EU regions (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 2023
Ile-de-France had the highest enterprise births of 233 regions in 2023, at 188,959. Åland had the lowest, at 281. The median was 9,377 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.5 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ile-de-France | 188,959 | +0.4% |
| 2 | Rhône-Alpes | 78,013 | -3.1% |
| 3 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 73,944 | -0.7% |
| 4 | Norte | 72,778 | +4.5% |
| 5 | Lombardia | 66,876 | +0.9% |
| 6 | Grande Lisboa | 66,343 | +5.9% |
| 7 | Catalonia | 60,412 | +8.8% |
| 8 | Andalusia | 56,776 | +5.1% |
| 9 | Zuid-Holland | 53,566 | +5.4% |
| 10 | Warszawski stołeczny | 53,074 | +2.5% |
| 11 | Community of Madrid | 52,854 | +6.8% |
| 12 | Noord-Holland | 47,339 | +3.6% |
| 13 | Lazio | 43,745 | -4.5% |
| 14 | Aquitaine | 42,827 | -2.1% |
| 15 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 42,024 | +15.4% |
| 16 | Valencian Community | 40,059 | +8.9% |
| 17 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 35,744 | -0% |
| 18 | Campania | 35,406 | -0.2% |
| 19 | Attiki | 34,340 | -14.2% |
| 20 | Midi-Pyrénées | 34,135 | -1.1% |
| 21 | Pays de la Loire | 33,757 | -1.2% |
| 22 | Praha | 33,548 | +7.1% |
| 23 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 33,118 | +12.4% |
| 24 | Małopolskie | 32,038 | -3% |
| 25 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 31,736 | +0.2% |
| 26 | Wielkopolskie | 29,748 | -1.6% |
| 27 | Bretagne | 29,654 | -0.6% |
| 28 | Śląskie | 29,476 | -6% |
| 29 | Centro (PT) | 29,149 | +6.1% |
| 30 | Noord-Brabant | 28,814 | +6.1% |
| 31 | Sostinės regionas | 28,204 | +18.8% |
| 32 | Veneto | 27,035 | +1.9% |
| 33 | Dolnośląskie | 26,914 | -7.7% |
| 34 | Eastern and Midland | 26,612 | +0.6% |
| 35 | Emilia-Romagna | 26,217 | +2.6% |
| 36 | Sicilia | 25,210 | -3.5% |
| 37 | Piemonte | 24,534 | -0.3% |
| 38 | Pomorskie | 24,044 | -0.1% |
| 39 | Budapest | 23,759 | -7% |
| 40 | Západné Slovensko | 23,724 | +0.3% |
| 41 | Eesti | 23,544 | -8% |
| 42 | Toscana | 23,263 | -4.2% |
| 43 | Stockholm | 22,759 | -8.6% |
| 44 | Gelderland | 22,127 | +6.5% |
| 45 | Oberbayern | 21,274 | +7.3% |
| 46 | Centre - Val de Loire | 20,776 | -0.2% |
| 47 | Puglia | 20,657 | -0.9% |
| 48 | Península de Setúbal | 20,339 | +9.4% |
| 49 | Berlin | 19,740 | +4.7% |
| 50 | Východné Slovensko | 19,713 | +2.9% |
| 51 | Nord-Vest | 19,060 | +4.4% |
| 52 | Latvija | 18,847 | -9.4% |
| 53 | Bratislavský kraj | 18,570 | +7.1% |
| 54 | Utrecht | 18,550 | +3.8% |
| 55 | Düsseldorf | 18,458 | +2.3% |
| 56 | Yugozapaden | 18,035 | +6.5% |
| 57 | Lorraine | 17,942 | +5.1% |
| 58 | Alsace | 17,482 | -0.1% |
| 59 | Jihovýchod | 17,214 | -2% |
| 60 | Darmstadt | 16,934 | +4.4% |
| 61 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 16,911 | +3.7% |
| 62 | Łódzkie | 16,694 | -7.8% |
| 63 | Algarve | 16,545 | +11.4% |
| 64 | Poitou-Charentes | 16,111 | -1.5% |
| 65 | Köln | 16,084 | +2.6% |
| 66 | Stredné Slovensko | 15,979 | -2.9% |
| 67 | Centru | 15,726 | +10.4% |
| 68 | Canary Islands | 15,494 | -5.8% |
| 69 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 14,835 | +8.4% |
| 70 | Střední Čechy | 14,783 | -0.2% |
| 71 | Nord-Est | 14,487 | +1.4% |
| 72 | Galicia | 14,448 | +2.1% |
| 73 | Haute-Normandie | 14,340 | +4% |
| 74 | Bourgogne | 13,911 | +3.8% |
| 75 | Picardie | 13,897 | +1.3% |
| 76 | Pest | 13,818 | -10.9% |
| 77 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 13,692 | -1.4% |
| 78 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 13,657 | -2.3% |
| 79 | Västsverige | 13,498 | -7% |
| 80 | Zachodniopomorskie | 13,471 | -2.8% |
| 81 | Stuttgart | 13,467 | +15.2% |
| 82 | Severovýchod | 13,273 | +2.6% |
