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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise births

Grande Lisboa had the highest enterprise births of 26 areas in 2022, at 62,663. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 1,076. The median was 3,814 and the figure for Portugal was 222,462. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest62,663Grande Lisboa
Lowest1,076Alto Tâmega e Barroso
Median3,81426 areas
Portugal222,462History

All areas, 2022

Grande Lisboa: 62,663 countGrande Lisboa62,663Área Metropolitana do Porto: 42,340 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto42,340Península de Setúbal: 18,593 countPenínsula de Setúbal18,593Algarve: 14,847 countAlgarve14,847Cávado: 7,795 countCávado7,795Região de Coimbra: 7,692 countRegião de Coimbra7,692Oeste: 7,095 countOeste7,095Região de Aveiro: 6,642 countRegião de Aveiro6,642Ave: 5,857 countAve5,857Região de Leiria: 5,500 countRegião de Leiria5,500Tâmega e Sousa: 5,121 countTâmega e Sousa5,121Região Autónoma da Madeira: 4,856 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira4,856Alto Minho: 3,829 countAlto Minho3,829Viseu Dão Lafões: 3,798 countViseu Dão Lafões3,798Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,685 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,685Lezíria do Tejo: 3,646 countLezíria do Tejo3,646Médio Tejo: 2,950 countMédio Tejo2,950Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 2,537 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela2,537Alentejo Central: 2,402 countAlentejo Central2,402Douro: 2,236 countDouro2,236Alentejo Litoral: 1,709 countAlentejo Litoral1,709Baixo Alentejo: 1,558 countBaixo Alentejo1,558Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 1,392 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes1,392Alto Alentejo: 1,339 countAlto Alentejo1,339Beira Baixa: 1,304 countBeira Baixa1,304Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 1,076 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso1,076Grande Lisboa: 62,663 countGrande Lisboa62,663Área Metropolitana do Porto: 42,340 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto42,340Península de Setúbal: 18,593 countPenínsula de Setúbal18,593Algarve: 14,847 countAlgarve14,847Cávado: 7,795 countCávado7,795Região de Coimbra: 7,692 countRegião de Coimbra7,692Oeste: 7,095 countOeste7,095Região de Aveiro: 6,642 countRegião de Aveiro6,642Ave: 5,857 countAve5,857Região de Leiria: 5,500 countRegião de Leiria5,500Tâmega e Sousa: 5,121 countTâmega e Sousa5,121Região Autónoma da Madeira: 4,856 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira4,856Alto Minho: 3,829 countAlto Minho3,829Viseu Dão Lafões: 3,798 countViseu Dão Lafões3,798Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,685 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,685Lezíria do Tejo: 3,646 countLezíria do Tejo3,646Médio Tejo: 2,950 countMédio Tejo2,950Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 2,537 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela2,537Alentejo Central: 2,402 countAlentejo Central2,402Douro: 2,236 countDouro2,236Alentejo Litoral: 1,709 countAlentejo Litoral1,709Baixo Alentejo: 1,558 countBaixo Alentejo1,558Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 1,392 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes1,392Alto Alentejo: 1,339 countAlto Alentejo1,339Beira Baixa: 1,304 countBeira Baixa1,304Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 1,076 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso1,076
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
1Grande Lisboa62,663+26.4%
2Área Metropolitana do Porto42,340+37.7%
3Península de Setúbal18,593+25.4%
4Algarve14,847+48.6%
5Cávado7,795+18.1%
6Região de Coimbra7,692+20.3%
7Oeste7,095+25.2%
8Região de Aveiro6,642+19%
9Ave5,857+9%
10Região de Leiria5,500+24.6%
11Tâmega e Sousa5,121+8%
12Região Autónoma da Madeira4,856+17%
13Alto Minho3,829+16.7%
14Viseu Dão Lafões3,798+18.8%
15Região Autónoma dos Açores3,685+14.9%
16Lezíria do Tejo3,646+19.2%
17Médio Tejo2,950+10.4%
18Beiras e Serra da Estrela2,537+11.3%
19Alentejo Central2,402+10.8%
20Douro2,236+17.7%
21Alentejo Litoral1,709+31.6%
22Baixo Alentejo1,558+15.6%
23Terras de Trás-os-Montes1,3920%
24Alto Alentejo1,339+10.9%
25Beira Baixa1,304+18.8%
26Alto Tâmega e Barroso1,076+12.9%

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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, 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 Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?period=2022. 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, 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/portugal-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 Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Grande Lisboa, with 62,663 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 1,076 in 2022.

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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