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Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by enterprise births

Stockholm had the highest enterprise births of 8 regions in 2021, at 31,125. Mellersta Norrland had the lowest, at 2,367. The median was 7,898 and the figure for Sweden was 84,458. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest31,125Stockholm
Lowest2,367Mellersta Norrland
Median7,8988 regions
Sweden84,458History

All regions, 2021

Stockholm: 31,125 countStockholm31,125Västsverige: 15,337 countVästsverige15,337Sydsverige: 12,047 countSydsverige12,047Östra Mellansverige: 10,682 countÖstra Mellansverige10,682Småland med öarna: 5,114 countSmåland med öarna5,114Norra Mellansverige: 4,854 countNorra Mellansverige4,854Övre Norrland: 2,926 countÖvre Norrland2,926Mellersta Norrland: 2,367 countMellersta Norrland2,367Stockholm: 31,125 countStockholm31,125Västsverige: 15,337 countVästsverige15,337Sydsverige: 12,047 countSydsverige12,047Östra Mellansverige: 10,682 countÖstra Mellansverige10,682Småland med öarna: 5,114 countSmåland med öarna5,114Norra Mellansverige: 4,854 countNorra Mellansverige4,854Övre Norrland: 2,926 countÖvre Norrland2,926Mellersta Norrland: 2,367 countMellersta Norrland2,367
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
1Stockholm31,125
2Västsverige15,337
3Sydsverige12,047
4Östra Mellansverige10,682
5Småland med öarna5,114
6Norra Mellansverige4,854
7Övre Norrland2,926
8Mellersta Norrland2,367

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 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 Sweden (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 Sweden (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/sweden-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 Sweden (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/sweden-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 Sweden (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/sweden-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest enterprise births?

Stockholm, with 31,125 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise births?

Mellersta Norrland, with 2,367 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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