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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by enterprise births

Stockholms län had the highest enterprise births of 21 areas in 2022, at 24,897. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 431. The median was 1,668 and the figure for Sweden was 78,879. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest24,897Stockholms län
Lowest431Gotlands län
Median1,66821 areas
Sweden78,879History

All areas, 2022

Stockholms län: 24,897 countStockholms län24,897Västra Götalands län: 12,215 countVästra Götalands län12,215Skåne län: 10,414 countSkåne län10,414Uppsala län: 2,623 countUppsala län2,623Östergötlands län: 2,545 countÖstergötlands län2,545Hallands län: 2,302 countHallands län2,302Jönköpings län: 2,000 countJönköpings län2,000Örebro län: 1,817 countÖrebro län1,817Södermanlands län: 1,753 countSödermanlands län1,753Dalarnas län: 1,690 countDalarnas län1,690Västmanlands län: 1,668 countVästmanlands län1,668Norrbottens län: 1,567 countNorrbottens län1,567Gävleborgs län: 1,560 countGävleborgs län1,560Västerbottens län: 1,504 countVästerbottens län1,504Värmlands län: 1,490 countVärmlands län1,490Västernorrlands län: 1,347 countVästernorrlands län1,347Kalmar län: 1,321 countKalmar län1,321Kronobergs län: 1,162 countKronobergs län1,162Jämtlands län: 957 countJämtlands län957Blekinge län: 853 countBlekinge län853Gotlands län: 431 countGotlands län431Stockholms län: 24,897 countStockholms län24,897Västra Götalands län: 12,215 countVästra Götalands län12,215Skåne län: 10,414 countSkåne län10,414Uppsala län: 2,623 countUppsala län2,623Östergötlands län: 2,545 countÖstergötlands län2,545Hallands län: 2,302 countHallands län2,302Jönköpings län: 2,000 countJönköpings län2,000Örebro län: 1,817 countÖrebro län1,817Södermanlands län: 1,753 countSödermanlands län1,753Dalarnas län: 1,690 countDalarnas län1,690Västmanlands län: 1,668 countVästmanlands län1,668Norrbottens län: 1,567 countNorrbottens län1,567Gävleborgs län: 1,560 countGävleborgs län1,560Västerbottens län: 1,504 countVästerbottens län1,504Värmlands län: 1,490 countVärmlands län1,490Västernorrlands län: 1,347 countVästernorrlands län1,347Kalmar län: 1,321 countKalmar län1,321Kronobergs län: 1,162 countKronobergs län1,162Jämtlands län: 957 countJämtlands län957Blekinge län: 853 countBlekinge län853Gotlands län: 431 countGotlands län431
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
1Stockholms län24,897-20%
2Västra Götalands län12,215-5.3%
3Skåne län10,414-6.8%
4Uppsala län2,623+0.4%
5Östergötlands län2,545-4.9%
6Hallands län2,302-5.5%
7Jönköpings län2,000-8.7%
8Örebro län1,817-2.5%
9Södermanlands län1,753-2.2%
10Dalarnas län1,690+1.4%
11Västmanlands län1,668-4%
12Norrbottens län1,567+11.5%
13Gävleborgs län1,560-3.2%
14Västerbottens län1,504-1.1%
15Värmlands län1,490-5.4%
16Västernorrlands län1,347-6.8%
17Kalmar län1,321+2.1%
18Kronobergs län1,162-3.4%
19Jämtlands län957+3.8%
20Blekinge län853-1.8%
21Gotlands län431+0.9%

Other periods

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/sweden-provinces?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Stockholms län, with 24,897 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Gotlands län, with 431 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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