| 83 | Sud-Muntenia | 12,997 | +6.8% |
| 84 | Podkarpackie | 12,957 | -9.2% |
| 85 | Kentriki Makedonia | 12,782 | -12.1% |
| 86 | Lubelskie | 12,740 | -14.7% |
| 87 | Zahodna Slovenija Series break | 12,518 | -4.2% |
| 88 | Southern | 12,429 | +2% |
| 89 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 12,209 | +17.4% |
| 90 | Balearic Islands | 11,865 | +2.1% |
| 91 | Basse-Normandie | 11,652 | +1.8% |
| 92 | Sud-Est | 11,647 | +9.2% |
| 93 | Hovedstaden | 11,576 | -0.2% |
| 94 | Auvergne | 11,206 | +0.1% |
| 95 | Basque Country | 11,094 | +6.2% |
| 96 | Overijssel | 11,072 | +10.3% |
| 97 | Moravskoslezsko | 10,976 | +2.3% |
| 98 | Jihozápad | 10,851 | +1.4% |
| 98 | Vest | 10,851 | +0.4% |
| 100 | Castilla-La Mancha | 10,759 | +5.5% |
| 101 | Castile and León | 10,580 | +5.6% |
| 102 | Sydsverige | 10,531 | -6.5% |
| 103 | Calabria | 10,386 | -1.9% |
| 104 | Hamburg | 10,052 | +22% |
| 105 | Střední Morava | 10,042 | +1.1% |
| 106 | Champagne-Ardenne | 10,036 | +2.3% |
| 107 | Arnsberg | 9,869 | +3.4% |
| 108 | Östra Mellansverige | 9,807 | -5.8% |
| 109 | La Réunion | 9,731 | +4.9% |
| 110 | Karlsruhe | 9,714 | +15.9% |
| 111 | Limburg (NL) | 9,693 | +6.9% |
| 112 | Malta | 9,669 | +31.2% |
| 113 | Wien | 9,619 | +3% |
| 114 | Észak-Alföld | 9,504 | -3% |
| 115 | Schleswig-Holstein | 9,497 | +14.5% |
| 116 | Severozápad | 9,422 | +8.4% |
| 117 | Region of Murcia | 9,377 | +8.2% |
| 118 | Liguria | 9,244 | -1.1% |
| 119 | Länsi-Suomi | 9,191 | +5.2% |
| 120 | Franche-Comté | 9,075 | +0.9% |
| 121 | Kýpros | 8,797 | +2.1% |
| 122 | Sardegna | 8,759 | -2.5% |
| 123 | Dél-Alföld | 8,713 | -7.9% |
| 124 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 8,651 | +13.6% |
| 125 | Vzhodna Slovenija Series break | 8,615 | -1.8% |
| 126 | Közép-Dunántúl | 8,548 | -8.5% |
| 127 | Marche | 8,243 | +0.4% |
| 128 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 8,211 | -6% |
| 129 | Grad Zagreb | 8,203 | +9.7% |
| 130 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 7,791 | -4.4% |
| 131 | Podlaskie | 7,731 | -5.7% |
| 132 | Abruzzo | 7,648 | -3.8% |
| 133 | Martinique | 7,591 | -2.6% |
| 134 | Freiburg | 7,515 | +16.2% |
| 135 | Lubuskie | 7,497 | -1.1% |
| 136 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 7,409 | +4% |
| 137 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 7,342 | +15.5% |
| 138 | Alentejo | 7,319 | +4.4% |
| 139 | Münster | 7,247 | +3.3% |
| 140 | Weser-Ems | 7,200 | +1.6% |
| 141 | Świętokrzyskie | 7,121 | -12.1% |
| 142 | Etelä-Suomi | 6,995 | +1.9% |
| 143 | Northern and Western | 6,941 | +4.8% |
| 144 | Aragon | 6,630 | +8.5% |
| 145 | Brandenburg | 6,549 | +5.7% |
| 146 | Észak-Magyarország | 6,519 | -6.9% |
| 147 | Niederösterreich | 6,428 | +5.7% |
| 148 | Dél-Dunántúl | 6,402 | -10.2% |
| 149 | Hannover | 6,398 | +4.6% |
| 150 | Flevoland | 6,175 | +8.5% |
| 151 | Schwaben | 6,165 | +5.9% |
| 152 | Guadeloupe | 6,154 | +9.5% |
| 153 | Yugoiztochen | 6,137 | +7.7% |
| 154 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 6,034 | +0.9% |
| 155 | Tübingen | 6,004 | +15.4% |
| 156 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 5,973 | +2.8% |
| 157 | Limousin | 5,861 | +6% |
| 158 | Friesland (NL) | 5,772 | +6.2% |
| 159 | Detmold | 5,678 | +2% |
| 160 | Groningen | 5,659 | +10.2% |
| 161 | Midtjylland | 5,579 | -5.5% |
| 162 | Oberösterreich | 5,574 | +3.4% |
| 163 | Opolskie | 5,567 | -3.3% |
| 164 | Mittelfranken | 5,544 | +8.4% |
| 165 | Severoiztochen | 5,510 | +10.9% |
| 166 | Extremadura | 5,295 | +1.1% |
| 167 | Steiermark | 5,202 | +4% |
| 168 | Panonska Hrvatska | 5,153 | +20.3% |
| 169 | Asturias | 5,127 | +7.4% |
| 170 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 5,067 | +4.3% |
