NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise births

Paris had the highest enterprise births of 101 areas in 2022, at 63,839. Mayotte had the lowest, at 371. The median was 4,863 and the figure for France was 742,324. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest63,839Paris

Lowest371Mayotte

Median4,863101 areas

France742,324History

Top 40 areas, 2022

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

Rank	Areas	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Paris Series break	63,839	-2.1%
2	Bouches-du-Rhône Series break	28,225	-4.9%
3	Rhône Series break	27,276	-5.9%
4	Hauts-de-Seine Series break	24,900	-5.1%
5	Gironde Series break	23,660	-4.8%
6	Nord Series break	22,114	-7.7%
7	Seine-Saint-Denis Series break	21,119	-9.9%
8	Alpes-Maritimes Series break	19,550	-0.6%
9	Haute-Garonne Series break	18,203	-6.2%
10	Val-de-Marne Series break	18,036	-5.3%
11	Hérault Series break	17,093	-7.1%
12	Yvelines Series break	16,727	-6.7%
13	Var Series break	15,765	-1%
14	Loire-Atlantique Series break	15,395	-5.3%
15	Seine-et-Marne Series break	15,079	-6.6%
16	Isère Series break	14,464	-0.9%
17	Val-d’Oise Series break	14,455	-6.4%
18	Essonne Series break	14,035	-7.2%
19	Bas-Rhin Series break	11,274	-5%
20	Ille-et-Vilaine Series break	10,677	-2.3%
21	Haute-Savoie Series break	10,647	-2.1%
22	Pas-de-Calais Series break	9,560	-3.7%
23	La Réunion Series break	9,280	-12.2%
24	Seine-Maritime Series break	9,117	-9.8%
25	Gard Series break	8,496	-2.1%
26	Pyrénées-Atlantiques Series break	8,160	-6.6%
27	Martinique Series break	7,796	+9.5%
28	Moselle Series break	7,589	-5.1%
29	Finistère Series break	7,358	-3.1%
30	Charente-Maritime Series break	7,204	-5.7%
31	Loire Series break	7,135	-5.5%
32	Vaucluse Series break	7,039	-5.9%
33	Maine-et-Loire Series break	6,947	-1.3%
34	Morbihan Series break	6,880	-2.5%
35	Oise Series break	6,617	-2.3%
36	Calvados Series break	6,429	-9.4%
37	Haut-Rhin Series break	6,227	-6.3%
38	Ain Series break	6,202	-0.3%
39	Savoie Series break	6,111	-0.7%
40	Puy-de-Dôme Series break	6,040	-3.5%
41	Vendée Series break	5,978	-3.8%
42	Indre-et-Loire Series break	5,870	-4.2%
43	Loiret Series break	5,664	-3.2%
44	Pyrénées-Orientales Series break	5,660	-5.7%
45	Guadeloupe Series break	5,622	-5.7%
46	Meurthe-et-Moselle Series break	5,616	-7.5%
47	Drôme Series break	5,471	-9.5%
48	Côte-d’Or Series break	5,141	-6.1%
49	Côtes-d’Armor Series break	4,917	+2.4%
50	Landes Series break	4,903	-0.5%
51	Marne Series break	4,863	-6.4%
52	Eure Series break	4,667	+0.7%
53	Saône-et-Loire Series break	4,421	-3.7%
54	Doubs Series break	4,317	-3.9%
55	Somme Series break	4,028	-4.7%
56	Dordogne Series break	4,016	-8.1%
57	Aude Series break	3,905	-1.7%
58	Tarn Series break	3,851	-7.2%
59	Sarthe Series break	3,784	-1.1%
60	Vienne Series break	3,709	+1.6%
61	Eure-et-Loir Series break	3,277	-6.2%
62	Manche Series break	3,241	-8.9%
63	Ardèche Series break	3,183	-3.1%
64	Aisne Series break	3,067	-8.6%
65	Lot-et-Garonne Series break	3,026	-4.7%
66	Charente Series break	2,929	-4.8%
67	Haute-Vienne Series break	2,899	-15.8%
68	Vosges Series break	2,838	-3.1%
69	Corse-du-Sud Series break	2,540	+1.8%
70	Tarn-et-Garonne Series break	2,523	-4.2%
71	Yonne Series break	2,513	-8.9%
72	Deux-Sèvres Series break	2,508	-3.8%
73	Loir-et-Cher Series break	2,489	-6.3%
74	Aveyron Series break	2,467	-5.3%
75	Allier Series break	2,333	+1.3%
76	Aube Series break	2,285	-10.1%
77	Hautes-Pyrénées Series break	2,260	-1.7%
78	Haute-Corse Series break	2,167	-14%
79	Cher Series break	2,125	-3.9%
80	Jura Series break	2,074	-7.2%
81	Mayenne Series break	2,070	-10%
82	Guyane Series break	2,062	-1.2%
83	Hautes-Alpes Series break	1,971	+1.5%
84	Gers Series break	1,938	-4.7%
85	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Series break	1,908	-2.7%
86	Corrèze Series break	1,892	-9.3%
87	Haute-Loire Series break	1,886	-4.9%
88	Orne Series break	1,771	-3.2%
89	Ardennes Series break	1,693	-5.9%
90	Lot Series break	1,683	-3%
91	Haute-Saône Series break	1,633	+3.8%
92	Ariège Series break	1,603	-3.1%
93	Indre Series break	1,398	-8%
94	Nièvre Series break	1,333	-6.3%
95	Meuse Series break	1,023	-7.5%
96	Haute-Marne Series break	971	-10.9%
97	Territoire de Belfort Series break	969	-12.3%
98	Cantal Series break	937	-2.6%
99	Creuse Series break	740	-15.9%
100	Lozère Series break	605	-0.8%
101	Mayotte Series break	371	-73.4%

Other periods

2023
2022
2021

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 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, 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 France by enterprise births, 2022) [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 France by enterprise births, 2022. 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/france-provinces?period=2022. 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 France by enterprise births, 2022. 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/france-provinces?period=2022.

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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 France by enterprise births, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/france-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{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 France by enterprise births, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/france-provinces?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Paris, with 63,839 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Mayotte, with 371 in 2022.

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.