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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by enterprise birth rate, 2023

Mayotte had the highest enterprise birth rate of 27 regions in 2023, at 53.87%. Corse had the lowest, at 12.04%. The median was 13.33% and the figure for France was 14.13%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest53.87Mayotte
Lowest12.04Corse
Median13.3327 regions
France14.13History

All regions, 2023

Mayotte: 53.87 %Mayotte53.87Guyane: 19.87 %Guyane19.87Guadeloupe: 18.23 %Guadeloupe18.23Martinique: 17.65 %Martinique17.65La Réunion: 16 %La Réunion16Ile-de-France: 15.92 %Ile-de-France15.92Nord-Pas de Calais: 14.38 %Nord-Pas de Calais14.38Haute-Normandie: 13.99 %Haute-Normandie13.99Lorraine: 13.92 %Lorraine13.92Picardie: 13.84 %Picardie13.84Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 13.76 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur13.76Languedoc-Roussillon: 13.5 %Languedoc-Roussillon13.5Rhône-Alpes: 13.35 %Rhône-Alpes13.35Aquitaine: 13.33 %Aquitaine13.33Pays de la Loire: 13.24 %Pays de la Loire13.24Centre - Val de Loire: 13.23 %Centre - Val de Loire13.23Midi-Pyrénées: 13.11 %Midi-Pyrénées13.11Champagne-Ardenne: 13.08 %Champagne-Ardenne13.08Alsace: 13.04 %Alsace13.04Bourgogne: 13 %Bourgogne13Franche-Comté: 12.85 %Franche-Comté12.85Bretagne: 12.64 %Bretagne12.64Poitou-Charentes: 12.5 %Poitou-Charentes12.5Basse-Normandie: 12.46 %Basse-Normandie12.46Limousin: 12.12 %Limousin12.12Auvergne: 12.08 %Auvergne12.08Corse: 12.04 %Corse12.04Mayotte: 53.87 %Mayotte53.87Guyane: 19.87 %Guyane19.87Guadeloupe: 18.23 %Guadeloupe18.23Martinique: 17.65 %Martinique17.65La Réunion: 16 %La Réunion16Ile-de-France: 15.92 %Ile-de-France15.92Nord-Pas de Calais: 14.38 %Nord-Pas de Calais14.38Haute-Normandie: 13.99 %Haute-Normandie13.99Lorraine: 13.92 %Lorraine13.92Picardie: 13.84 %Picardie13.84Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 13.76 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur13.76Languedoc-Roussillon: 13.5 %Languedoc-Roussillon13.5Rhône-Alpes: 13.35 %Rhône-Alpes13.35Aquitaine: 13.33 %Aquitaine13.33Pays de la Loire: 13.24 %Pays de la Loire13.24Centre - Val de Loire: 13.23 %Centre - Val de Loire13.23Midi-Pyrénées: 13.11 %Midi-Pyrénées13.11Champagne-Ardenne: 13.08 %Champagne-Ardenne13.08Alsace: 13.04 %Alsace13.04Bourgogne: 13 %Bourgogne13Franche-Comté: 12.85 %Franche-Comté12.85Bretagne: 12.64 %Bretagne12.64Poitou-Charentes: 12.5 %Poitou-Charentes12.5Basse-Normandie: 12.46 %Basse-Normandie12.46Limousin: 12.12 %Limousin12.12Auvergne: 12.08 %Auvergne12.08Corse: 12.04 %Corse12.04
%. 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

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mayotte53.87+35.04 pts
2Guyane19.87+0.45 pts
3Guadeloupe18.23+0.76 pts
4Martinique17.65-1.41 pts
5La Réunion16+0.03 pts
6Ile-de-France15.92-0.26 pts
7Nord-Pas de Calais14.38-0.28 pts
8Haute-Normandie13.99+0.28 pts
9Lorraine13.92+0.34 pts
10Picardie13.84-0.1 pts
11Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur13.76-0.43 pts
12Languedoc-Roussillon13.5-0.32 pts
13Rhône-Alpes13.35-0.59 pts
14Aquitaine13.33-0.52 pts
15Pays de la Loire13.24-0.39 pts
16Centre - Val de Loire13.23-0.17 pts
17Midi-Pyrénées13.11-0.26 pts
18Champagne-Ardenne13.08+0.14 pts
19Alsace13.04-0.19 pts
20Bourgogne13+0.33 pts
21Franche-Comté12.85-0.06 pts
22Bretagne12.64-0.3 pts
23Poitou-Charentes12.5-0.27 pts
24Basse-Normandie12.46+0.04 pts
25Limousin12.12+0.67 pts
26Auvergne12.08-0.01 pts
27Corse12.04-0.09 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 regions 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) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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-regions. 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). Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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-regions.

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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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise birth rate?

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

Which region has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Corse, with 12.04% 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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