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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 2023

Norte had the highest enterprise births of 9 regions in 2023, at 72,778. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 3,869. The median was 16,545 and the figure for Portugal was 236,244. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest72,778Norte
Lowest3,869Região Autónoma dos Açores
Median16,5459 regions
Portugal236,244History

All regions, 2023

Norte: 72,778 countNorte72,778Grande Lisboa: 66,343 countGrande Lisboa66,343Centro (PT): 29,149 countCentro (PT)29,149Península de Setúbal: 20,339 countPenínsula de Setúbal20,339Algarve: 16,545 countAlgarve16,545Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 14,835 countOeste e Vale do Tejo14,835Alentejo: 7,319 countAlentejo7,319Região Autónoma da Madeira: 5,067 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira5,067Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,869 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,869Norte: 72,778 countNorte72,778Grande Lisboa: 66,343 countGrande Lisboa66,343Centro (PT): 29,149 countCentro (PT)29,149Península de Setúbal: 20,339 countPenínsula de Setúbal20,339Algarve: 16,545 countAlgarve16,545Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 14,835 countOeste e Vale do Tejo14,835Alentejo: 7,319 countAlentejo7,319Região Autónoma da Madeira: 5,067 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira5,067Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,869 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,869
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

RankRegions2023
count		Change on 2022
1Norte72,778+4.5%
2Grande Lisboa66,343+5.9%
3Centro (PT)29,149+6.1%
4Península de Setúbal20,339+9.4%
5Algarve16,545+11.4%
6Oeste e Vale do Tejo14,835+8.4%
7Alentejo7,319+4.4%
8Região Autónoma da Madeira5,067+4.3%
9Região Autónoma dos Açores3,869+5%

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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 regions 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) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by enterprise births, 2023) [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), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) 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-regions. 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). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) 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-regions.

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), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) 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-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest enterprise births?

Norte, with 72,778 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise births?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 3,869 in 2023.

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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