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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by enterprise births

Norte had the highest enterprise births of 9 regions in 2021, at 54,996. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 3,206. The median was 11,396 and the figure for Portugal was 177,144. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest54,996Norte
Lowest3,206Região Autónoma dos Açores
Median11,3969 regions
Portugal177,144History

All regions, 2021

Norte: 54,996 countNorte54,996Grande Lisboa: 49,591 countGrande Lisboa49,591Centro (PT): 22,965 countCentro (PT)22,965Península de Setúbal: 14,823 countPenínsula de Setúbal14,823Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 11,396 countOeste e Vale do Tejo11,396Algarve: 9,994 countAlgarve9,994Alentejo: 6,022 countAlentejo6,022Região Autónoma da Madeira: 4,151 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira4,151Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,206 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,206Norte: 54,996 countNorte54,996Grande Lisboa: 49,591 countGrande Lisboa49,591Centro (PT): 22,965 countCentro (PT)22,965Península de Setúbal: 14,823 countPenínsula de Setúbal14,823Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 11,396 countOeste e Vale do Tejo11,396Algarve: 9,994 countAlgarve9,994Alentejo: 6,022 countAlentejo6,022Região Autónoma da Madeira: 4,151 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira4,151Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,206 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,206
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

RankRegions2021
count
1Norte54,996
2Grande Lisboa49,591
3Centro (PT)22,965
4Península de Setúbal14,823
5Oeste e Vale do Tejo11,396
6Algarve9,994
7Alentejo6,022
8Região Autónoma da Madeira4,151
9Região Autónoma dos Açores3,206

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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, 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), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) 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-regions?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). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) 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-regions?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), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) 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-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest enterprise births?

Norte, with 54,996 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise births?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 3,206 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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