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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by enterprise birth rate

Guyane had the highest enterprise birth rate of 27 regions in 2022, at 19.42%. Limousin had the lowest, at 11.45%. The median was 13.63% and the figure for France was 14.27%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest19.42Guyane
Lowest11.45Limousin
Median13.6327 regions
France14.27History

All regions, 2022

Guyane: 19.42 %Guyane19.42Martinique: 19.06 %Martinique19.06Mayotte: 18.83 %Mayotte18.83Guadeloupe: 17.47 %Guadeloupe17.47Ile-de-France: 16.18 %Ile-de-France16.18La Réunion: 15.97 %La Réunion15.97Nord-Pas de Calais: 14.66 %Nord-Pas de Calais14.66Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 14.19 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur14.19Picardie: 13.94 %Picardie13.94Rhône-Alpes: 13.94 %Rhône-Alpes13.94Aquitaine: 13.85 %Aquitaine13.85Languedoc-Roussillon: 13.82 %Languedoc-Roussillon13.82Haute-Normandie: 13.71 %Haute-Normandie13.71Pays de la Loire: 13.63 %Pays de la Loire13.63Lorraine: 13.58 %Lorraine13.58Centre - Val de Loire: 13.4 %Centre - Val de Loire13.4Midi-Pyrénées: 13.37 %Midi-Pyrénées13.37Alsace: 13.23 %Alsace13.23Bretagne: 12.94 %Bretagne12.94Champagne-Ardenne: 12.94 %Champagne-Ardenne12.94Franche-Comté: 12.91 %Franche-Comté12.91Poitou-Charentes: 12.77 %Poitou-Charentes12.77Bourgogne: 12.67 %Bourgogne12.67Basse-Normandie: 12.42 %Basse-Normandie12.42Corse: 12.13 %Corse12.13Auvergne: 12.09 %Auvergne12.09Limousin: 11.45 %Limousin11.45Guyane: 19.42 %Guyane19.42Martinique: 19.06 %Martinique19.06Mayotte: 18.83 %Mayotte18.83Guadeloupe: 17.47 %Guadeloupe17.47Ile-de-France: 16.18 %Ile-de-France16.18La Réunion: 15.97 %La Réunion15.97Nord-Pas de Calais: 14.66 %Nord-Pas de Calais14.66Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 14.19 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur14.19Picardie: 13.94 %Picardie13.94Rhône-Alpes: 13.94 %Rhône-Alpes13.94Aquitaine: 13.85 %Aquitaine13.85Languedoc-Roussillon: 13.82 %Languedoc-Roussillon13.82Haute-Normandie: 13.71 %Haute-Normandie13.71Pays de la Loire: 13.63 %Pays de la Loire13.63Lorraine: 13.58 %Lorraine13.58Centre - Val de Loire: 13.4 %Centre - Val de Loire13.4Midi-Pyrénées: 13.37 %Midi-Pyrénées13.37Alsace: 13.23 %Alsace13.23Bretagne: 12.94 %Bretagne12.94Champagne-Ardenne: 12.94 %Champagne-Ardenne12.94Franche-Comté: 12.91 %Franche-Comté12.91Poitou-Charentes: 12.77 %Poitou-Charentes12.77Bourgogne: 12.67 %Bourgogne12.67Basse-Normandie: 12.42 %Basse-Normandie12.42Corse: 12.13 %Corse12.13Auvergne: 12.09 %Auvergne12.09Limousin: 11.45 %Limousin11.45
%. 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

RankRegions2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Guyane Series break19.42-3.01 pts
2Martinique Series break19.06-0.72 pts
3Mayotte Series break18.83-24.41 pts
4Guadeloupe Series break17.47-3.21 pts
5Ile-de-France Series break16.18-1.91 pts
6La Réunion Series break15.97-4.34 pts
7Nord-Pas de Calais Series break14.66-2.14 pts
8Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break14.19-1.54 pts
9Picardie Series break13.94-1.76 pts
9Rhône-Alpes Series break13.94-1.78 pts
11Aquitaine Series break13.85-1.98 pts
12Languedoc-Roussillon Series break13.82-1.9 pts
13Haute-Normandie Series break13.71-2.07 pts
14Pays de la Loire Series break13.63-1.88 pts
15Lorraine Series break13.58-1.74 pts
16Centre - Val de Loire Series break13.4-1.85 pts
17Midi-Pyrénées Series break13.37-2 pts
18Alsace Series break13.23-1.83 pts
19Bretagne Series break12.94-1.44 pts
19Champagne-Ardenne Series break12.94-2.11 pts
21Franche-Comté Series break12.91-1.59 pts
22Poitou-Charentes Series break12.77-1.73 pts
23Bourgogne Series break12.67-1.87 pts
24Basse-Normandie Series break12.42-2.22 pts
25Corse Series break12.13-1.85 pts
26Auvergne Series break12.09-1.54 pts
27Limousin Series break11.45-2.92 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.

How to cite

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, 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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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-regions?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). Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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-regions?period=2022.

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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, 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-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise birth rate?

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

Which region has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Limousin, with 11.45% in 2022.

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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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