NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by enterprise birth rate, 2023

Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage had the highest enterprise birth rate of 40 areas in 2023, at 11.49%. Zuidwest-Friesland had the lowest, at 7.04%. The median was 8.65% and the figure for the Netherlands was 9.41%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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All areas, 2023

Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 11.49 %Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage11.49Groot-Rijnmond: 11.22 %Groot-Rijnmond11.22Flevoland: 11.03 %Flevoland11.03Zaanstreek: 10.64 %Zaanstreek10.64Groot-Amsterdam: 10.56 %Groot-Amsterdam10.56Delft en Westland: 9.88 %Delft en Westland9.88Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 9.7 %Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland9.7Overig Groningen: 9.58 %Overig Groningen9.58Arnhem/Nijmegen: 9.48 %Arnhem/Nijmegen9.48Zuidwest-Overijssel: 9.36 %Zuidwest-Overijssel9.36Utrecht: 9.24 %Utrecht9.24IJmond: 9.23 %IJmond9.23Delfzijl en omgeving: 9.22 %Delfzijl en omgeving9.22Twente: 9.11 %Twente9.11Agglomeratie Haarlem: 9.02 %Agglomeratie Haarlem9.02Midden-Noord-Brabant: 8.99 %Midden-Noord-Brabant8.99Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 8.84 %Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…8.84West-Noord-Brabant: 8.79 %West-Noord-Brabant8.79Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 8.69 %Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant8.69Midden-Limburg: 8.65 %Midden-Limburg8.65Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 8.64 %Noordoost-Noord-Brabant8.64Noord-Friesland: 8.61 %Noord-Friesland8.61Oost-Zuid-Holland: 8.57 %Oost-Zuid-Holland8.57Noord-Overijssel: 8.51 %Noord-Overijssel8.51Alkmaar en omgeving: 8.49 %Alkmaar en omgeving8.49Veluwe: 8.48 %Veluwe8.48Zuid-Limburg: 8.44 %Zuid-Limburg8.44Kop van Noord-Holland: 8.37 %Kop van Noord-Holland8.37Overig Zeeland: 8.35 %Overig Zeeland8.35Noord-Limburg: 8.29 %Noord-Limburg8.29Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 8.12 %Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen8.12Oost-Groningen: 7.98 %Oost-Groningen7.98Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 7.97 %Het Gooi en Vechtstreek7.97Zuidwest-Gelderland: 7.95 %Zuidwest-Gelderland7.95Zuidoost-Drenthe: 7.87 %Zuidoost-Drenthe7.87Noord-Drenthe: 7.62 %Noord-Drenthe7.62Achterhoek: 7.39 %Achterhoek7.39Zuidoost-Friesland: 7.37 %Zuidoost-Friesland7.37Zuidwest-Drenthe: 7.37 %Zuidwest-Drenthe7.37Zuidwest-Friesland: 7.04 %Zuidwest-Friesland7.04Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 11.49 %Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage11.49Groot-Rijnmond: 11.22 %Groot-Rijnmond11.22Flevoland: 11.03 %Flevoland11.03Zaanstreek: 10.64 %Zaanstreek10.64Groot-Amsterdam: 10.56 %Groot-Amsterdam10.56Delft en Westland: 9.88 %Delft en Westland9.88Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 9.7 %Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland9.7Overig Groningen: 9.58 %Overig Groningen9.58Arnhem/Nijmegen: 9.48 %Arnhem/Nijmegen9.48Zuidwest-Overijssel: 9.36 %Zuidwest-Overijssel9.36Utrecht: 9.24 %Utrecht9.24IJmond: 9.23 %IJmond9.23Delfzijl en omgeving: 9.22 %Delfzijl en omgeving9.22Twente: 9.11 %Twente9.11Agglomeratie Haarlem: 9.02 %Agglomeratie Haarlem9.02Midden-Noord-Brabant: 8.99 %Midden-Noord-Brabant8.99Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 8.84 %Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek8.84West-Noord-Brabant: 8.79 %West-Noord-Brabant8.79Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 8.69 %Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant8.69Midden-Limburg: 8.65 %Midden-Limburg8.65Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 8.64 %Noordoost-Noord-Brabant8.64Noord-Friesland: 8.61 %Noord-Friesland8.61Oost-Zuid-Holland: 8.57 %Oost-Zuid-Holland8.57Noord-Overijssel: 8.51 %Noord-Overijssel8.51Alkmaar en omgeving: 8.49 %Alkmaar en omgeving8.49Veluwe: 8.48 %Veluwe8.48Zuid-Limburg: 8.44 %Zuid-Limburg8.44Kop van Noord-Holland: 8.37 %Kop van Noord-Holland8.37Overig Zeeland: 8.35 %Overig Zeeland8.35Noord-Limburg: 8.29 %Noord-Limburg8.29Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 8.12 %Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen8.12Oost-Groningen: 7.98 %Oost-Groningen7.98Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 7.97 %Het Gooi en Vechtstreek7.97Zuidwest-Gelderland: 7.95 %Zuidwest-Gelderland7.95Zuidoost-Drenthe: 7.87 %Zuidoost-Drenthe7.87Noord-Drenthe: 7.62 %Noord-Drenthe7.62Achterhoek: 7.39 %Achterhoek7.39Zuidoost-Friesland: 7.37 %Zuidoost-Friesland7.37Zuidwest-Drenthe: 7.37 %Zuidwest-Drenthe7.37Zuidwest-Friesland: 7.04 %Zuidwest-Friesland7.04
%. 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

