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NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise birth rate

Mayotte had the highest enterprise birth rate of 101 areas in 2021, at 43.24%. Cantal had the lowest, at 10.81%. The median was 14.89% and the figure for France was 16.17%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest43.24Mayotte
Lowest10.81Cantal
Median14.89101 areas
France16.17History

Top 40 areas, 2021

Mayotte: 43.24 %Mayotte43.24Guyane: 22.43 %Guyane22.43Seine-Saint-Denis: 21.71 %Seine-Saint-Denis21.71Guadeloupe: 20.68 %Guadeloupe20.68La Réunion: 20.31 %La Réunion20.31Martinique: 19.78 %Martinique19.78Val-d’Oise: 19.76 %Val-d’Oise19.76Val-de-Marne: 19.29 %Val-de-Marne19.29Essonne: 19.22 %Essonne19.22Hauts-de-Seine: 18.54 %Hauts-de-Seine18.54Seine-et-Marne: 18.46 %Seine-et-Marne18.46Yvelines: 17.94 %Yvelines17.94Rhône: 17.68 %Rhône17.68Nord: 17.37 %Nord17.37Gironde: 17.24 %Gironde17.24Haute-Garonne: 17.18 %Haute-Garonne17.18Bouches-du-Rhône: 16.74 %Bouches-du-Rhône16.74Hérault: 16.68 %Hérault16.68Loire-Atlantique: 16.52 %Loire-Atlantique16.52Seine-Maritime: 16.33 %Seine-Maritime16.33Oise: 16.28 %Oise16.28Meurthe-et-Moselle: 16.27 %Meurthe-et-Moselle16.27Territoire de Belfort: 16.17 %Territoire de Belfort16.17Paris: 16.11 %Paris16.11Indre-et-Loire: 16.05 %Indre-et-Loire16.05Marne: 15.92 %Marne15.92Ille-et-Vilaine: 15.88 %Ille-et-Vilaine15.88Alpes-Maritimes: 15.8 %Alpes-Maritimes15.8Calvados: 15.77 %Calvados15.77Moselle: 15.77 %Moselle15.77Loiret: 15.72 %Loiret15.72Somme: 15.58 %Somme15.58Pas-de-Calais: 15.57 %Pas-de-Calais15.57Pyrénées-Orientales: 15.54 %Pyrénées-Orientales15.54Eure-et-Loir: 15.47 %Eure-et-Loir15.47Isère: 15.45 %Isère15.45Haute-Vienne: 15.4 %Haute-Vienne15.4Ain: 15.38 %Ain15.38Var: 15.33 %Var15.33Loire: 15.26 %Loire15.26Mayotte: 43.24 %Mayotte43.24Guyane: 22.43 %Guyane22.43Seine-Saint-Denis: 21.71 %Seine-Saint-Denis21.71Guadeloupe: 20.68 %Guadeloupe20.68La Réunion: 20.31 %La Réunion20.31Martinique: 19.78 %Martinique19.78Val-d’Oise: 19.76 %Val-d’Oise19.76Val-de-Marne: 19.29 %Val-de-Marne19.29Essonne: 19.22 %Essonne19.22Hauts-de-Seine: 18.54 %Hauts-de-Seine18.54Seine-et-Marne: 18.46 %Seine-et-Marne18.46Yvelines: 17.94 %Yvelines17.94Rhône: 17.68 %Rhône17.68Nord: 17.37 %Nord17.37Gironde: 17.24 %Gironde17.24Haute-Garonne: 17.18 %Haute-Garonne17.18Bouches-du-Rhône: 16.74 %Bouches-du-Rhône16.74Hérault: 16.68 %Hérault16.68Loire-Atlantique: 16.52 %Loire-Atlantique16.52Seine-Maritime: 16.33 %Seine-Maritime16.33Oise: 16.28 %Oise16.28Meurthe-et-Moselle: 16.27 %Meurthe-et-Moselle16.27Territoire de Belfort: 16.17 %Territoire de Belfort16.17Paris: 16.11 %Paris16.11Indre-et-Loire: 16.05 %Indre-et-Loire16.05Marne: 15.92 %Marne15.92Ille-et-Vilaine: 15.88 %Ille-et-Vilaine15.88Alpes-Maritimes: 15.8 %Alpes-Maritimes15.8Calvados: 15.77 %Calvados15.77Moselle: 15.77 %Moselle15.77Loiret: 15.72 %Loiret15.72Somme: 15.58 %Somme15.58Pas-de-Calais: 15.57 %Pas-de-Calais15.57Pyrénées-Orientales: 15.54 %Pyrénées-Orientales15.54Eure-et-Loir: 15.47 %Eure-et-Loir15.47Isère: 15.45 %Isère15.45Haute-Vienne: 15.4 %Haute-Vienne15.4Ain: 15.38 %Ain15.38Var: 15.33 %Var15.33Loire: 15.26 %Loire15.26
%. 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

