NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by enterprise birth rate

Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage had the highest enterprise birth rate of 40 areas in 2022, at 11.88%. Zuidwest-Friesland had the lowest, at 6.69%. The median was 8.42% and the figure for the Netherlands was 9.28%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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All areas, 2022

Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 11.88 %Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage11.88Zaanstreek: 11.26 %Zaanstreek11.26Groot-Rijnmond: 11.22 %Groot-Rijnmond11.22Flevoland: 10.81 %Flevoland10.81Groot-Amsterdam: 10.64 %Groot-Amsterdam10.64Delft en Westland: 9.66 %Delft en Westland9.66Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 9.51 %Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland9.51Utrecht: 9.29 %Utrecht9.29Arnhem/Nijmegen: 9.21 %Arnhem/Nijmegen9.21Agglomeratie Haarlem: 9.18 %Agglomeratie Haarlem9.18IJmond: 9.13 %IJmond9.13Overig Groningen: 9.13 %Overig Groningen9.13Zuidwest-Overijssel: 9.08 %Zuidwest-Overijssel9.08Midden-Noord-Brabant: 8.91 %Midden-Noord-Brabant8.91Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 8.71 %Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…8.71Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 8.65 %Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant8.65Oost-Zuid-Holland: 8.6 %Oost-Zuid-Holland8.6West-Noord-Brabant: 8.53 %West-Noord-Brabant8.53Noord-Limburg: 8.47 %Noord-Limburg8.47Noord-Friesland: 8.43 %Noord-Friesland8.43Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 8.4 %Het Gooi en Vechtstreek8.4Veluwe: 8.4 %Veluwe8.4Noord-Overijssel: 8.39 %Noord-Overijssel8.39Twente: 8.33 %Twente8.33Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 8.27 %Noordoost-Noord-Brabant8.27Alkmaar en omgeving: 8.24 %Alkmaar en omgeving8.24Delfzijl en omgeving: 8.2 %Delfzijl en omgeving8.2Kop van Noord-Holland: 8.17 %Kop van Noord-Holland8.17Overig Zeeland: 8.12 %Overig Zeeland8.12Zuid-Limburg: 8.08 %Zuid-Limburg8.08Midden-Limburg: 8.03 %Midden-Limburg8.03Zuidwest-Gelderland: 7.87 %Zuidwest-Gelderland7.87Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 7.74 %Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen7.74Zuidwest-Drenthe: 7.6 %Zuidwest-Drenthe7.6Zuidoost-Drenthe: 7.49 %Zuidoost-Drenthe7.49Zuidoost-Friesland: 7.34 %Zuidoost-Friesland7.34Noord-Drenthe: 7.33 %Noord-Drenthe7.33Oost-Groningen: 7.28 %Oost-Groningen7.28Achterhoek: 7.08 %Achterhoek7.08Zuidwest-Friesland: 6.69 %Zuidwest-Friesland6.69Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 11.88 %Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage11.88Zaanstreek: 11.26 %Zaanstreek11.26Groot-Rijnmond: 11.22 %Groot-Rijnmond11.22Flevoland: 10.81 %Flevoland10.81Groot-Amsterdam: 10.64 %Groot-Amsterdam10.64Delft en Westland: 9.66 %Delft en Westland9.66Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 9.51 %Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland9.51Utrecht: 9.29 %Utrecht9.29Arnhem/Nijmegen: 9.21 %Arnhem/Nijmegen9.21Agglomeratie Haarlem: 9.18 %Agglomeratie Haarlem9.18IJmond: 9.13 %IJmond9.13Overig Groningen: 9.13 %Overig Groningen9.13Zuidwest-Overijssel: 9.08 %Zuidwest-Overijssel9.08Midden-Noord-Brabant: 8.91 %Midden-Noord-Brabant8.91Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 8.71 %Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek8.71Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 8.65 %Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant8.65Oost-Zuid-Holland: 8.6 %Oost-Zuid-Holland8.6West-Noord-Brabant: 8.53 %West-Noord-Brabant8.53Noord-Limburg: 8.47 %Noord-Limburg8.47Noord-Friesland: 8.43 %Noord-Friesland8.43Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 8.4 %Het Gooi en Vechtstreek8.4Veluwe: 8.4 %Veluwe8.4Noord-Overijssel: 8.39 %Noord-Overijssel8.39Twente: 8.33 %Twente8.33Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 8.27 %Noordoost-Noord-Brabant8.27Alkmaar en omgeving: 8.24 %Alkmaar en omgeving8.24Delfzijl en omgeving: 8.2 %Delfzijl en omgeving8.2Kop van Noord-Holland: 8.17 %Kop van Noord-Holland8.17Overig Zeeland: 8.12 %Overig Zeeland8.12Zuid-Limburg: 8.08 %Zuid-Limburg8.08Midden-Limburg: 8.03 %Midden-Limburg8.03Zuidwest-Gelderland: 7.87 %Zuidwest-Gelderland7.87Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 7.74 %Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen7.74Zuidwest-Drenthe: 7.6 %Zuidwest-Drenthe7.6Zuidoost-Drenthe: 7.49 %Zuidoost-Drenthe7.49Zuidoost-Friesland: 7.34 %Zuidoost-Friesland7.34Noord-Drenthe: 7.33 %Noord-Drenthe7.33Oost-Groningen: 7.28 %Oost-Groningen7.28Achterhoek: 7.08 %Achterhoek7.08Zuidwest-Friesland: 6.69 %Zuidwest-Friesland6.69
%. 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

RankAreas2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage11.88n/a
2Zaanstreek11.26-0.86 pts
3Groot-Rijnmond11.22n/a
4Flevoland10.81-1.84 pts
5Groot-Amsterdam10.64n/a
6Delft en Westland9.66n/a
7Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland9.51n/a
8Utrecht9.29n/a
9Arnhem/Nijmegen9.21-1.71 pts
10Agglomeratie Haarlem9.18n/a
11IJmond9.13-1.22 pts
11Overig Groningen9.13n/a
13Zuidwest-Overijssel9.08-1.49 pts
14Midden-Noord-Brabant8.91n/a
15Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek8.71n/a
16Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant8.65-2.12 pts
17Oost-Zuid-Holland8.6n/a
18West-Noord-Brabant8.53-2.35 pts
19Noord-Limburg8.47-2.2 pts
20Noord-Friesland8.43n/a
21Het Gooi en Vechtstreek8.4-1.19 pts
21Veluwe8.4-1.89 pts
23Noord-Overijssel8.39-2.02 pts
24Twente8.33-2.18 pts
25Noordoost-Noord-Brabant8.27n/a
26Alkmaar en omgeving8.24-1.67 pts
27Delfzijl en omgeving8.2-1.21 pts
28Kop van Noord-Holland8.17-1.36 pts
29Overig Zeeland8.12-1.68 pts
30Zuid-Limburg8.08-1.73 pts
31Midden-Limburg8.03-1.6 pts
32Zuidwest-Gelderland7.87-1.15 pts
33Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen7.74-2.23 pts
34Zuidwest-Drenthe7.6-1.41 pts
35Zuidoost-Drenthe7.49-2.01 pts
36Zuidoost-Friesland7.34-2.09 pts
37Noord-Drenthe7.33-1.91 pts
38Oost-Groningen7.28n/a
39Achterhoek7.08-2.07 pts
40Zuidwest-Friesland6.69n/a

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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.

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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, 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), NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces?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). NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces?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), NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage, with 11.88% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Zuidwest-Friesland, with 6.69% 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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