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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise birth rate, 2023

Península de Setúbal had the highest enterprise birth rate of 26 areas in 2023, at 20.7%. Terras de Trás-os-Montes had the lowest, at 11.34%. The median was 14.39% and the figure for Portugal was 16.82%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest20.7Península de Setúbal
Lowest11.34Terras de Trás-os-Montes
Median14.3926 areas
Portugal16.82History

All areas, 2023

Península de Setúbal: 20.7 %Península de Setúbal20.7Algarve: 18.69 %Algarve18.69Grande Lisboa: 18.61 %Grande Lisboa18.61Área Metropolitana do Porto: 17.79 %Área Metropolitana do Porto17.79Alentejo Litoral: 17.5 %Alentejo Litoral17.5Região Autónoma da Madeira: 17.23 %Região Autónoma da Madeira17.23Oeste: 16.08 %Oeste16.08Lezíria do Tejo: 15.95 %Lezíria do Tejo15.95Região Autónoma dos Açores: 15.78 %Região Autónoma dos Açores15.78Região de Aveiro: 15.25 %Região de Aveiro15.25Região de Coimbra: 15.22 %Região de Coimbra15.22Cávado: 15.09 %Cávado15.09Baixo Alentejo: 14.56 %Baixo Alentejo14.56Região de Leiria: 14.21 %Região de Leiria14.21Alto Minho: 14.13 %Alto Minho14.13Viseu Dão Lafões: 14.07 %Viseu Dão Lafões14.07Médio Tejo: 13.93 %Médio Tejo13.93Alentejo Central: 13.45 %Alentejo Central13.45Alto Alentejo: 13.43 %Alto Alentejo13.43Ave: 13.32 %Ave13.32Beira Baixa: 13.16 %Beira Baixa13.16Douro: 12.73 %Douro12.73Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 12.56 %Alto Tâmega e Barroso12.56Tâmega e Sousa: 12.46 %Tâmega e Sousa12.46Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 12.01 %Beiras e Serra da Estrela12.01Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 11.34 %Terras de Trás-os-Montes11.34Península de Setúbal: 20.7 %Península de Setúbal20.7Algarve: 18.69 %Algarve18.69Grande Lisboa: 18.61 %Grande Lisboa18.61Área Metropolitana do Porto: 17.79 %Área Metropolitana do Porto17.79Alentejo Litoral: 17.5 %Alentejo Litoral17.5Região Autónoma da Madeira: 17.23 %Região Autónoma da Madeira17.23Oeste: 16.08 %Oeste16.08Lezíria do Tejo: 15.95 %Lezíria do Tejo15.95Região Autónoma dos Açores: 15.78 %Região Autónoma dos Açores15.78Região de Aveiro: 15.25 %Região de Aveiro15.25Região de Coimbra: 15.22 %Região de Coimbra15.22Cávado: 15.09 %Cávado15.09Baixo Alentejo: 14.56 %Baixo Alentejo14.56Região de Leiria: 14.21 %Região de Leiria14.21Alto Minho: 14.13 %Alto Minho14.13Viseu Dão Lafões: 14.07 %Viseu Dão Lafões14.07Médio Tejo: 13.93 %Médio Tejo13.93Alentejo Central: 13.45 %Alentejo Central13.45Alto Alentejo: 13.43 %Alto Alentejo13.43Ave: 13.32 %Ave13.32Beira Baixa: 13.16 %Beira Baixa13.16Douro: 12.73 %Douro12.73Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 12.56 %Alto Tâmega e Barroso12.56Tâmega e Sousa: 12.46 %Tâmega e Sousa12.46Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 12.01 %Beiras e Serra da Estrela12.01Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 11.34 %Terras de Trás-os-Montes11.34
%. 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
1Península de Setúbal20.7+0.25 pts
2Algarve18.69+0.37 pts
3Grande Lisboa18.61-0.2 pts
4Área Metropolitana do Porto17.79-0.15 pts
5Alentejo Litoral17.5+1.1 pts
6Região Autónoma da Madeira17.23-0.38 pts
7Oeste16.08+0.4 pts
8Lezíria do Tejo15.95+0.34 pts
9Região Autónoma dos Açores15.78-0.05 pts
10Região de Aveiro15.25+0.34 pts
11Região de Coimbra15.22+0.81 pts
12Cávado15.09+0.23 pts
13Baixo Alentejo14.56+0.58 pts
14Região de Leiria14.21-0.06 pts
15Alto Minho14.13+0.31 pts
16Viseu Dão Lafões14.07-0.14 pts
17Médio Tejo13.93+0.81 pts
18Alentejo Central13.45-0.83 pts
19Alto Alentejo13.43-0.04 pts
20Ave13.32+0.33 pts
21Beira Baixa13.16+0.09 pts
22Douro12.73+0.23 pts
23Alto Tâmega e Barroso12.56+0.05 pts
24Tâmega e Sousa12.46-0.2 pts
25Beiras e Serra da Estrela12.01-0.05 pts
26Terras de Trás-os-Montes11.34-0.79 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 Portugal 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 Portugal 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/portugal-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 Portugal 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/portugal-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 Portugal 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/portugal-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Península de Setúbal, with 20.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Terras de Trás-os-Montes, with 11.34% 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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