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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by enterprise birth rate

Stockholms län had the highest enterprise birth rate of 21 areas in 2021, at 9.32%. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 6.05%. The median was 7.58% and the figure for Sweden was 8.18%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest9.32Stockholms län
Lowest6.05Gotlands län
Median7.5821 areas
Sweden8.18History

All areas, 2021

Stockholms län: 9.32 %Stockholms län9.32Skåne län: 8.36 %Skåne län8.36Västmanlands län: 8.31 %Västmanlands län8.31Örebro län: 7.99 %Örebro län7.99Västra Götalands län: 7.82 %Västra Götalands län7.82Blekinge län: 7.74 %Blekinge län7.74Östergötlands län: 7.74 %Östergötlands län7.74Jönköpings län: 7.68 %Jönköpings län7.68Södermanlands län: 7.68 %Södermanlands län7.68Uppsala län: 7.63 %Uppsala län7.63Kronobergs län: 7.58 %Kronobergs län7.58Västernorrlands län: 7.31 %Västernorrlands län7.31Hallands län: 7.3 %Hallands län7.3Gävleborgs län: 7.26 %Gävleborgs län7.26Västerbottens län: 6.98 %Västerbottens län6.98Värmlands län: 6.96 %Värmlands län6.96Norrbottens län: 6.93 %Norrbottens län6.93Kalmar län: 6.79 %Kalmar län6.79Jämtlands län: 6.35 %Jämtlands län6.35Dalarnas län: 6.31 %Dalarnas län6.31Gotlands län: 6.05 %Gotlands län6.05Stockholms län: 9.32 %Stockholms län9.32Skåne län: 8.36 %Skåne län8.36Västmanlands län: 8.31 %Västmanlands län8.31Örebro län: 7.99 %Örebro län7.99Västra Götalands län: 7.82 %Västra Götalands län7.82Blekinge län: 7.74 %Blekinge län7.74Östergötlands län: 7.74 %Östergötlands län7.74Jönköpings län: 7.68 %Jönköpings län7.68Södermanlands län: 7.68 %Södermanlands län7.68Uppsala län: 7.63 %Uppsala län7.63Kronobergs län: 7.58 %Kronobergs län7.58Västernorrlands län: 7.31 %Västernorrlands län7.31Hallands län: 7.3 %Hallands län7.3Gävleborgs län: 7.26 %Gävleborgs län7.26Västerbottens län: 6.98 %Västerbottens län6.98Värmlands län: 6.96 %Värmlands län6.96Norrbottens län: 6.93 %Norrbottens län6.93Kalmar län: 6.79 %Kalmar län6.79Jämtlands län: 6.35 %Jämtlands län6.35Dalarnas län: 6.31 %Dalarnas län6.31Gotlands län: 6.05 %Gotlands län6.05
%. 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

RankAreas2021 (%)
1Stockholms län9.32
2Skåne län8.36
3Västmanlands län8.31
4Örebro län7.99
5Västra Götalands län7.82
6Blekinge län7.74
6Östergötlands län7.74
8Jönköpings län7.68
8Södermanlands län7.68
10Uppsala län7.63
11Kronobergs län7.58
12Västernorrlands län7.31
13Hallands län7.3
14Gävleborgs län7.26
15Västerbottens län6.98
16Värmlands län6.96
17Norrbottens län6.93
18Kalmar län6.79
19Jämtlands län6.35
20Dalarnas län6.31
21Gotlands län6.05

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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 areas 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) (NUTS 3 areas of Sweden 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), NUTS 3 areas of Sweden 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/sweden-provinces?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). NUTS 3 areas of Sweden 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/sweden-provinces?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), NUTS 3 areas of Sweden 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/sweden-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which area has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Stockholms län, with 9.32% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Gotlands län, with 6.05% 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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