| 171 | Lüneburg | 4,945 | +8.3% |
| 172 | Umbria | 4,887 | -0.2% |
| 173 | Corse | 4,792 | +1.8% |
| 174 | Syddanmark | 4,731 | -0.8% |
| 175 | Kriti | 4,689 | -3.1% |
| 176 | Småland med öarna | 4,638 | -5.6% |
| 177 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 4,545 | +11.9% |
| 178 | Koblenz | 4,541 | +2.6% |
| 179 | Norra Mellansverige | 4,480 | -5.5% |
| 180 | Luxembourg Series break | 4,370 | -7.9% |
| 181 | Thessalia | 3,933 | -15.6% |
| 182 | Niederbayern | 3,923 | +9.6% |
| 182 | Notio Aigaio | 3,923 | -12% |
| 184 | Drenthe | 3,885 | +5.2% |
| 185 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 3,869 | +5% |
| 186 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 3,801 | -0.9% |
| 187 | Braunschweig | 3,706 | +6.5% |
| 187 | Dytiki Elláda | 3,706 | -9.1% |
| 189 | Unterfranken | 3,682 | +4.7% |
| 190 | Thüringen | 3,672 | +9% |
| 191 | Sjælland | 3,616 | +1.6% |
| 192 | Severen tsentralen | 3,565 | +18.4% |
| 193 | Zeeland | 3,513 | +7.4% |
| 194 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 3,458 | +1.9% |
| 195 | Dresden | 3,384 | -3.4% |
| 196 | Tirol | 3,326 | +3.1% |
| 197 | Kassel | 3,242 | +5.7% |
| 198 | Oberpfalz | 3,138 | +6.4% |
| 199 | Gießen | 3,113 | +3.1% |
| 200 | Peloponnisos | 3,087 | -17.2% |
| 201 | Cantabria | 3,014 | +5.1% |
| 202 | Saarland | 2,998 | -1.6% |
| 203 | Leipzig | 2,997 | +2% |
| 204 | Navarre | 2,987 | +3.5% |
| 205 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 2,980 | +7.8% |
| 206 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 2,911 | +1.6% |
| 207 | Övre Norrland | 2,799 | -8.9% |
| 208 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 2,782 | -10.4% |
| 209 | Severozapaden | 2,764 | +11.6% |
| 210 | Basilicata | 2,751 | +3.5% |
| 211 | Sterea Elláda | 2,672 | -8.8% |
| 212 | Chemnitz | 2,664 | +4.9% |
| 213 | Oberfranken | 2,624 | +8.3% |
| 214 | Salzburg | 2,522 | +2.3% |
| 215 | Ionia Nisia | 2,401 | -13.7% |
| 216 | Kärnten | 2,333 | +7.3% |
| 217 | Nordjylland | 2,323 | -2.9% |
| 218 | Guyane | 2,203 | +6.8% |
| 219 | Bremen | 2,195 | +4.6% |
| 220 | Mellersta Norrland | 2,139 | -7.2% |
| 221 | Ipeiros | 1,962 | -11.7% |
| 222 | Mayotte | 1,922 | +418.1% |
| 223 | Molise | 1,665 | +2.6% |
| 224 | La Rioja | 1,532 | +15.9% |
| 225 | Trier | 1,430 | +2.4% |
| 226 | Vorarlberg | 1,411 | -6.8% |
| 227 | Dytiki Makedonia | 1,404 | -16.9% |
| 228 | Burgenland | 1,161 | +5.4% |
| 229 | Voreio Aigaio | 1,069 | -7.9% |
| 230 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 830 | +15.3% |
| 231 | Melilla | 495 | -0.2% |
| 232 | Ceuta | 287 | -13% |
| 233 | Åland | 281 | +10.6% |
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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.Citation styles
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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) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 2023) [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), EU regions (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 2023. 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/eu-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which region has the highest enterprise births?
Ile-de-France, with 188,959 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest enterprise births?
Åland, with 281 in 2023.
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.
Enterprise births: other rankings
- Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Finland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
- NUTS 3 areas of Poland
- NUTS 3 areas of Italy
- NUTS 3 areas of Portugal
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- Registered unemployment
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