NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by enterprise births

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest enterprise births of 40 areas in 2022, at 28,054. Delfzijl en omgeving had the lowest, at 277. The median was 3,367 and the figure for the Netherlands was 204,660. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest28,054Groot-Amsterdam
Median3,36740 areas
Netherlands204,660History

All areas, 2022

Groot-Amsterdam: 28,054 countGroot-Amsterdam28,054Groot-Rijnmond: 20,993 countGroot-Rijnmond20,993Utrecht: 17,876 countUtrecht17,876Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 15,022 countAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage15,022Arnhem/Nijmegen: 8,262 countArnhem/Nijmegen8,262Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 8,262 countZuidoost-Noord-Brabant8,262Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 7,028 countNoordoost-Noord-Brabant7,028Veluwe: 6,918 countVeluwe6,918West-Noord-Brabant: 6,556 countWest-Noord-Brabant6,556Flevoland: 5,692 countFlevoland5,692Midden-Noord-Brabant: 5,315 countMidden-Noord-Brabant5,315Twente: 5,217 countTwente5,217Zuid-Limburg: 4,604 countZuid-Limburg4,604Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 4,483 countAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…4,483Overig Groningen: 4,024 countOverig Groningen4,024Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 4,022 countZuidoost-Zuid-Holland4,022Kop van Noord-Holland: 3,541 countKop van Noord-Holland3,541Oost-Zuid-Holland: 3,477 countOost-Zuid-Holland3,477Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 3,447 countHet Gooi en Vechtstreek3,447Agglomeratie Haarlem: 3,396 countAgglomeratie Haarlem3,396Noord-Overijssel: 3,337 countNoord-Overijssel3,337Achterhoek: 3,051 countAchterhoek3,051Noord-Friesland: 2,853 countNoord-Friesland2,853Delft en Westland: 2,825 countDelft en Westland2,825Alkmaar en omgeving: 2,648 countAlkmaar en omgeving2,648Zuidwest-Gelderland: 2,546 countZuidwest-Gelderland2,546Overig Zeeland: 2,518 countOverig Zeeland2,518Zaanstreek: 2,472 countZaanstreek2,472Noord-Limburg: 2,392 countNoord-Limburg2,392IJmond: 2,139 countIJmond2,139Midden-Limburg: 2,069 countMidden-Limburg2,069Zuidwest-Overijssel: 1,484 countZuidwest-Overijssel1,484Zuidoost-Friesland: 1,442 countZuidoost-Friesland1,442Noord-Drenthe: 1,427 countNoord-Drenthe1,427Zuidoost-Drenthe: 1,186 countZuidoost-Drenthe1,186Zuidwest-Friesland: 1,138 countZuidwest-Friesland1,138Zuidwest-Drenthe: 1,080 countZuidwest-Drenthe1,080Oost-Groningen: 832 countOost-Groningen832Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 753 countZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen753Delfzijl en omgeving: 277 countDelfzijl en omgeving277Groot-Amsterdam: 28,054 countGroot-Amsterdam28,054Groot-Rijnmond: 20,993 countGroot-Rijnmond20,993Utrecht: 17,876 countUtrecht17,876Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 15,022 countAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage15,022Arnhem/Nijmegen: 8,262 countArnhem/Nijmegen8,262Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 8,262 countZuidoost-Noord-Brabant8,262Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 7,028 countNoordoost-Noord-Brabant7,028Veluwe: 6,918 countVeluwe6,918West-Noord-Brabant: 6,556 countWest-Noord-Brabant6,556Flevoland: 5,692 countFlevoland5,692Midden-Noord-Brabant: 5,315 countMidden-Noord-Brabant5,315Twente: 5,217 countTwente5,217Zuid-Limburg: 4,604 countZuid-Limburg4,604Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 4,483 countAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek4,483Overig Groningen: 4,024 countOverig Groningen4,024Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 4,022 countZuidoost-Zuid-Holland4,022Kop van Noord-Holland: 3,541 countKop van Noord-Holland3,541Oost-Zuid-Holland: 3,477 countOost-Zuid-Holland3,477Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 3,447 countHet Gooi en Vechtstreek3,447Agglomeratie Haarlem: 3,396 countAgglomeratie Haarlem3,396Noord-Overijssel: 3,337 countNoord-Overijssel3,337Achterhoek: 3,051 countAchterhoek3,051Noord-Friesland: 2,853 countNoord-Friesland2,853Delft en Westland: 2,825 countDelft en Westland2,825Alkmaar en omgeving: 2,648 countAlkmaar en omgeving2,648Zuidwest-Gelderland: 2,546 countZuidwest-Gelderland2,546Overig Zeeland: 2,518 countOverig Zeeland2,518Zaanstreek: 2,472 countZaanstreek2,472Noord-Limburg: 2,392 countNoord-Limburg2,392IJmond: 2,139 countIJmond2,139Midden-Limburg: 2,069 countMidden-Limburg2,069Zuidwest-Overijssel: 1,484 countZuidwest-Overijssel1,484Zuidoost-Friesland: 1,442 countZuidoost-Friesland1,442Noord-Drenthe: 1,427 countNoord-Drenthe1,427Zuidoost-Drenthe: 1,186 countZuidoost-Drenthe1,186Zuidwest-Friesland: 1,138 countZuidwest-Friesland1,138Zuidwest-Drenthe: 1,080 countZuidwest-Drenthe1,080Oost-Groningen: 832 countOost-Groningen832Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 753 countZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen753Delfzijl en omgeving: 277 countDelfzijl en omgeving277
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

RankAreas2022
count
Change on 2021
1Groot-Amsterdam28,054n/a
2Groot-Rijnmond20,993n/a
3Utrecht17,876n/a
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage15,022n/a
5Arnhem/Nijmegen8,262-9.5%
5Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant8,262-14.6%
7Noordoost-Noord-Brabant7,028n/a
8Veluwe6,918-12.6%
9West-Noord-Brabant6,556-16.2%
10Flevoland5,692-6.6%
11Midden-Noord-Brabant5,315n/a
12Twente5,217-15.8%
13Zuid-Limburg4,604-13%
14Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek4,483n/a
15Overig Groningen4,024n/a
16Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland4,022n/a
17Kop van Noord-Holland3,541-8.5%
18Oost-Zuid-Holland3,477n/a
19Het Gooi en Vechtstreek3,447-13.6%
20Agglomeratie Haarlem3,396n/a
21Noord-Overijssel3,337-14%
22Achterhoek3,051-18%
23Noord-Friesland2,853n/a
24Delft en Westland2,825n/a
25Alkmaar en omgeving2,648-11.6%
26Zuidwest-Gelderland2,546-7.1%
27Overig Zeeland2,518-11.8%
28Zaanstreek2,472+1.8%
29Noord-Limburg2,392-15.1%
30IJmond2,139-5.3%
31Midden-Limburg2,069-11.1%
32Zuidwest-Overijssel1,484-7.7%
33Zuidoost-Friesland1,442-17.6%
34Noord-Drenthe1,427-15.9%
35Zuidoost-Drenthe1,186-16.6%
36Zuidwest-Friesland1,138n/a
37Zuidwest-Drenthe1,080-11%
38Oost-Groningen832n/a
39Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen753-17.5%
40Delfzijl en omgeving277-7.4%

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, 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 Netherlands 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/netherlands-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 Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces?period=2022.

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), NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands 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/netherlands-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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 Netherlands by enterprise births, 2022}},
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  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/netherlands-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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Groot-Amsterdam, with 28,054 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Delfzijl en omgeving, with 277 in 2022.

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