/a
144	Sydsverige	8.31	n/a
145	Molise Series break	8.3	n/a
146	Castilla-La Mancha Series break	8.26	n/a
147	Abruzzo Series break	8.16	n/a
147	Etelä-Suomi Series break	8.16	-0.08 pts
147	Gießen	8.16	n/a
150	Northern and Western	8.14	n/a
151	Karlsruhe	8.13	n/a
152	Extremadura Series break	8.07	n/a
153	Basilicata Series break	8.02	n/a
153	Jihozápad	8.02	n/a
153	Střední Morava	8.02	n/a
156	Hannover	7.92	n/a
156	Oberbayern	7.92	n/a
156	Severovýchod	7.92	n/a
159	Basque Country Series break	7.89	n/a
160	Schleswig-Holstein	7.84	n/a
161	Östra Mellansverige	7.83	n/a
162	Weser-Ems	7.79	n/a
163	Stuttgart	7.78	n/a
164	Freiburg	7.76	n/a
165	Braunschweig	7.74	n/a
166	Västsverige	7.73	n/a
167	Arnsberg	7.72	n/a
167	Tübingen	7.72	n/a
169	Galicia Series break	7.71	n/a
169	Lüneburg	7.71	n/a
171	Münster	7.65	n/a
171	Piemonte Series break	7.65	n/a
173	Lombardia Series break	7.63	n/a
174	Koblenz	7.55	n/a
175	Liguria Series break	7.53	n/a
176	Åland Series break	7.49	-0.55 pts
176	Asturias Series break	7.49	n/a
178	Aragon Series break	7.47	n/a
179	Kassel	7.41	n/a
180	Cantabria Series break	7.4	n/a
181	Umbria Series break	7.39	n/a
182	Toscana Series break	7.37	n/a
183	Trier	7.33	n/a
184	Detmold	7.3	n/a
185	Småland med öarna	7.25	n/a
186	Kentriki Makedonia	7.23	n/a
187	Leipzig	7.16	n/a
188	Mittelfranken	7.08	n/a
189	Schwaben	7.06	n/a
190	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break	7.02	n/a
191	Emilia-Romagna Series break	6.97	n/a
192	Övre Norrland	6.96	n/a
193	Marche Series break	6.92	n/a
194	Mellersta Norrland	6.9	n/a
195	Norra Mellansverige	6.81	n/a
196	Castile and León Series break	6.79	n/a
197	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break	6.73	n/a
198	Thessalia	6.65	n/a
199	Dytiki Elláda	6.64	n/a
199	Veneto Series break	6.64	n/a
201	Brandenburg	6.62	n/a
201	Dytiki Makedonia	6.62	n/a
203	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break	6.58	n/a
204	Oberpfalz	6.53	n/a
205	La Rioja Series break	6.52	n/a
206	Unterfranken	6.49	n/a
207	Steiermark	6.41	n/a
208	Notio Aigaio	6.34	n/a
209	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	6.3	n/a
210	Wien	6.28	n/a
211	Burgenland	6.18	n/a
212	Kärnten	6.04	n/a
213	Kriti	6.02	n/a
214	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	6.01	n/a
215	Ipeiros	5.99	n/a
215	Oberösterreich	5.99	n/a
217	Niederösterreich	5.97	n/a
218	Sterea Elláda	5.94	n/a
219	Niederbayern	5.92	n/a
220	Peloponnisos	5.88	n/a
221	Ionia Nisia	5.87	n/a
222	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break	5.81	n/a
223	Voreio Aigaio	5.79	n/a
224	Oberfranken	5.74	n/a
225	Dresden	5.58	n/a
226	Sachsen-Anhalt	5.57	n/a
227	Vorarlberg	5.53	n/a
228	Tirol	5.43	n/a
229	Salzburg	5.38	n/a
230	Thüringen	4.77	n/a
231	Chemnitz	4.65	n/a

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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 regions are compared on one definition. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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 region has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Mayotte, with 43.24% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Chemnitz, with 4.65% in 2021.

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