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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise births, 2023

Grande Lisboa had the highest enterprise births of 26 areas in 2023, at 66,343. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 1,105. The median was 4,010 and the figure for Portugal was 236,244. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest66,343Grande Lisboa
Lowest1,105Alto Tâmega e Barroso
Median4,01026 areas
Portugal236,244History

All areas, 2023

Grande Lisboa: 66,343 countGrande Lisboa66,343Área Metropolitana do Porto: 44,100 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto44,100Península de Setúbal: 20,339 countPenínsula de Setúbal20,339Algarve: 16,545 countAlgarve16,545Região de Coimbra: 8,501 countRegião de Coimbra8,501Cávado: 8,352 countCávado8,352Oeste: 7,698 countOeste7,698Região de Aveiro: 7,097 countRegião de Aveiro7,097Ave: 6,250 countAve6,250Região de Leiria: 5,707 countRegião de Leiria5,707Tâmega e Sousa: 5,186 countTâmega e Sousa5,186Região Autónoma da Madeira: 5,067 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira5,067Alto Minho: 4,111 countAlto Minho4,111Viseu Dão Lafões: 3,909 countViseu Dão Lafões3,909Lezíria do Tejo: 3,884 countLezíria do Tejo3,884Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,869 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,869Médio Tejo: 3,253 countMédio Tejo3,253Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 2,583 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela2,583Douro: 2,356 countDouro2,356Alentejo Central: 2,306 countAlentejo Central2,306Alentejo Litoral: 1,965 countAlentejo Litoral1,965Baixo Alentejo: 1,681 countBaixo Alentejo1,681Alto Alentejo: 1,367 countAlto Alentejo1,367Beira Baixa: 1,352 countBeira Baixa1,352Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 1,318 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes1,318Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 1,105 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso1,105Grande Lisboa: 66,343 countGrande Lisboa66,343Área Metropolitana do Porto: 44,100 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto44,100Península de Setúbal: 20,339 countPenínsula de Setúbal20,339Algarve: 16,545 countAlgarve16,545Região de Coimbra: 8,501 countRegião de Coimbra8,501Cávado: 8,352 countCávado8,352Oeste: 7,698 countOeste7,698Região de Aveiro: 7,097 countRegião de Aveiro7,097Ave: 6,250 countAve6,250Região de Leiria: 5,707 countRegião de Leiria5,707Tâmega e Sousa: 5,186 countTâmega e Sousa5,186Região Autónoma da Madeira: 5,067 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira5,067Alto Minho: 4,111 countAlto Minho4,111Viseu Dão Lafões: 3,909 countViseu Dão Lafões3,909Lezíria do Tejo: 3,884 countLezíria do Tejo3,884Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,869 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,869Médio Tejo: 3,253 countMédio Tejo3,253Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 2,583 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela2,583Douro: 2,356 countDouro2,356Alentejo Central: 2,306 countAlentejo Central2,306Alentejo Litoral: 1,965 countAlentejo Litoral1,965Baixo Alentejo: 1,681 countBaixo Alentejo1,681Alto Alentejo: 1,367 countAlto Alentejo1,367Beira Baixa: 1,352 countBeira Baixa1,352Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 1,318 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes1,318Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 1,105 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso1,105
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
1Grande Lisboa66,343+5.9%
2Área Metropolitana do Porto44,100+4.2%
3Península de Setúbal20,339+9.4%
4Algarve16,545+11.4%
5Região de Coimbra8,501+10.5%
6Cávado8,352+7.1%
7Oeste7,698+8.5%
8Região de Aveiro7,097+6.9%
9Ave6,250+6.7%
10Região de Leiria5,707+3.8%
11Tâmega e Sousa5,186+1.3%
12Região Autónoma da Madeira5,067+4.3%
13Alto Minho4,111+7.4%
14Viseu Dão Lafões3,909+2.9%
15Lezíria do Tejo3,884+6.5%
16Região Autónoma dos Açores3,869+5%
17Médio Tejo3,253+10.3%
18Beiras e Serra da Estrela2,583+1.8%
19Douro2,356+5.4%
20Alentejo Central2,306-4%
21Alentejo Litoral1,965+15%
22Baixo Alentejo1,681+7.9%
23Alto Alentejo1,367+2.1%
24Beira Baixa1,352+3.7%
25Terras de Trás-os-Montes1,318-5.3%
26Alto Tâmega e Barroso1,105+2.7%

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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 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 Portugal 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 Portugal 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/portugal-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 Portugal 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/portugal-provinces.

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 Portugal 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/portugal-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Grande Lisboa, with 66,343 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 1,105 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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