Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) by enterprise births

Hovedstaden had the highest enterprise births of 5 regions in 2021, at 13,764. Nordjylland had the lowest, at 2,604. The median was 5,640 and the figure for Denmark was 32,800. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest13,764Hovedstaden
Lowest2,604Nordjylland
Median5,6405 regions
Denmark32,800History

All regions, 2021

Hovedstaden: 13,764 countHovedstaden13,764Midtjylland: 6,618 countMidtjylland6,618Syddanmark: 5,640 countSyddanmark5,640Sjælland: 4,174 countSjælland4,174Nordjylland: 2,604 countNordjylland2,604Hovedstaden: 13,764 countHovedstaden13,764Midtjylland: 6,618 countMidtjylland6,618Syddanmark: 5,640 countSyddanmark5,640Sjælland: 4,174 countSjælland4,174Nordjylland: 2,604 countNordjylland2,604
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.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
count
1Hovedstaden13,764
2Midtjylland6,618
3Syddanmark5,640
4Sjælland4,174
5Nordjylland2,604

Other periods

About this ranking

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 regions 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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APA 7

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) (Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) 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/denmark-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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) 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/denmark-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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) 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/denmark-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise births?

Hovedstaden, with 13,764 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise births?

Nordjylland, with 2,604 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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