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NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise birth rate, 2023

Mayotte had the highest enterprise birth rate of 101 areas in 2023, at 53.87%. Cantal had the lowest, at 9.45%. The median was 12.93% and the figure for France was 14.13%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53.87Mayotte
Lowest9.45Cantal
Median12.93101 areas
France14.13History

Top 40 areas, 2023

Mayotte: 53.87 %Mayotte53.87Guyane: 19.87 %Guyane19.87Seine-Saint-Denis: 19.19 %Seine-Saint-Denis19.19Guadeloupe: 18.23 %Guadeloupe18.23Martinique: 17.65 %Martinique17.65Val-d’Oise: 17.13 %Val-d’Oise17.13Val-de-Marne: 16.93 %Val-de-Marne16.93Essonne: 16.46 %Essonne16.46Hauts-de-Seine: 16.25 %Hauts-de-Seine16.25La Réunion: 16 %La Réunion16Seine-et-Marne: 15.76 %Seine-et-Marne15.76Yvelines: 15.37 %Yvelines15.37Nord: 14.89 %Nord14.89Rhône: 14.77 %Rhône14.77Meurthe-et-Moselle: 14.65 %Meurthe-et-Moselle14.65Paris: 14.53 %Paris14.53Haute-Garonne: 14.5 %Haute-Garonne14.5Gironde: 14.45 %Gironde14.45Moselle: 14.44 %Moselle14.44Bouches-du-Rhône: 14.38 %Bouches-du-Rhône14.38Oise: 14.36 %Oise14.36Seine-Maritime: 14.21 %Seine-Maritime14.21Alpes-Maritimes: 14.13 %Alpes-Maritimes14.13Hérault: 14.07 %Hérault14.07Eure-et-Loir: 14.02 %Eure-et-Loir14.02Loiret: 13.78 %Loiret13.78Loire-Atlantique: 13.76 %Loire-Atlantique13.76Sarthe: 13.65 %Sarthe13.65Somme: 13.65 %Somme13.65Vienne: 13.6 %Vienne13.6Ain: 13.58 %Ain13.58Eure: 13.56 %Eure13.56Territoire de Belfort: 13.53 %Territoire de Belfort13.53Var: 13.53 %Var13.53Marne: 13.49 %Marne13.49Ille-et-Vilaine: 13.47 %Ille-et-Vilaine13.47Calvados: 13.38 %Calvados13.38Côte-d’Or: 13.36 %Côte-d’Or13.36Isère: 13.36 %Isère13.36Indre-et-Loire: 13.34 %Indre-et-Loire13.34
%. 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

RankAreas2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mayotte53.87+35.04 pts
2Guyane19.87+0.45 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis19.19+0.49 pts
4Guadeloupe18.23+0.76 pts
5Martinique17.65-1.41 pts
6Val-d’Oise17.13-0.42 pts
7Val-de-Marne16.93-0.39 pts
8Essonne16.46-0.37 pts
9Hauts-de-Seine16.25-0.43 pts
10La Réunion16+0.03 pts
11Seine-et-Marne15.76-0.33 pts
12Yvelines15.37-0.45 pts
13Nord14.89-0.12 pts
14Rhône14.77-0.77 pts
15Meurthe-et-Moselle14.65+0.47 pts
16Paris14.53-0.27 pts
17Haute-Garonne14.5-0.57 pts
18Gironde14.45-0.75 pts
19Moselle14.44+0.37 pts
20Bouches-du-Rhône14.38-0.47 pts
21Oise14.36-0.38 pts
22Seine-Maritime14.21+0.46 pts
23Alpes-Maritimes14.13-0.51 pts
24Hérault14.07-0.37 pts
25Eure-et-Loir14.02+0.58 pts
26Loiret13.78-0.38 pts
27Loire-Atlantique13.76-0.63 pts
28Sarthe13.65+0.27 pts
28Somme13.65-0.14 pts
30Vienne13.6-0.53 pts
31Ain13.58-0.45 pts
32Eure13.56-0.08 pts
33Territoire de Belfort13.53+0.05 pts
33Var13.53-0.51 pts
35Marne13.49-0.28 pts
36Ille-et-Vilaine13.47-0.69 pts
37Calvados13.38+0.14 pts
38Côte-d’Or13.36+0.1 pts
38Isère13.36-0.82 pts
40Indre-et-Loire13.34-0.71 pts
41Pyrénées-Orientales13.31-0.18 pts
42Pas-de-Calais13.29-0.62 pts
43Maine-et-Loire13.22-0.33 pts
44Gard13.21-0.29 pts
45Aube13.17+0.59 pts
46Bas-Rhin13.13-0.24 pts
46Doubs13.13-0.16 pts
48Aisne13.12+0.48 pts
49Yonne12.98+0.58 pts
50Loire12.93-0.44 pts
50Nièvre12.93+1.37 pts
52Haut-Rhin12.89-0.11 pts
52Landes12.89-0.55 pts
54Tarn-et-Garonne12.87-0.15 pts
55Ardennes12.85+0.45 pts
56Puy-de-Dôme12.77-0.43 pts
57Aude12.76-0.43 pts
57Vaucluse12.76-0.13 pts
59Loir-et-Cher12.71+0.23 pts
60Haute-Vienne12.68+0.56 pts
61Saône-et-Loire12.62+0.08 pts
62Haute-Savoie12.59-0.89 pts
62Tarn12.59+0.2 pts
64Haute-Saône12.54-0.2 pts
65Côtes-d’Armor12.52+0.2 pts
65Deux-Sèvres12.52+0.3 pts
67Meuse12.51+0.83 pts
68Charente12.43+0.28 pts
69Finistère12.37-0.14 pts
70Corse-du-Sud12.32-0.67 pts
71Cher12.27-0.22 pts
71Jura12.27+0.22 pts
71Pyrénées-Atlantiques12.27-0.39 pts
74Drôme12.25-0.07 pts
75Mayenne12.24-0.2 pts
76Vendée12.2-0.4 pts
77Alpes-de-Haute-Provence12.16+0.24 pts
78Ardèche12.15-0.01 pts
79Allier12.14+0.59 pts
80Lot-et-Garonne12.09-0.23 pts
81Charente-Maritime12.02-0.58 pts
82Vosges12.01-0.14 pts
83Morbihan11.9-0.31 pts
84Ariège11.83-0.54 pts
85Haute-Corse11.75+0.49 pts
86Hautes-Pyrénées11.710 pts
87Corrèze11.69+0.56 pts
88Haute-Marne11.63+0.44 pts
89Haute-Loire11.57+0.21 pts
89Indre11.57+0.15 pts
91Dordogne11.55+0.06 pts
92Manche11.46-0.06 pts
93Gers11.39-0.49 pts
93Savoie11.39-0.2 pts
95Orne11.33-0.17 pts
96Aveyron11.32+0.65 pts
97Creuse11.28+1.27 pts
98Lot10.55-0.51 pts
99Lozère10.29+0.12 pts
100Hautes-Alpes10.2-0.51 pts
101Cantal9.45+0.15 pts

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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.

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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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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 France 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 France 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/france-provinces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 France 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/france-provinces.

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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 France 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/france-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Mayotte, with 53.87% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Cantal, with 9.45% in 2023.

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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.

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