RankAreas2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage11.49-0.39 pts
2Groot-Rijnmond11.220 pts
3Flevoland11.03+0.22 pts
4Zaanstreek10.64-0.62 pts
5Groot-Amsterdam10.56-0.08 pts
6Delft en Westland9.88+0.22 pts
7Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland9.7+0.19 pts
8Overig Groningen9.58+0.45 pts
9Arnhem/Nijmegen9.48+0.27 pts
10Zuidwest-Overijssel9.36+0.28 pts
11Utrecht9.24-0.05 pts
12IJmond9.23+0.1 pts
13Delfzijl en omgeving9.22+1.02 pts
14Twente9.11+0.78 pts
15Agglomeratie Haarlem9.02-0.16 pts
16Midden-Noord-Brabant8.99+0.08 pts
17Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek8.84+0.13 pts
18West-Noord-Brabant8.79+0.26 pts
19Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant8.69+0.04 pts
20Midden-Limburg8.65+0.62 pts
21Noordoost-Noord-Brabant8.64+0.37 pts
22Noord-Friesland8.61+0.18 pts
23Oost-Zuid-Holland8.57-0.03 pts
24Noord-Overijssel8.51+0.12 pts
25Alkmaar en omgeving8.49+0.25 pts
26Veluwe8.48+0.08 pts
27Zuid-Limburg8.44+0.36 pts
28Kop van Noord-Holland8.37+0.2 pts
29Overig Zeeland8.35+0.23 pts
30Noord-Limburg8.29-0.18 pts
31Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen8.12+0.38 pts
32Oost-Groningen7.98+0.7 pts
33Het Gooi en Vechtstreek7.97-0.43 pts
34Zuidwest-Gelderland7.95+0.08 pts
35Zuidoost-Drenthe7.87+0.38 pts
36Noord-Drenthe7.62+0.29 pts
37Achterhoek7.39+0.31 pts
38Zuidoost-Friesland7.37+0.03 pts
38Zuidwest-Drenthe7.37-0.23 pts
40Zuidwest-Friesland7.04+0.35 pts

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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.

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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) (NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands 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), NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces. 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). NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces.

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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), NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage, with 11.49% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Zuidwest-Friesland, with 7.04% in 2023.

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