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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise birth rate

Península de Setúbal had the highest enterprise birth rate of 26 areas in 2022, at 20.45%. Beiras e Serra da Estrela had the lowest, at 12.06%. The median was 14.27% and the figure for Portugal was 16.74%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest20.45Península de Setúbal
Lowest12.06Beiras e Serra da Estrela
Median14.2726 areas
Portugal16.74History

All areas, 2022

Península de Setúbal: 20.45 %Península de Setúbal20.45Grande Lisboa: 18.81 %Grande Lisboa18.81Algarve: 18.32 %Algarve18.32Área Metropolitana do Porto: 17.94 %Área Metropolitana do Porto17.94Região Autónoma da Madeira: 17.61 %Região Autónoma da Madeira17.61Alentejo Litoral: 16.4 %Alentejo Litoral16.4Região Autónoma dos Açores: 15.83 %Região Autónoma dos Açores15.83Oeste: 15.68 %Oeste15.68Lezíria do Tejo: 15.61 %Lezíria do Tejo15.61Região de Aveiro: 14.91 %Região de Aveiro14.91Cávado: 14.86 %Cávado14.86Região de Coimbra: 14.41 %Região de Coimbra14.41Alentejo Central: 14.28 %Alentejo Central14.28Região de Leiria: 14.27 %Região de Leiria14.27Viseu Dão Lafões: 14.21 %Viseu Dão Lafões14.21Baixo Alentejo: 13.98 %Baixo Alentejo13.98Alto Minho: 13.82 %Alto Minho13.82Alto Alentejo: 13.47 %Alto Alentejo13.47Médio Tejo: 13.12 %Médio Tejo13.12Beira Baixa: 13.07 %Beira Baixa13.07Ave: 12.99 %Ave12.99Tâmega e Sousa: 12.66 %Tâmega e Sousa12.66Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 12.51 %Alto Tâmega e Barroso12.51Douro: 12.5 %Douro12.5Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 12.13 %Terras de Trás-os-Montes12.13Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 12.06 %Beiras e Serra da Estrela12.06Península de Setúbal: 20.45 %Península de Setúbal20.45Grande Lisboa: 18.81 %Grande Lisboa18.81Algarve: 18.32 %Algarve18.32Área Metropolitana do Porto: 17.94 %Área Metropolitana do Porto17.94Região Autónoma da Madeira: 17.61 %Região Autónoma da Madeira17.61Alentejo Litoral: 16.4 %Alentejo Litoral16.4Região Autónoma dos Açores: 15.83 %Região Autónoma dos Açores15.83Oeste: 15.68 %Oeste15.68Lezíria do Tejo: 15.61 %Lezíria do Tejo15.61Região de Aveiro: 14.91 %Região de Aveiro14.91Cávado: 14.86 %Cávado14.86Região de Coimbra: 14.41 %Região de Coimbra14.41Alentejo Central: 14.28 %Alentejo Central14.28Região de Leiria: 14.27 %Região de Leiria14.27Viseu Dão Lafões: 14.21 %Viseu Dão Lafões14.21Baixo Alentejo: 13.98 %Baixo Alentejo13.98Alto Minho: 13.82 %Alto Minho13.82Alto Alentejo: 13.47 %Alto Alentejo13.47Médio Tejo: 13.12 %Médio Tejo13.12Beira Baixa: 13.07 %Beira Baixa13.07Ave: 12.99 %Ave12.99Tâmega e Sousa: 12.66 %Tâmega e Sousa12.66Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 12.51 %Alto Tâmega e Barroso12.51Douro: 12.5 %Douro12.5Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 12.13 %Terras de Trás-os-Montes12.13Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 12.06 %Beiras e Serra da Estrela12.06
%. 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
1Península de Setúbal20.45+2.5 pts
2Grande Lisboa18.81+2.57 pts
3Algarve18.32+4.23 pts
4Área Metropolitana do Porto17.94+3.79 pts
5Região Autónoma da Madeira17.61+1.2 pts
6Alentejo Litoral16.4+2.84 pts
7Região Autónoma dos Açores15.83+1.16 pts
8Oeste15.68+2.18 pts
9Lezíria do Tejo15.61+1.65 pts
10Região de Aveiro14.91+1.62 pts
11Cávado14.86+1.43 pts
12Região de Coimbra14.41+1.82 pts
13Alentejo Central14.28+0.85 pts
14Região de Leiria14.27+2.08 pts
15Viseu Dão Lafões14.21+1.58 pts
16Baixo Alentejo13.98+1.31 pts
17Alto Minho13.82+1.29 pts
18Alto Alentejo13.47+0.82 pts
19Médio Tejo13.12+0.64 pts
20Beira Baixa13.07+1.53 pts
21Ave12.99+0.45 pts
22Tâmega e Sousa12.66+0.38 pts
23Alto Tâmega e Barroso12.51+1 pts
24Douro12.5+1.45 pts
25Terras de Trás-os-Montes12.13-0.49 pts
26Beiras e Serra da Estrela12.06+0.78 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, 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 Portugal 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/portugal-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 Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?period=2022.

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 Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Península de Setúbal, with 20.45% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Beiras e Serra da Estrela, with 12.06% 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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