NUTS 3 areas of Austria by enterprise births

Wien had the highest enterprise births of 35 areas in 2021, at 8,934. Lungau had the lowest, at 49. The median was 666 and the figure for Austria was 35,371. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest8,934Wien
Lowest49Lungau
Median66635 areas
Austria35,371History

All areas, 2021

Wien: 8,934 countWien8,934Linz-Wels: 2,222 countLinz-Wels2,222Graz: 2,164 countGraz2,164Salzburg und Umgebung: 1,612 countSalzburg und Umgebung1,612Wiener Umland/Südteil: 1,421 countWiener Umland/Südteil1,421Innsbruck: 1,413 countInnsbruck1,413Wiener Umland/Nordteil: 1,297 countWiener Umland/Nordteil1,297Klagenfurt-Villach: 1,211 countKlagenfurt-Villach1,211Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 1,118 countRheintal-Bodenseegebiet1,118Tiroler Unterland: 994 countTiroler Unterland994Oststeiermark: 957 countOststeiermark957Traunviertel: 942 countTraunviertel942Niederösterreich-Süd: 927 countNiederösterreich-Süd927Innviertel: 922 countInnviertel922Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 884 countMostviertel-Eisenwurzen884West- und Südsteiermark: 739 countWest- und Südsteiermark739Pinzgau-Pongau: 692 countPinzgau-Pongau692Waldviertel: 666 countWaldviertel666Mühlviertel: 647 countMühlviertel647Nordburgenland: 603 countNordburgenland603Sankt Pölten: 572 countSankt Pölten572Unterkärnten: 506 countUnterkärnten506Östliche Obersteiermark: 482 countÖstliche Obersteiermark482Steyr-Kirchdorf: 470 countSteyr-Kirchdorf470Oberkärnten: 440 countOberkärnten440Tiroler Oberland: 380 countTiroler Oberland380Weinviertel: 376 countWeinviertel376Westliche Obersteiermark: 345 countWestliche Obersteiermark345Südburgenland: 329 countSüdburgenland329Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 318 countBludenz-Bregenzer Wald318Liezen: 269 countLiezen269Osttirol: 166 countOsttirol166Mittelburgenland: 154 countMittelburgenland154Außerfern: 150 countAußerfern150Lungau: 49 countLungau49Wien: 8,934 countWien8,934Linz-Wels: 2,222 countLinz-Wels2,222Graz: 2,164 countGraz2,164Salzburg und Umgebung: 1,612 countSalzburg und Umgebung1,612Wiener Umland/Südteil: 1,421 countWiener Umland/Südteil1,421Innsbruck: 1,413 countInnsbruck1,413Wiener Umland/Nordteil: 1,297 countWiener Umland/Nordteil1,297Klagenfurt-Villach: 1,211 countKlagenfurt-Villach1,211Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 1,118 countRheintal-Bodenseegebiet1,118Tiroler Unterland: 994 countTiroler Unterland994Oststeiermark: 957 countOststeiermark957Traunviertel: 942 countTraunviertel942Niederösterreich-Süd: 927 countNiederösterreich-Süd927Innviertel: 922 countInnviertel922Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 884 countMostviertel-Eisenwurzen884West- und Südsteiermark: 739 countWest- und Südsteiermark739Pinzgau-Pongau: 692 countPinzgau-Pongau692Waldviertel: 666 countWaldviertel666Mühlviertel: 647 countMühlviertel647Nordburgenland: 603 countNordburgenland603Sankt Pölten: 572 countSankt Pölten572Unterkärnten: 506 countUnterkärnten506Östliche Obersteiermark: 482 countÖstliche Obersteiermark482Steyr-Kirchdorf: 470 countSteyr-Kirchdorf470Oberkärnten: 440 countOberkärnten440Tiroler Oberland: 380 countTiroler Oberland380Weinviertel: 376 countWeinviertel376Westliche Obersteiermark: 345 countWestliche Obersteiermark345Südburgenland: 329 countSüdburgenland329Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 318 countBludenz-Bregenzer Wald318Liezen: 269 countLiezen269Osttirol: 166 countOsttirol166Mittelburgenland: 154 countMittelburgenland154Außerfern: 150 countAußerfern150Lungau: 49 countLungau49
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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New enterprises created during the year from scratch. Enterprises formed by a merger, break-up or change of legal form, and enterprises reactivated within two years, are not births.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). Not comparable with companies_created (companies registered in Spain) or business_applications (US applications for an employer number).

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, enterprise births, number (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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r) (NUTS 3 areas of Austria by enterprise births, 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Austria by enterprise births, 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-births/austria-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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of Austria by enterprise births, 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-births/austria-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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Austria by enterprise births, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/austria-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Wien, with 8,934 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Lungau, with 49 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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