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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by enterprise birth rate

Berlin had the highest enterprise birth rate of 38 regions in 2022, at 11.16%. Thüringen had the lowest, at 4.84%. The median was 7.67% and the figure for Germany was 7.98%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest11.16Berlin
Lowest4.84Thüringen
Median7.6738 regions
Germany7.98History

All regions, 2022

Berlin: 11.16 %Berlin11.16Darmstadt: 9.44 %Darmstadt9.44Bremen: 9.24 %Bremen9.24Hamburg: 9.14 %Hamburg9.14Düsseldorf: 8.96 %Düsseldorf8.96Saarland: 8.76 %Saarland8.76Köln: 8.72 %Köln8.72Hannover: 8.42 %Hannover8.42Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 8.39 %Rheinhessen-Pfalz8.39Oberbayern: 8.27 %Oberbayern8.27Arnsberg: 8.13 %Arnsberg8.13Gießen: 8.12 %Gießen8.12Braunschweig: 8.05 %Braunschweig8.05Weser-Ems: 8.04 %Weser-Ems8.04Münster: 7.98 %Münster7.98Koblenz: 7.89 %Koblenz7.89Lüneburg: 7.85 %Lüneburg7.85Karlsruhe: 7.74 %Karlsruhe7.74Leipzig: 7.7 %Leipzig7.7Kassel: 7.64 %Kassel7.64Trier: 7.62 %Trier7.62Detmold: 7.58 %Detmold7.58Stuttgart: 7.52 %Stuttgart7.52Mittelfranken: 7.42 %Mittelfranken7.42Schleswig-Holstein: 7.37 %Schleswig-Holstein7.37Schwaben: 7.36 %Schwaben7.36Freiburg: 7.3 %Freiburg7.3Tübingen: 7.12 %Tübingen7.12Unterfranken: 7 %Unterfranken7Oberpfalz: 6.94 %Oberpfalz6.94Brandenburg: 6.92 %Brandenburg6.92Niederbayern: 6.73 %Niederbayern6.73Oberfranken: 6.32 %Oberfranken6.32Dresden: 6.27 %Dresden6.27Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6.22 %Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6.22Sachsen-Anhalt: 6.03 %Sachsen-Anhalt6.03Chemnitz: 5.05 %Chemnitz5.05Thüringen: 4.84 %Thüringen4.84Berlin: 11.16 %Berlin11.16Darmstadt: 9.44 %Darmstadt9.44Bremen: 9.24 %Bremen9.24Hamburg: 9.14 %Hamburg9.14Düsseldorf: 8.96 %Düsseldorf8.96Saarland: 8.76 %Saarland8.76Köln: 8.72 %Köln8.72Hannover: 8.42 %Hannover8.42Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 8.39 %Rheinhessen-Pfalz8.39Oberbayern: 8.27 %Oberbayern8.27Arnsberg: 8.13 %Arnsberg8.13Gießen: 8.12 %Gießen8.12Braunschweig: 8.05 %Braunschweig8.05Weser-Ems: 8.04 %Weser-Ems8.04Münster: 7.98 %Münster7.98Koblenz: 7.89 %Koblenz7.89Lüneburg: 7.85 %Lüneburg7.85Karlsruhe: 7.74 %Karlsruhe7.74Leipzig: 7.7 %Leipzig7.7Kassel: 7.64 %Kassel7.64Trier: 7.62 %Trier7.62Detmold: 7.58 %Detmold7.58Stuttgart: 7.52 %Stuttgart7.52Mittelfranken: 7.42 %Mittelfranken7.42Schleswig-Holstein: 7.37 %Schleswig-Holstein7.37Schwaben: 7.36 %Schwaben7.36Freiburg: 7.3 %Freiburg7.3Tübingen: 7.12 %Tübingen7.12Unterfranken: 7 %Unterfranken7Oberpfalz: 6.94 %Oberpfalz6.94Brandenburg: 6.92 %Brandenburg6.92Niederbayern: 6.73 %Niederbayern6.73Oberfranken: 6.32 %Oberfranken6.32Dresden: 6.27 %Dresden6.27Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6.22 %Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6.22Sachsen-Anhalt: 6.03 %Sachsen-Anhalt6.03Chemnitz: 5.05 %Chemnitz5.05Thüringen: 4.84 %Thüringen4.84
%. 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
1Berlin11.16+0.26 pts
2Darmstadt9.44+0.43 pts
3Bremen9.24-0.72 pts
4Hamburg9.14-0.36 pts
5Düsseldorf8.96+0.24 pts
6Saarland8.76-0.09 pts
7Köln8.72+0.2 pts
8Hannover8.42+0.5 pts
9Rheinhessen-Pfalz8.39-0.33 pts
10Oberbayern8.27+0.35 pts
11Arnsberg8.13+0.41 pts
12Gießen8.12-0.04 pts
13Braunschweig8.05+0.31 pts
14Weser-Ems8.04+0.25 pts
15Münster7.98+0.33 pts
16Koblenz7.89+0.34 pts
17Lüneburg7.85+0.14 pts
18Karlsruhe7.74-0.39 pts
19Leipzig7.7+0.54 pts
20Kassel7.64+0.23 pts
21Trier7.62+0.29 pts
22Detmold7.58+0.28 pts
23Stuttgart7.52-0.26 pts
24Mittelfranken7.42+0.34 pts
25Schleswig-Holstein7.37-0.47 pts
26Schwaben7.36+0.3 pts
27Freiburg7.3-0.46 pts
28Tübingen7.12-0.6 pts
29Unterfranken7+0.51 pts
30Oberpfalz6.94+0.41 pts
31Brandenburg6.92+0.3 pts
32Niederbayern6.73+0.81 pts
33Oberfranken6.32+0.58 pts
34Dresden6.27+0.69 pts
35Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6.22+0.21 pts
36Sachsen-Anhalt6.03+0.46 pts
37Chemnitz5.05+0.4 pts
38Thüringen4.84+0.07 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, 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 Germany (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/germany-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 Germany (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/germany-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 Germany (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/germany-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Berlin, with 11.16% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Thüringen, with 4.84% 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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