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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by enterprise births, 2023

Stockholms län had the highest enterprise births of 21 areas in 2023, at 22,759. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 388. The median was 1,510 and the figure for Sweden was 74,854. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest22,759Stockholms län
Lowest388Gotlands län
Median1,51021 areas
Sweden74,854History

All areas, 2023

Stockholms län: 22,759 countStockholms län22,759Västra Götalands län: 11,369 countVästra Götalands län11,369Skåne län: 9,748 countSkåne län9,748Östergötlands län: 2,542 countÖstergötlands län2,542Uppsala län: 2,528 countUppsala län2,528Hallands län: 2,129 countHallands län2,129Jönköpings län: 1,875 countJönköpings län1,875Dalarnas län: 1,704 countDalarnas län1,704Örebro län: 1,645 countÖrebro län1,645Södermanlands län: 1,582 countSödermanlands län1,582Västmanlands län: 1,510 countVästmanlands län1,510Västerbottens län: 1,412 countVästerbottens län1,412Värmlands län: 1,391 countVärmlands län1,391Norrbottens län: 1,387 countNorrbottens län1,387Gävleborgs län: 1,385 countGävleborgs län1,385Kalmar län: 1,279 countKalmar län1,279Västernorrlands län: 1,257 countVästernorrlands län1,257Kronobergs län: 1,096 countKronobergs län1,096Jämtlands län: 882 countJämtlands län882Blekinge län: 783 countBlekinge län783Gotlands län: 388 countGotlands län388Stockholms län: 22,759 countStockholms län22,759Västra Götalands län: 11,369 countVästra Götalands län11,369Skåne län: 9,748 countSkåne län9,748Östergötlands län: 2,542 countÖstergötlands län2,542Uppsala län: 2,528 countUppsala län2,528Hallands län: 2,129 countHallands län2,129Jönköpings län: 1,875 countJönköpings län1,875Dalarnas län: 1,704 countDalarnas län1,704Örebro län: 1,645 countÖrebro län1,645Södermanlands län: 1,582 countSödermanlands län1,582Västmanlands län: 1,510 countVästmanlands län1,510Västerbottens län: 1,412 countVästerbottens län1,412Värmlands län: 1,391 countVärmlands län1,391Norrbottens län: 1,387 countNorrbottens län1,387Gävleborgs län: 1,385 countGävleborgs län1,385Kalmar län: 1,279 countKalmar län1,279Västernorrlands län: 1,257 countVästernorrlands län1,257Kronobergs län: 1,096 countKronobergs län1,096Jämtlands län: 882 countJämtlands län882Blekinge län: 783 countBlekinge län783Gotlands län: 388 countGotlands län388
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
1Stockholms län22,759-8.6%
2Västra Götalands län11,369-6.9%
3Skåne län9,748-6.4%
4Östergötlands län2,542-0.1%
5Uppsala län2,528-3.6%
6Hallands län2,129-7.5%
7Jönköpings län1,875-6.3%
8Dalarnas län1,704+0.8%
9Örebro län1,645-9.5%
10Södermanlands län1,582-9.8%
11Västmanlands län1,510-9.5%
12Västerbottens län1,412-6.1%
13Värmlands län1,391-6.6%
14Norrbottens län1,387-11.5%
15Gävleborgs län1,385-11.2%
16Kalmar län1,279-3.2%
17Västernorrlands län1,257-6.7%
18Kronobergs län1,096-5.7%
19Jämtlands län882-7.8%
20Blekinge län783-8.2%
21Gotlands län388-10%

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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 Sweden 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 Sweden 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/sweden-provinces. 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 Sweden 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/sweden-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 Sweden 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/sweden-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Stockholms län, with 22,759 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Gotlands län, with 388 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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