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Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 2023

Lombardia had the highest enterprise births of 21 regions in 2023, at 66,876. Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 830. The median was 9,244 and the figure for Italy was 359,220. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest66,876Lombardia
Lowest830Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste
Median9,24421 regions
Italy359,220History

All regions, 2023

Lombardia: 66,876 countLombardia66,876Lazio: 43,745 countLazio43,745Campania: 35,406 countCampania35,406Veneto: 27,035 countVeneto27,035Emilia-Romagna: 26,217 countEmilia-Romagna26,217Sicilia: 25,210 countSicilia25,210Piemonte: 24,534 countPiemonte24,534Toscana: 23,263 countToscana23,263Puglia: 20,657 countPuglia20,657Calabria: 10,386 countCalabria10,386Liguria: 9,244 countLiguria9,244Sardegna: 8,759 countSardegna8,759Marche: 8,243 countMarche8,243Abruzzo: 7,648 countAbruzzo7,648Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 5,973 countFriuli-Venezia Giulia5,973Umbria: 4,887 countUmbria4,887Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 2,980 countProvincia Autonoma di Trento2,980Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 2,911 countProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…2,911Basilicata: 2,751 countBasilicata2,751Molise: 1,665 countMolise1,665Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 830 countValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste830Lombardia: 66,876 countLombardia66,876Lazio: 43,745 countLazio43,745Campania: 35,406 countCampania35,406Veneto: 27,035 countVeneto27,035Emilia-Romagna: 26,217 countEmilia-Romagna26,217Sicilia: 25,210 countSicilia25,210Piemonte: 24,534 countPiemonte24,534Toscana: 23,263 countToscana23,263Puglia: 20,657 countPuglia20,657Calabria: 10,386 countCalabria10,386Liguria: 9,244 countLiguria9,244Sardegna: 8,759 countSardegna8,759Marche: 8,243 countMarche8,243Abruzzo: 7,648 countAbruzzo7,648Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 5,973 countFriuli-Venezia Giulia5,973Umbria: 4,887 countUmbria4,887Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 2,980 countProvincia Autonoma di Trento2,980Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 2,911 countProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen2,911Basilicata: 2,751 countBasilicata2,751Molise: 1,665 countMolise1,665Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 830 countValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste830
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

RankRegions2023
count		Change on 2022
1Lombardia66,876+0.9%
2Lazio43,745-4.5%
3Campania35,406-0.2%
4Veneto27,035+1.9%
5Emilia-Romagna26,217+2.6%
6Sicilia25,210-3.5%
7Piemonte24,534-0.3%
8Toscana23,263-4.2%
9Puglia20,657-0.9%
10Calabria10,386-1.9%
11Liguria9,244-1.1%
12Sardegna8,759-2.5%
13Marche8,243+0.4%
14Abruzzo7,648-3.8%
15Friuli-Venezia Giulia5,973+2.8%
16Umbria4,887-0.2%
17Provincia Autonoma di Trento2,980+7.8%
18Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen2,911+1.6%
19Basilicata2,751+3.5%
20Molise1,665+2.6%
21Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste830+15.3%

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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.

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 Italy (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

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 Italy (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/italy-regions. 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 Italy (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 2023. 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/italy-regions.

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 Italy (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/italy-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest enterprise births?

Lombardia, with 66,876 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise births?

Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 830 in 2023.

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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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