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NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise birth rate

Guyane had the highest enterprise birth rate of 101 areas in 2022, at 19.42%. Cantal had the lowest, at 9.3%. The median was 13.19% and the figure for France was 14.27%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest19.42Guyane
Lowest9.3Cantal
Median13.19101 areas
France14.27History

Top 40 areas, 2022

Guyane: 19.42 %Guyane19.42Martinique: 19.06 %Martinique19.06Mayotte: 18.83 %Mayotte18.83Seine-Saint-Denis: 18.7 %Seine-Saint-Denis18.7Val-d’Oise: 17.55 %Val-d’Oise17.55Guadeloupe: 17.47 %Guadeloupe17.47Val-de-Marne: 17.32 %Val-de-Marne17.32Essonne: 16.83 %Essonne16.83Hauts-de-Seine: 16.68 %Hauts-de-Seine16.68Seine-et-Marne: 16.09 %Seine-et-Marne16.09La Réunion: 15.97 %La Réunion15.97Yvelines: 15.82 %Yvelines15.82Rhône: 15.54 %Rhône15.54Gironde: 15.2 %Gironde15.2Haute-Garonne: 15.07 %Haute-Garonne15.07Nord: 15.01 %Nord15.01Bouches-du-Rhône: 14.85 %Bouches-du-Rhône14.85Paris: 14.8 %Paris14.8Oise: 14.74 %Oise14.74Alpes-Maritimes: 14.64 %Alpes-Maritimes14.64Hérault: 14.44 %Hérault14.44Loire-Atlantique: 14.39 %Loire-Atlantique14.39Isère: 14.18 %Isère14.18Meurthe-et-Moselle: 14.18 %Meurthe-et-Moselle14.18Ille-et-Vilaine: 14.16 %Ille-et-Vilaine14.16Loiret: 14.16 %Loiret14.16Vienne: 14.13 %Vienne14.13Moselle: 14.07 %Moselle14.07Indre-et-Loire: 14.05 %Indre-et-Loire14.05Var: 14.04 %Var14.04Ain: 14.03 %Ain14.03Pas-de-Calais: 13.91 %Pas-de-Calais13.91Somme: 13.79 %Somme13.79Marne: 13.77 %Marne13.77Seine-Maritime: 13.75 %Seine-Maritime13.75Eure: 13.64 %Eure13.64Maine-et-Loire: 13.55 %Maine-et-Loire13.55Gard: 13.5 %Gard13.5Pyrénées-Orientales: 13.49 %Pyrénées-Orientales13.49Haute-Savoie: 13.48 %Haute-Savoie13.48Guyane: 19.42 %Guyane19.42Martinique: 19.06 %Martinique19.06Mayotte: 18.83 %Mayotte18.83Seine-Saint-Denis: 18.7 %Seine-Saint-Denis18.7Val-d’Oise: 17.55 %Val-d’Oise17.55Guadeloupe: 17.47 %Guadeloupe17.47Val-de-Marne: 17.32 %Val-de-Marne17.32Essonne: 16.83 %Essonne16.83Hauts-de-Seine: 16.68 %Hauts-de-Seine16.68Seine-et-Marne: 16.09 %Seine-et-Marne16.09La Réunion: 15.97 %La Réunion15.97Yvelines: 15.82 %Yvelines15.82Rhône: 15.54 %Rhône15.54Gironde: 15.2 %Gironde15.2Haute-Garonne: 15.07 %Haute-Garonne15.07Nord: 15.01 %Nord15.01Bouches-du-Rhône: 14.85 %Bouches-du-Rhône14.85Paris: 14.8 %Paris14.8Oise: 14.74 %Oise14.74Alpes-Maritimes: 14.64 %Alpes-Maritimes14.64Hérault: 14.44 %Hérault14.44Loire-Atlantique: 14.39 %Loire-Atlantique14.39Isère: 14.18 %Isère14.18Meurthe-et-Moselle: 14.18 %Meurthe-et-Moselle14.18Ille-et-Vilaine: 14.16 %Ille-et-Vilaine14.16Loiret: 14.16 %Loiret14.16Vienne: 14.13 %Vienne14.13Moselle: 14.07 %Moselle14.07Indre-et-Loire: 14.05 %Indre-et-Loire14.05Var: 14.04 %Var14.04Ain: 14.03 %Ain14.03Pas-de-Calais: 13.91 %Pas-de-Calais13.91Somme: 13.79 %Somme13.79Marne: 13.77 %Marne13.77Seine-Maritime: 13.75 %Seine-Maritime13.75Eure: 13.64 %Eure13.64Maine-et-Loire: 13.55 %Maine-et-Loire13.55Gard: 13.5 %Gard13.5Pyrénées-Orientales: 13.49 %Pyrénées-Orientales13.49Haute-Savoie: 13.48 %Haute-Savoie13.48
%. 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

