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Autonomous communities of Spain by enterprise birth rate

Canary Islands had the highest enterprise birth rate of 19 autonomous communities in 2021, at 10.69%. La Rioja had the lowest, at 6.52%. The median was 8.37% and the figure for Spain was 9.19%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest10.69Canary Islands
Lowest6.52La Rioja
Median8.3719 autonomous communities
Spain9.19History

Map of autonomous communities, 2021

Andalusia: 10.05 %Aragon: 7.47 %Asturias: 7.49 %Balearic Islands: 10.67 %Canary Islands: 10.69 %Cantabria: 7.4 %Castile and León: 6.79 %Castilla-La Mancha: 8.26 %Catalonia: 9.33 %Valencian Community: 9.82 %Extremadura: 8.07 %Galicia: 7.71 %Community of Madrid: 9.75 %Region of Murcia: 9.31 %Navarre: 8.37 %Basque Country: 7.89 %La Rioja: 6.52 %Ceuta: 9.23 %Melilla: 8.97 %
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%, 2021. 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 autonomous communities, 2021

Canary Islands: 10.69 %Canary Islands10.69Balearic Islands: 10.67 %Balearic Islands10.67Andalusia: 10.05 %Andalusia10.05Valencian Community: 9.82 %Valencian Community9.82Community of Madrid: 9.75 %Community of Madrid9.75Catalonia: 9.33 %Catalonia9.33Region of Murcia: 9.31 %Region of Murcia9.31Ceuta: 9.23 %Ceuta9.23Melilla: 8.97 %Melilla8.97Navarre: 8.37 %Navarre8.37Castilla-La Mancha: 8.26 %Castilla-La Mancha8.26Extremadura: 8.07 %Extremadura8.07Basque Country: 7.89 %Basque Country7.89Galicia: 7.71 %Galicia7.71Asturias: 7.49 %Asturias7.49Aragon: 7.47 %Aragon7.47Cantabria: 7.4 %Cantabria7.4Castile and León: 6.79 %Castile and León6.79La Rioja: 6.52 %La Rioja6.52Canary Islands: 10.69 %Canary Islands10.69Balearic Islands: 10.67 %Balearic Islands10.67Andalusia: 10.05 %Andalusia10.05Valencian Community: 9.82 %Valencian Community9.82Community of Madrid: 9.75 %Community of Madrid9.75Catalonia: 9.33 %Catalonia9.33Region of Murcia: 9.31 %Region of Murcia9.31Ceuta: 9.23 %Ceuta9.23Melilla: 8.97 %Melilla8.97Navarre: 8.37 %Navarre8.37Castilla-La Mancha: 8.26 %Castilla-La Mancha8.26Extremadura: 8.07 %Extremadura8.07Basque Country: 7.89 %Basque Country7.89Galicia: 7.71 %Galicia7.71Asturias: 7.49 %Asturias7.49Aragon: 7.47 %Aragon7.47Cantabria: 7.4 %Cantabria7.4Castile and León: 6.79 %Castile and León6.79La Rioja: 6.52 %La Rioja6.52
%. 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

RankAutonomous communities2021 (%)
1Canary Islands Series break10.69
2Balearic Islands Series break10.67
3Andalusia Series break10.05
4Valencian Community Series break9.82
5Community of Madrid Series break9.75
6Catalonia Series break9.33
7Region of Murcia Series break9.31
8Ceuta Series break9.23
9Melilla Series break8.97
10Navarre Series break8.37
11Castilla-La Mancha Series break8.26
12Extremadura Series break8.07
13Basque Country Series break7.89
14Galicia Series break7.71
15Asturias Series break7.49
16Aragon Series break7.47
17Cantabria Series break7.4
18Castile and León Series break6.79
19La Rioja Series break6.52

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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 autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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) (Autonomous communities 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

MLA 9

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), Autonomous communities 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-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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). Autonomous communities 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-regions?period=2021.

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), Autonomous communities 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-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which autonomous community has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Canary Islands, with 10.69% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

La Rioja, with 6.52% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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