Regions of France (NUTS 2) by enterprise births

Ile-de-France had the highest enterprise births of 27 regions in 2021, at 198,599. Mayotte had the lowest, at 1,397. The median was 14,746 and the figure for France was 780,499. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest198,599Ile-de-France

Lowest1,397Mayotte

Median14,74627 regions

France780,499History

All regions, 2021

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	Regions	2021 count
1	Ile-de-France Series break	198,599
2	Rhône-Alpes Series break	83,732
3	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break	76,662
4	Aquitaine Series break	46,066
5	Languedoc-Roussillon Series break	37,651
6	Midi-Pyrénées Series break	36,510
7	Pays de la Loire Series break	35,641
8	Nord-Pas de Calais Series break	33,886
9	Bretagne Series break	30,371
10	Centre - Val de Loire Series break	21,866
11	Alsace Series break	18,507
12	Lorraine Series break	18,105
13	Poitou-Charentes Series break	16,976
14	Haute-Normandie Series break	14,746
15	Picardie Series break	14,355
16	Bourgogne Series break	14,247
17	Basse-Normandie Series break	12,483
18	Auvergne Series break	11,507
19	Champagne-Ardenne Series break	10,627
20	La Réunion Series break	10,564
21	Franche-Comté Series break	9,406
22	Martinique Series break	7,117
23	Limousin Series break	6,412
24	Guadeloupe Series break	5,964
25	Corse Series break	5,015
26	Guyane Series break	2,087
27	Mayotte Series break	1,397

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 regions 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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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 France (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 France (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/france-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 France (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/france-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 France (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/france-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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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): Regions of France (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 2021}},
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  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-regions?period=2021. 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 region has the highest enterprise births?

Ile-de-France, with 198,599 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise births?

Mayotte, with 1,397 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.