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Autonomous communities of Spain by enterprise birth rate

Balearic Islands had the highest enterprise birth rate of 19 autonomous communities in 2022, at 10.79%. La Rioja had the lowest, at 5.81%. The median was 7.68% and the figure for Spain was 8.64%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest10.79Balearic Islands
Lowest5.81La Rioja
Median7.6819 autonomous communities
Spain8.64History

Map of autonomous communities, 2022

Andalusia: 9.45 %Aragon: 6.87 %Asturias: 6.84 %Balearic Islands: 10.79 %Canary Islands: 10.78 %Cantabria: 7.11 %Castile and León: 6.41 %Castilla-La Mancha: 7.66 %Catalonia: 8.62 %Valencian Community: 9.48 %Extremadura: 7.68 %Galicia: 7.12 %Community of Madrid: 9.02 %Region of Murcia: 8.67 %Navarre: 6.62 %Basque Country: 7.27 %La Rioja: 5.81 %Ceuta: 9.01 %Melilla: 10.21 %
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  • 6.9 to 7.3
  • 7.3 to 8.7
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  • 9.5 and over
%, 2022. 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, 2022

Balearic Islands: 10.79 %Balearic Islands10.79Canary Islands: 10.78 %Canary Islands10.78Melilla: 10.21 %Melilla10.21Valencian Community: 9.48 %Valencian Community9.48Andalusia: 9.45 %Andalusia9.45Community of Madrid: 9.02 %Community of Madrid9.02Ceuta: 9.01 %Ceuta9.01Region of Murcia: 8.67 %Region of Murcia8.67Catalonia: 8.62 %Catalonia8.62Extremadura: 7.68 %Extremadura7.68Castilla-La Mancha: 7.66 %Castilla-La Mancha7.66Basque Country: 7.27 %Basque Country7.27Galicia: 7.12 %Galicia7.12Cantabria: 7.11 %Cantabria7.11Aragon: 6.87 %Aragon6.87Asturias: 6.84 %Asturias6.84Navarre: 6.62 %Navarre6.62Castile and León: 6.41 %Castile and León6.41La Rioja: 5.81 %La Rioja5.81Balearic Islands: 10.79 %Balearic Islands10.79Canary Islands: 10.78 %Canary Islands10.78Melilla: 10.21 %Melilla10.21Valencian Community: 9.48 %Valencian Community9.48Andalusia: 9.45 %Andalusia9.45Community of Madrid: 9.02 %Community of Madrid9.02Ceuta: 9.01 %Ceuta9.01Region of Murcia: 8.67 %Region of Murcia8.67Catalonia: 8.62 %Catalonia8.62Extremadura: 7.68 %Extremadura7.68Castilla-La Mancha: 7.66 %Castilla-La Mancha7.66Basque Country: 7.27 %Basque Country7.27Galicia: 7.12 %Galicia7.12Cantabria: 7.11 %Cantabria7.11Aragon: 6.87 %Aragon6.87Asturias: 6.84 %Asturias6.84Navarre: 6.62 %Navarre6.62Castile and León: 6.41 %Castile and León6.41La Rioja: 5.81 %La Rioja5.81
%. 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 communities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Balearic Islands10.79+0.12 pts
2Canary Islands10.78+0.09 pts
3Melilla10.21+1.24 pts
4Valencian Community9.48-0.34 pts
5Andalusia9.45-0.6 pts
6Community of Madrid9.02-0.73 pts
7Ceuta9.01-0.22 pts
8Region of Murcia8.67-0.64 pts
9Catalonia8.62-0.71 pts
10Extremadura7.68-0.39 pts
11Castilla-La Mancha7.66-0.6 pts
12Basque Country7.27-0.62 pts
13Galicia7.12-0.59 pts
14Cantabria7.11-0.29 pts
15Aragon6.87-0.6 pts
16Asturias6.84-0.65 pts
17Navarre6.62-1.75 pts
18Castile and León6.41-0.38 pts
19La Rioja5.81-0.71 pts

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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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APA 7

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, 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), Autonomous communities of Spain 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/spain-regions?period=2022. 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, 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/spain-regions?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), Autonomous communities of Spain 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/spain-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which autonomous community has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Balearic Islands, with 10.79% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

La Rioja, with 5.81% in 2022.

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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