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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise births

Grande Lisboa had the highest enterprise births of 26 areas in 2021, at 49,591. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 953. The median was 3,244 and the figure for Portugal was 177,144. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest49,591Grande Lisboa
Lowest953Alto Tâmega e Barroso
Median3,24426 areas
Portugal177,144History

All areas, 2021

Grande Lisboa: 49,591 countGrande Lisboa49,591Área Metropolitana do Porto: 30,750 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto30,750Península de Setúbal: 14,823 countPenínsula de Setúbal14,823Algarve: 9,994 countAlgarve9,994Cávado: 6,603 countCávado6,603Região de Coimbra: 6,396 countRegião de Coimbra6,396Oeste: 5,666 countOeste5,666Região de Aveiro: 5,580 countRegião de Aveiro5,580Ave: 5,374 countAve5,374Tâmega e Sousa: 4,743 countTâmega e Sousa4,743Região de Leiria: 4,414 countRegião de Leiria4,414Região Autónoma da Madeira: 4,151 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira4,151Alto Minho: 3,282 countAlto Minho3,282Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,206 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,206Viseu Dão Lafões: 3,198 countViseu Dão Lafões3,198Lezíria do Tejo: 3,058 countLezíria do Tejo3,058Médio Tejo: 2,672 countMédio Tejo2,672Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 2,279 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela2,279Alentejo Central: 2,168 countAlentejo Central2,168Douro: 1,899 countDouro1,899Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 1,392 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes1,392Baixo Alentejo: 1,348 countBaixo Alentejo1,348Alentejo Litoral: 1,299 countAlentejo Litoral1,299Alto Alentejo: 1,207 countAlto Alentejo1,207Beira Baixa: 1,098 countBeira Baixa1,098Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 953 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso953Grande Lisboa: 49,591 countGrande Lisboa49,591Área Metropolitana do Porto: 30,750 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto30,750Península de Setúbal: 14,823 countPenínsula de Setúbal14,823Algarve: 9,994 countAlgarve9,994Cávado: 6,603 countCávado6,603Região de Coimbra: 6,396 countRegião de Coimbra6,396Oeste: 5,666 countOeste5,666Região de Aveiro: 5,580 countRegião de Aveiro5,580Ave: 5,374 countAve5,374Tâmega e Sousa: 4,743 countTâmega e Sousa4,743Região de Leiria: 4,414 countRegião de Leiria4,414Região Autónoma da Madeira: 4,151 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira4,151Alto Minho: 3,282 countAlto Minho3,282Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,206 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,206Viseu Dão Lafões: 3,198 countViseu Dão Lafões3,198Lezíria do Tejo: 3,058 countLezíria do Tejo3,058Médio Tejo: 2,672 countMédio Tejo2,672Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 2,279 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela2,279Alentejo Central: 2,168 countAlentejo Central2,168Douro: 1,899 countDouro1,899Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 1,392 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes1,392Baixo Alentejo: 1,348 countBaixo Alentejo1,348Alentejo Litoral: 1,299 countAlentejo Litoral1,299Alto Alentejo: 1,207 countAlto Alentejo1,207Beira Baixa: 1,098 countBeira Baixa1,098Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 953 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso953
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

RankAreas2021
count
1Grande Lisboa49,591
2Área Metropolitana do Porto30,750
3Península de Setúbal14,823
4Algarve9,994
5Cávado6,603
6Região de Coimbra6,396
7Oeste5,666
8Região de Aveiro5,580
9Ave5,374
10Tâmega e Sousa4,743
11Região de Leiria4,414
12Região Autónoma da Madeira4,151
13Alto Minho3,282
14Região Autónoma dos Açores3,206
15Viseu Dão Lafões3,198
16Lezíria do Tejo3,058
17Médio Tejo2,672
18Beiras e Serra da Estrela2,279
19Alentejo Central2,168
20Douro1,899
21Terras de Trás-os-Montes1,392
22Baixo Alentejo1,348
23Alentejo Litoral1,299
24Alto Alentejo1,207
25Beira Baixa1,098
26Alto Tâmega e Barroso953

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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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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) (NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?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). NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Grande Lisboa, with 49,591 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 953 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.

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