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

Berlin had the highest enterprise birth rate of 38 regions in 2023, at 11.55%. Thüringen had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 8.14% and the figure for Germany was 8.43%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.55Berlin
Lowest5.3Thüringen
Median8.1438 regions
Germany8.43History

All regions, 2023

Berlin: 11.55 %Berlin11.55Hamburg: 10.93 %Hamburg10.93Darmstadt: 9.77 %Darmstadt9.77Bremen: 9.6 %Bremen9.6Düsseldorf: 9.09 %Düsseldorf9.09Karlsruhe: 8.91 %Karlsruhe8.91Köln: 8.86 %Köln8.86Hannover: 8.74 %Hannover8.74Oberbayern: 8.73 %Oberbayern8.73Saarland: 8.63 %Saarland8.63Stuttgart: 8.6 %Stuttgart8.6Braunschweig: 8.51 %Braunschweig8.51Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 8.42 %Rheinhessen-Pfalz8.42Freiburg: 8.39 %Freiburg8.39Lüneburg: 8.39 %Lüneburg8.39Schleswig-Holstein: 8.39 %Schleswig-Holstein8.39Arnsberg: 8.35 %Arnsberg8.35Gießen: 8.35 %Gießen8.35Münster: 8.15 %Münster8.15Tübingen: 8.13 %Tübingen8.13Weser-Ems: 8.09 %Weser-Ems8.09Koblenz: 8.03 %Koblenz8.03Kassel: 8.01 %Kassel8.01Mittelfranken: 7.96 %Mittelfranken7.96Leipzig: 7.8 %Leipzig7.8Trier: 7.73 %Trier7.73Detmold: 7.69 %Detmold7.69Schwaben: 7.69 %Schwaben7.69Brandenburg: 7.29 %Brandenburg7.29Niederbayern: 7.27 %Niederbayern7.27Oberpfalz: 7.27 %Oberpfalz7.27Unterfranken: 7.25 %Unterfranken7.25Oberfranken: 6.78 %Oberfranken6.78Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6.35 %Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6.35Dresden: 6.1 %Dresden6.1Sachsen-Anhalt: 6.03 %Sachsen-Anhalt6.03Chemnitz: 5.34 %Chemnitz5.34Thüringen: 5.3 %Thüringen5.3
%. 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
1Berlin11.55+0.39 pts
2Hamburg10.93+1.79 pts
3Darmstadt9.77+0.33 pts
4Bremen9.6+0.36 pts
5Düsseldorf9.09+0.13 pts
6Karlsruhe8.91+1.17 pts
7Köln8.86+0.14 pts
8Hannover8.74+0.32 pts
9Oberbayern8.73+0.46 pts
10Saarland8.63-0.13 pts
11Stuttgart8.6+1.08 pts
12Braunschweig8.51+0.46 pts
13Rheinhessen-Pfalz8.42+0.03 pts
14Freiburg8.39+1.09 pts
14Lüneburg8.39+0.54 pts
14Schleswig-Holstein8.39+1.02 pts
17Arnsberg8.35+0.22 pts
17Gießen8.35+0.23 pts
19Münster8.15+0.17 pts
20Tübingen8.13+1.01 pts
21Weser-Ems8.09+0.05 pts
22Koblenz8.03+0.14 pts
23Kassel8.01+0.37 pts
24Mittelfranken7.96+0.54 pts
25Leipzig7.8+0.1 pts
26Trier7.73+0.11 pts
27Detmold7.69+0.11 pts
27Schwaben7.69+0.33 pts
29Brandenburg7.29+0.37 pts
30Niederbayern7.27+0.54 pts
30Oberpfalz7.27+0.33 pts
32Unterfranken7.25+0.25 pts
33Oberfranken6.78+0.46 pts
34Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6.35+0.13 pts
35Dresden6.1-0.17 pts
36Sachsen-Anhalt6.030 pts
37Chemnitz5.34+0.29 pts
38Thüringen5.3+0.46 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 Germany (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 Germany (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/germany-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 Germany (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/germany-regions.

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), Regions of Germany (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/germany-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Berlin, with 11.55% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Thüringen, with 5.3% 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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