NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by enterprise births, 2023

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest enterprise births of 40 areas in 2023, at 29,147. Delfzijl en omgeving had the lowest, at 326. The median was 3,422 and the figure for the Netherlands was 216,777. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest29,147Groot-Amsterdam
Median3,42240 areas
Netherlands216,777History

All areas, 2023

Groot-Amsterdam: 29,147 countGroot-Amsterdam29,147Groot-Rijnmond: 22,388 countGroot-Rijnmond22,388Utrecht: 18,550 countUtrecht18,550Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 15,487 countAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage15,487Arnhem/Nijmegen: 8,886 countArnhem/Nijmegen8,886Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 8,576 countZuidoost-Noord-Brabant8,576Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 7,653 countNoordoost-Noord-Brabant7,653Veluwe: 7,279 countVeluwe7,279West-Noord-Brabant: 7,025 countWest-Noord-Brabant7,025Flevoland: 6,175 countFlevoland6,175Twente: 5,952 countTwente5,952Midden-Noord-Brabant: 5,560 countMidden-Noord-Brabant5,560Zuid-Limburg: 4,953 countZuid-Limburg4,953Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 4,725 countAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…4,725Overig Groningen: 4,387 countOverig Groningen4,387Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 4,319 countZuidoost-Zuid-Holland4,319Kop van Noord-Holland: 3,771 countKop van Noord-Holland3,771Oost-Zuid-Holland: 3,608 countOost-Zuid-Holland3,608Noord-Overijssel: 3,509 countNoord-Overijssel3,509Agglomeratie Haarlem: 3,487 countAgglomeratie Haarlem3,487Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 3,356 countHet Gooi en Vechtstreek3,356Achterhoek: 3,295 countAchterhoek3,295Noord-Friesland: 3,044 countNoord-Friesland3,044Delft en Westland: 3,039 countDelft en Westland3,039Alkmaar en omgeving: 2,827 countAlkmaar en omgeving2,827Overig Zeeland: 2,700 countOverig Zeeland2,700Zuidwest-Gelderland: 2,667 countZuidwest-Gelderland2,667Zaanstreek: 2,496 countZaanstreek2,496Noord-Limburg: 2,429 countNoord-Limburg2,429Midden-Limburg: 2,311 countMidden-Limburg2,311IJmond: 2,255 countIJmond2,255Zuidwest-Overijssel: 1,611 countZuidwest-Overijssel1,611Noord-Drenthe: 1,532 countNoord-Drenthe1,532Zuidoost-Friesland: 1,502 countZuidoost-Friesland1,502Zuidoost-Drenthe: 1,283 countZuidoost-Drenthe1,283Zuidwest-Friesland: 1,226 countZuidwest-Friesland1,226Zuidwest-Drenthe: 1,070 countZuidwest-Drenthe1,070Oost-Groningen: 946 countOost-Groningen946Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 813 countZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen813Delfzijl en omgeving: 326 countDelfzijl en omgeving326Groot-Amsterdam: 29,147 countGroot-Amsterdam29,147Groot-Rijnmond: 22,388 countGroot-Rijnmond22,388Utrecht: 18,550 countUtrecht18,550Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 15,487 countAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage15,487Arnhem/Nijmegen: 8,886 countArnhem/Nijmegen8,886Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 8,576 countZuidoost-Noord-Brabant8,576Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 7,653 countNoordoost-Noord-Brabant7,653Veluwe: 7,279 countVeluwe7,279West-Noord-Brabant: 7,025 countWest-Noord-Brabant7,025Flevoland: 6,175 countFlevoland6,175Twente: 5,952 countTwente5,952Midden-Noord-Brabant: 5,560 countMidden-Noord-Brabant5,560Zuid-Limburg: 4,953 countZuid-Limburg4,953Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 4,725 countAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek4,725Overig Groningen: 4,387 countOverig Groningen4,387Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 4,319 countZuidoost-Zuid-Holland4,319Kop van Noord-Holland: 3,771 countKop van Noord-Holland3,771Oost-Zuid-Holland: 3,608 countOost-Zuid-Holland3,608Noord-Overijssel: 3,509 countNoord-Overijssel3,509Agglomeratie Haarlem: 3,487 countAgglomeratie Haarlem3,487Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 3,356 countHet Gooi en Vechtstreek3,356Achterhoek: 3,295 countAchterhoek3,295Noord-Friesland: 3,044 countNoord-Friesland3,044Delft en Westland: 3,039 countDelft en Westland3,039Alkmaar en omgeving: 2,827 countAlkmaar en omgeving2,827Overig Zeeland: 2,700 countOverig Zeeland2,700Zuidwest-Gelderland: 2,667 countZuidwest-Gelderland2,667Zaanstreek: 2,496 countZaanstreek2,496Noord-Limburg: 2,429 countNoord-Limburg2,429Midden-Limburg: 2,311 countMidden-Limburg2,311IJmond: 2,255 countIJmond2,255Zuidwest-Overijssel: 1,611 countZuidwest-Overijssel1,611Noord-Drenthe: 1,532 countNoord-Drenthe1,532Zuidoost-Friesland: 1,502 countZuidoost-Friesland1,502Zuidoost-Drenthe: 1,283 countZuidoost-Drenthe1,283Zuidwest-Friesland: 1,226 countZuidwest-Friesland1,226Zuidwest-Drenthe: 1,070 countZuidwest-Drenthe1,070Oost-Groningen: 946 countOost-Groningen946Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 813 countZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen813Delfzijl en omgeving: 326 countDelfzijl en omgeving326
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

RankAreas2023
count
Change on 2022
1Groot-Amsterdam29,147+3.9%
2Groot-Rijnmond22,388+6.6%
3Utrecht18,550+3.8%
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage15,487+3.1%
5Arnhem/Nijmegen8,886+7.6%
6Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant8,576+3.8%
7Noordoost-Noord-Brabant7,653+8.9%
8Veluwe7,279+5.2%
9West-Noord-Brabant7,025+7.2%
10Flevoland6,175+8.5%
11Twente5,952+14.1%
12Midden-Noord-Brabant5,560+4.6%
13Zuid-Limburg4,953+7.6%
14Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek4,725+5.4%
15Overig Groningen4,387+9%
16Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland4,319+7.4%
17Kop van Noord-Holland3,771+6.5%
18Oost-Zuid-Holland3,608+3.8%
19Noord-Overijssel3,509+5.2%
20Agglomeratie Haarlem3,487+2.7%
21Het Gooi en Vechtstreek3,356-2.6%
22Achterhoek3,295+8%
23Noord-Friesland3,044+6.7%
24Delft en Westland3,039+7.6%
25Alkmaar en omgeving2,827+6.8%
26Overig Zeeland2,700+7.2%
27Zuidwest-Gelderland2,667+4.8%
28Zaanstreek2,496+1%
29Noord-Limburg2,429+1.5%
30Midden-Limburg2,311+11.7%
31IJmond2,255+5.4%
32Zuidwest-Overijssel1,611+8.6%
33Noord-Drenthe1,532+7.4%
34Zuidoost-Friesland1,502+4.2%
35Zuidoost-Drenthe1,283+8.2%
36Zuidwest-Friesland1,226+7.7%
37Zuidwest-Drenthe1,070-0.9%
38Oost-Groningen946+13.7%
39Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen813+8%
40Delfzijl en omgeving326+17.7%

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 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 Netherlands 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), NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces. 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 Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces.

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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 Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Groot-Amsterdam, with 29,147 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Delfzijl en omgeving, with 326 in 2023.

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