RankAreas2021 (%)
1Mayotte Series break43.24
2Guyane Series break22.43
3Seine-Saint-Denis Series break21.71
4Guadeloupe Series break20.68
5La Réunion Series break20.31
6Martinique Series break19.78
7Val-d’Oise Series break19.76
8Val-de-Marne Series break19.29
9Essonne Series break19.22
10Hauts-de-Seine Series break18.54
11Seine-et-Marne Series break18.46
12Yvelines Series break17.94
13Rhône Series break17.68
14Nord Series break17.37
15Gironde Series break17.24
16Haute-Garonne Series break17.18
17Bouches-du-Rhône Series break16.74
18Hérault Series break16.68
19Loire-Atlantique Series break16.52
20Seine-Maritime Series break16.33
21Oise Series break16.28
22Meurthe-et-Moselle Series break16.27
23Territoire de Belfort Series break16.17
24Paris Series break16.11
25Indre-et-Loire Series break16.05
26Marne Series break15.92
27Ille-et-Vilaine Series break15.88
28Alpes-Maritimes Series break15.8
29Calvados Series break15.77
29Moselle Series break15.77
31Loiret Series break15.72
32Somme Series break15.58
33Pas-de-Calais Series break15.57
34Pyrénées-Orientales Series break15.54
35Eure-et-Loir Series break15.47
36Isère Series break15.45
37Haute-Vienne Series break15.4
38Ain Series break15.38
39Var Series break15.33
40Loire Series break15.26
41Vienne Series break15.23
42Côte-d’Or Series break15.19
43Bas-Rhin Series break15.17
44Aube Series break15.09
44Haute-Savoie Series break15.09
46Maine-et-Loire Series break15.03
47Mayenne Series break14.95
48Gard Series break14.93
49Tarn-et-Garonne Series break14.91
50Doubs Series break14.9
51Sarthe Series break14.89
52Haut-Rhin Series break14.87
52Landes Series break14.87
54Puy-de-Dôme Series break14.85
55Pyrénées-Atlantiques Series break14.78
56Aisne Series break14.77
57Eure Series break14.71
57Vaucluse Series break14.71
59Aude Series break14.61
60Charente-Maritime Series break14.57
61Tarn Series break14.55
61Yonne Series break14.55
63Drôme Series break14.54
64Loir-et-Cher Series break14.32
65Vendée Series break14.31
66Cher Series break14.16
67Charente Series break14.15
67Lot-et-Garonne Series break14.15
69Saône-et-Loire Series break14.12
70Haute-Corse Series break14.03
71Ariège Series break13.98
72Finistère Series break13.95
73Ardennes Series break13.94
73Corse-du-Sud Series break13.94
75Jura Series break13.83
76Deux-Sèvres Series break13.82
77Ardèche Series break13.75
78Manche Series break13.66
79Dordogne Series break13.62
80Morbihan Series break13.59
81Nièvre Series break13.58
82Indre Series break13.57
83Gers Series break13.55
84Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Series break13.53
85Meuse Series break13.45
86Haute-Saône Series break13.41
87Corrèze Series break13.38
88Vosges Series break13.35
89Côtes-d’Armor Series break13.29
90Haute-Marne Series break13.27
91Creuse Series break13.26
92Haute-Loire Series break13.15
92Savoie Series break13.15
94Hautes-Pyrénées Series break13.13
95Orne Series break12.85
96Aveyron Series break12.76
97Lot Series break12.7
98Allier Series break12.58
99Hautes-Alpes Series break11.99
100Lozère Series break11.54
101Cantal Series break10.81

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. 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, 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/enterprise-birth-rate/france-provinces?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [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?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise birth rate?

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

Which area has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Cantal, with 10.81% in 2021.

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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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