NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by enterprise births

Grad Zagreb had the highest enterprise births of 21 areas in 2021, at 6,916. Ličko-senjska županija had the lowest, at 196. The median was 563 and the figure for Croatia was 23,942. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Grad Zagreb: 6,916 countGrad Zagreb6,916Splitsko-dalmatinska županija: 2,669 countSplitsko-dalmatinska županija2,669Primorsko-goranska županija: 2,095 countPrimorsko-goranska županija2,095Istarska županija: 1,773 countIstarska županija1,773Zagrebačka županija: 1,651 countZagrebačka županija1,651Osječko-baranjska županija: 1,336 countOsječko-baranjska županija1,336Zadarska županija: 1,024 countZadarska županija1,024Varaždinska županija: 737 countVaraždinska županija737Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija: 634 countDubrovačko-neretvanska županija634Sisačko-moslavačka županija: 622 countSisačko-moslavačka županija622Šibensko-kninska županija: 563 countŠibensko-kninska županija563Vukovarsko-srijemska županija: 559 countVukovarsko-srijemska županija559Brodsko-posavska županija: 545 countBrodsko-posavska županija545Krapinsko-zagorska županija: 494 countKrapinsko-zagorska županija494Međimurska županija: 447 countMeđimurska županija447Karlovačka županija: 420 countKarlovačka županija420Koprivničko-križevačka županija: 415 countKoprivničko-križevačka županija415Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija: 338 countBjelovarsko-bilogorska županija338Virovitičko-podravska županija: 265 countVirovitičko-podravska županija265Požeško-slavonska županija: 243 countPožeško-slavonska županija243Ličko-senjska županija: 196 countLičko-senjska županija196Grad Zagreb: 6,916 countGrad Zagreb6,916Splitsko-dalmatinska županija: 2,669 countSplitsko-dalmatinska županija2,669Primorsko-goranska županija: 2,095 countPrimorsko-goranska županija2,095Istarska županija: 1,773 countIstarska županija1,773Zagrebačka županija: 1,651 countZagrebačka županija1,651Osječko-baranjska županija: 1,336 countOsječko-baranjska županija1,336Zadarska županija: 1,024 countZadarska županija1,024Varaždinska županija: 737 countVaraždinska županija737Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija: 634 countDubrovačko-neretvanska županija634Sisačko-moslavačka županija: 622 countSisačko-moslavačka županija622Šibensko-kninska županija: 563 countŠibensko-kninska županija563Vukovarsko-srijemska županija: 559 countVukovarsko-srijemska županija559Brodsko-posavska županija: 545 countBrodsko-posavska županija545Krapinsko-zagorska županija: 494 countKrapinsko-zagorska županija494Međimurska županija: 447 countMeđimurska županija447Karlovačka županija: 420 countKarlovačka županija420Koprivničko-križevačka županija: 415 countKoprivničko-križevačka županija415Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija: 338 countBjelovarsko-bilogorska županija338Virovitičko-podravska županija: 265 countVirovitičko-podravska županija265Požeško-slavonska županija: 243 countPožeško-slavonska županija243Ličko-senjska županija: 196 countLičko-senjska županija196
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).

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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 Croatia 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 Croatia 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/croatia-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 Croatia 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/croatia-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 Croatia 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/croatia-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Grad Zagreb, with 6,916 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Ličko-senjska županija, with 196 in 2021.

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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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