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Provinces of Spain by enterprise birth rate

Málaga province had the highest enterprise birth rate of 49 provinces in 2021, at 11.7%. Palencia province had the lowest, at 5.91%. The median was 7.89% and the figure for Spain was 9.19%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest11.7Málaga province
Lowest5.91Palencia province
Median7.8949 provinces
Spain9.19History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 7.41 %Albacete province: 7.73 %Alicante province: 10.26 %Almería province: 9.6 %Ávila province: 7.11 %Badajoz province: 8.35 %Barcelona province: 9.5 %Burgos province: 6.85 %Cáceres province: 7.61 %Cádiz province: 10.28 %Castellón province: 8.57 %Ciudad Real province: 7.7 %Córdoba province: 8.32 %A Coruña province: 7.89 %Cuenca province: 7.39 %Girona province: 8.92 %Granada province: 9.91 %Guadalajara province: 9.89 %Gipuzkoa province: 7.83 %Huelva province: 9.92 %Huesca province: 6.88 %Jaén province: 8.4 %León province: 6.99 %Lleida province: 7.29 %La Rioja province: 6.52 %Lugo province: 6.36 %Madrid province: 9.75 %Málaga province: 11.7 %Murcia province: 9.31 %Navarre province: 8.37 %Ourense province: 7.25 %Asturias province: 7.49 %Palencia province: 5.91 %Pontevedra province: 8.13 %Salamanca province: 6.74 %Cantabria province: 7.4 %Segovia province: 7.26 %Seville province: 9.54 %Soria province: 6 %Tarragona province: 9.51 %Teruel province: 6.33 %Toledo province: 8.69 %Valencia province: 9.76 %Valladolid province: 6.98 %Biscay province: 8.05 %Zamora province: 6.04 %Zaragoza province: 7.78 %Ceuta province: 9.23 %Melilla province: 8.97 %
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%, 2021. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2021

Málaga province: 11.7 %Málaga province11.7Cádiz province: 10.28 %Cádiz province10.28Alicante province: 10.26 %Alicante province10.26Huelva province: 9.92 %Huelva province9.92Granada province: 9.91 %Granada province9.91Guadalajara province: 9.89 %Guadalajara province9.89Valencia province: 9.76 %Valencia province9.76Madrid province: 9.75 %Madrid province9.75Almería province: 9.6 %Almería province9.6Seville province: 9.54 %Seville province9.54Tarragona province: 9.51 %Tarragona province9.51Barcelona province: 9.5 %Barcelona province9.5Murcia province: 9.31 %Murcia province9.31Ceuta province: 9.23 %Ceuta province9.23Melilla province: 8.97 %Melilla province8.97Girona province: 8.92 %Girona province8.92Toledo province: 8.69 %Toledo province8.69Castellón province: 8.57 %Castellón province8.57Jaén province: 8.4 %Jaén province8.4Navarre province: 8.37 %Navarre province8.37Badajoz province: 8.35 %Badajoz province8.35Córdoba province: 8.32 %Córdoba province8.32Pontevedra province: 8.13 %Pontevedra province8.13Biscay province: 8.05 %Biscay province8.05A Coruña province: 7.89 %A Coruña province7.89Gipuzkoa province: 7.83 %Gipuzkoa province7.83Zaragoza province: 7.78 %Zaragoza province7.78Albacete province: 7.73 %Albacete province7.73Ciudad Real province: 7.7 %Ciudad Real province7.7Cáceres province: 7.61 %Cáceres province7.61Asturias province: 7.49 %Asturias province7.49Álava province: 7.41 %Álava province7.41Cantabria province: 7.4 %Cantabria province7.4Cuenca province: 7.39 %Cuenca province7.39Lleida province: 7.29 %Lleida province7.29Segovia province: 7.26 %Segovia province7.26Ourense province: 7.25 %Ourense province7.25Ávila province: 7.11 %Ávila province7.11León province: 6.99 %León province6.99Valladolid province: 6.98 %Valladolid province6.98Huesca province: 6.88 %Huesca province6.88Burgos province: 6.85 %Burgos province6.85Salamanca province: 6.74 %Salamanca province6.74La Rioja province: 6.52 %La Rioja province6.52Lugo province: 6.36 %Lugo province6.36Teruel province: 6.33 %Teruel province6.33Zamora province: 6.04 %Zamora province6.04Soria province: 6 %Soria province6Palencia province: 5.91 %Palencia province5.91Málaga province: 11.7 %Málaga province11.7Cádiz province: 10.28 %Cádiz province10.28Alicante province: 10.26 %Alicante province10.26Huelva province: 9.92 %Huelva province9.92Granada province: 9.91 %Granada province9.91Guadalajara province: 9.89 %Guadalajara province9.89Valencia province: 9.76 %Valencia province9.76Madrid province: 9.75 %Madrid province9.75Almería province: 9.6 %Almería province9.6Seville province: 9.54 %Seville province9.54Tarragona province: 9.51 %Tarragona province9.51Barcelona province: 9.5 %Barcelona province9.5Murcia province: 9.31 %Murcia province9.31Ceuta province: 9.23 %Ceuta province9.23Melilla province: 8.97 %Melilla province8.97Girona province: 8.92 %Girona province8.92Toledo province: 8.69 %Toledo province8.69Castellón province: 8.57 %Castellón province8.57Jaén province: 8.4 %Jaén province8.4Navarre province: 8.37 %Navarre province8.37Badajoz province: 8.35 %Badajoz province8.35Córdoba province: 8.32 %Córdoba province8.32Pontevedra province: 8.13 %Pontevedra province8.13Biscay province: 8.05 %Biscay province8.05A Coruña province: 7.89 %A Coruña province7.89Gipuzkoa province: 7.83 %Gipuzkoa province7.83Zaragoza province: 7.78 %Zaragoza province7.78Albacete province: 7.73 %Albacete province7.73Ciudad Real province: 7.7 %Ciudad Real province7.7Cáceres province: 7.61 %Cáceres province7.61Asturias province: 7.49 %Asturias province7.49Álava province: 7.41 %Álava province7.41Cantabria province: 7.4 %Cantabria province7.4Cuenca province: 7.39 %Cuenca province7.39Lleida province: 7.29 %Lleida province7.29Segovia province: 7.26 %Segovia province7.26Ourense province: 7.25 %Ourense province7.25Ávila province: 7.11 %Ávila province7.11León province: 6.99 %León province6.99Valladolid province: 6.98 %Valladolid province6.98Huesca province: 6.88 %Huesca province6.88Burgos province: 6.85 %Burgos province6.85Salamanca province: 6.74 %Salamanca province6.74La Rioja province: 6.52 %La Rioja province6.52Lugo province: 6.36 %Lugo province6.36Teruel province: 6.33 %Teruel province6.33Zamora province: 6.04 %Zamora province6.04Soria province: 6 %Soria province6Palencia province: 5.91 %Palencia province5.91
%. 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

