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NUTS 3 areas of Ireland by enterprise birth rate, 2023

Dublin had the highest enterprise birth rate of 8 areas in 2023, at 13.02%. Mid-West had the lowest, at 10.3%. The median was 10.65% and the figure for Ireland was 11.85%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest13.02Dublin
Lowest10.3Mid-West
Median10.658 areas
Ireland11.85History

All areas, 2023

Dublin: 13.02 %Dublin13.02Mid-East: 12.29 %Mid-East12.29Midland: 11.49 %Midland11.49Border: 10.72 %Border10.72South-East: 10.57 %South-East10.57West: 10.57 %West10.57South-West: 10.54 %South-West10.54Mid-West: 10.3 %Mid-West10.3Dublin: 13.02 %Dublin13.02Mid-East: 12.29 %Mid-East12.29Midland: 11.49 %Midland11.49Border: 10.72 %Border10.72South-East: 10.57 %South-East10.57West: 10.57 %West10.57South-West: 10.54 %South-West10.54Mid-West: 10.3 %Mid-West10.3
%. 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

RankAreas2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dublin13.02-0.67 pts
2Mid-East12.290 pts
3Midland11.49+0.27 pts
4Border10.72+0.05 pts
5South-East10.57+0.02 pts
5West10.57+0.32 pts
7South-West10.54-0.08 pts
8Mid-West10.3-0.2 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.

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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APA 7

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 Ireland by enterprise birth rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

MLA 9

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 Ireland 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/ireland-provinces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Ireland 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/ireland-provinces.

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 Ireland 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/ireland-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which area has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Dublin, with 13.02% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Mid-West, with 10.3% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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