RankAreas2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Guyane Series break19.42-3.01 pts
2Martinique Series break19.06-0.72 pts
3Mayotte Series break18.83-24.41 pts
4Seine-Saint-Denis Series break18.7-3.01 pts
5Val-d’Oise Series break17.55-2.21 pts
6Guadeloupe Series break17.47-3.21 pts
7Val-de-Marne Series break17.32-1.97 pts
8Essonne Series break16.83-2.39 pts
9Hauts-de-Seine Series break16.68-1.86 pts
10Seine-et-Marne Series break16.09-2.37 pts
11La Réunion Series break15.97-4.34 pts
12Yvelines Series break15.82-2.12 pts
13Rhône Series break15.54-2.14 pts
14Gironde Series break15.2-2.04 pts
15Haute-Garonne Series break15.07-2.11 pts
16Nord Series break15.01-2.36 pts
17Bouches-du-Rhône Series break14.85-1.89 pts
18Paris Series break14.8-1.31 pts
19Oise Series break14.74-1.54 pts
20Alpes-Maritimes Series break14.64-1.16 pts
21Hérault Series break14.44-2.24 pts
22Loire-Atlantique Series break14.39-2.13 pts
23Isère Series break14.18-1.27 pts
23Meurthe-et-Moselle Series break14.18-2.09 pts
25Ille-et-Vilaine Series break14.16-1.72 pts
25Loiret Series break14.16-1.56 pts
27Vienne Series break14.13-1.1 pts
28Moselle Series break14.07-1.7 pts
29Indre-et-Loire Series break14.05-2 pts
30Var Series break14.04-1.29 pts
31Ain Series break14.03-1.35 pts
32Pas-de-Calais Series break13.91-1.66 pts
33Somme Series break13.79-1.79 pts
34Marne Series break13.77-2.15 pts
35Seine-Maritime Series break13.75-2.58 pts
36Eure Series break13.64-1.07 pts
37Maine-et-Loire Series break13.55-1.48 pts
38Gard Series break13.5-1.43 pts
39Pyrénées-Orientales Series break13.49-2.05 pts
40Haute-Savoie Series break13.48-1.61 pts
40Territoire de Belfort Series break13.48-2.69 pts
42Eure-et-Loir Series break13.44-2.03 pts
42Landes Series break13.44-1.43 pts
44Sarthe Series break13.38-1.51 pts
45Bas-Rhin Series break13.37-1.8 pts
45Loire Series break13.37-1.89 pts
47Doubs Series break13.29-1.61 pts
48Côte-d’Or Series break13.26-1.93 pts
49Calvados Series break13.24-2.53 pts
50Puy-de-Dôme Series break13.2-1.65 pts
51Aude Series break13.19-1.42 pts
52Tarn-et-Garonne Series break13.02-1.89 pts
53Haut-Rhin Series break13-1.87 pts
54Corse-du-Sud Series break12.99-0.95 pts
55Vaucluse Series break12.89-1.82 pts
56Haute-Saône Series break12.74-0.67 pts
57Pyrénées-Atlantiques Series break12.66-2.12 pts
58Aisne Series break12.64-2.13 pts
59Charente-Maritime Series break12.6-1.97 pts
59Vendée Series break12.6-1.71 pts
61Aube Series break12.58-2.51 pts
62Saône-et-Loire Series break12.54-1.58 pts
63Finistère Series break12.51-1.44 pts
64Cher Series break12.49-1.67 pts
65Loir-et-Cher Series break12.48-1.84 pts
66Mayenne Series break12.44-2.51 pts
67Ardennes Series break12.4-1.54 pts
67Yonne Series break12.4-2.15 pts
69Tarn Series break12.39-2.16 pts
70Ariège Series break12.37-1.61 pts
71Côtes-d’Armor Series break12.32-0.97 pts
71Drôme Series break12.32-2.22 pts
71Lot-et-Garonne Series break12.32-1.83 pts
74Deux-Sèvres Series break12.22-1.6 pts
75Morbihan Series break12.21-1.38 pts
76Ardèche Series break12.16-1.59 pts
77Charente Series break12.15-2 pts
77Vosges Series break12.15-1.2 pts
79Haute-Vienne Series break12.12-3.28 pts
80Jura Series break12.05-1.78 pts
81Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Series break11.92-1.61 pts
82Gers Series break11.88-1.67 pts
83Hautes-Pyrénées Series break11.71-1.42 pts
84Meuse Series break11.68-1.77 pts
85Savoie Series break11.59-1.56 pts
86Nièvre Series break11.56-2.02 pts
87Allier Series break11.55-1.03 pts
88Manche Series break11.52-2.14 pts
89Orne Series break11.5-1.35 pts
90Dordogne Series break11.49-2.13 pts
91Indre Series break11.42-2.15 pts
92Haute-Loire Series break11.36-1.79 pts
93Haute-Corse Series break11.26-2.77 pts
94Haute-Marne Series break11.19-2.08 pts
95Corrèze Series break11.13-2.25 pts
96Lot Series break11.06-1.64 pts
97Hautes-Alpes Series break10.71-1.28 pts
98Aveyron Series break10.67-2.09 pts
99Lozère Series break10.17-1.37 pts
100Creuse Series break10.01-3.25 pts
101Cantal Series break9.3-1.51 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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 France by enterprise birth rate, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Guyane, with 19.42% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Cantal, with 9.3% in 2022.

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