RankProvinces2021 (%)
1Málaga province Series break11.7
2Cádiz province Series break10.28
3Alicante province Series break10.26
4Huelva province Series break9.92
5Granada province Series break9.91
6Guadalajara province Series break9.89
7Valencia province Series break9.76
8Madrid province Series break9.75
9Almería province Series break9.6
10Seville province Series break9.54
11Tarragona province Series break9.51
12Barcelona province Series break9.5
13Murcia province Series break9.31
14Ceuta province Series break9.23
15Melilla province Series break8.97
16Girona province Series break8.92
17Toledo province Series break8.69
18Castellón province Series break8.57
19Jaén province Series break8.4
20Navarre province Series break8.37
21Badajoz province Series break8.35
22Córdoba province Series break8.32
23Pontevedra province Series break8.13
24Biscay province Series break8.05
25A Coruña province Series break7.89
26Gipuzkoa province Series break7.83
27Zaragoza province Series break7.78
28Albacete province Series break7.73
29Ciudad Real province Series break7.7
30Cáceres province Series break7.61
31Asturias province Series break7.49
32Álava province Series break7.41
33Cantabria province Series break7.4
34Cuenca province Series break7.39
35Lleida province Series break7.29
36Segovia province Series break7.26
37Ourense province Series break7.25
38Ávila province Series break7.11
39León province Series break6.99
40Valladolid province Series break6.98
41Huesca province Series break6.88
42Burgos province Series break6.85
43Salamanca province Series break6.74
44La Rioja province Series break6.52
45Lugo province Series break6.36
46Teruel province Series break6.33
47Zamora province Series break6.04
48Soria province Series break6
49Palencia province Series break5.91

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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 provinces 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) (Provinces of Spain by enterprise birth rate, 2021) [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), Provinces of Spain by enterprise birth rate, 2021. 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/spain-provinces?period=2021. 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). Provinces of Spain by enterprise birth rate, 2021. 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/spain-provinces?period=2021.

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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), Provinces of Spain by enterprise birth rate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-birth-rate/spain-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Málaga province, with 11.7% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Palencia province, with 5.91% in 2021.

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