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EU regions (NUTS 2) by enterprise death rate, 2023

Eesti had the highest enterprise death rate of 231 regions in 2023, at 27.48%. Nyugat-Dunántúl had the lowest, at 2.26%. The median was 7.85% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 8.07%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest27.48Eesti
Lowest2.26Nyugat-Dunántúl
Median7.85231 regions
European Union (27)8.07History

Top 40 regions, 2023

Eesti: 27.48 %Eesti27.48Eastern and Midland: 18.95 %Eastern and Midland18.95Yugozapaden: 18.27 %Yugozapaden18.27Severoiztochen: 17.28 %Severoiztochen17.28Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas: 16.61 %Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos region…16.61Yugoiztochen: 16.28 %Yugoiztochen16.28Sostinės regionas: 15.49 %Sostinės regionas15.49Východné Slovensko: 14.54 %Východné Slovensko14.54Southern: 14.47 %Southern14.47Zachodniopomorskie: 14.28 %Zachodniopomorskie14.28Yuzhen tsentralen: 14.26 %Yuzhen tsentralen14.26Severozapaden: 14.01 %Severozapaden14.01Lubuskie: 13.84 %Lubuskie13.84Warmińsko-mazurskie: 13.7 %Warmińsko-mazurskie13.7Severen tsentralen: 13.61 %Severen tsentralen13.61Západné Slovensko: 13.59 %Západné Slovensko13.59Bratislavský kraj: 13.51 %Bratislavský kraj13.51Mazowiecki regionalny: 13.2 %Mazowiecki regionalny13.2Stredné Slovensko: 13.2 %Stredné Slovensko13.2Guyane: 13.16 %Guyane13.16Pomorskie: 13.07 %Pomorskie13.07Świętokrzyskie: 13.02 %Świętokrzyskie13.02Península de Setúbal: 13 %Península de Setúbal13Kujawsko-pomorskie: 12.95 %Kujawsko-pomorskie12.95Lubelskie: 12.89 %Lubelskie12.89Northern and Western: 12.73 %Northern and Western12.73Podlaskie: 12.68 %Podlaskie12.68Podkarpackie: 12.65 %Podkarpackie12.65Opolskie: 12.64 %Opolskie12.64Dolnośląskie: 12.42 %Dolnośląskie12.42Śląskie: 12.24 %Śląskie12.24Ile-de-France: 12.14 %Ile-de-France12.14Łódzkie: 12.13 %Łódzkie12.13Região Autónoma dos Açores: 11.92 %Região Autónoma dos Açores11.92Algarve: 11.8 %Algarve11.8Wielkopolskie: 11.78 %Wielkopolskie11.78Berlin: 11.75 %Berlin11.75Grande Lisboa: 11.71 %Grande Lisboa11.71Małopolskie: 11.67 %Małopolskie11.67Warszawski stołeczny: 11.57 %Warszawski stołeczny11.57
%. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Eesti Provisional27.48+18.57 pts
2Eastern and Midland Provisional18.95+7.86 pts
3Yugozapaden Provisional18.27+9.66 pts
4Severoiztochen Provisional17.28+8.58 pts
5Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Estimated16.61+0.88 pts
6Yugoiztochen Provisional16.28+7.49 pts
7Sostinės regionas Estimated15.49+0.93 pts
8Východné Slovensko Estimated14.54+5.05 pts
9Southern Provisional14.47+5.1 pts
10Zachodniopomorskie Provisional14.28+1.25 pts
11Yuzhen tsentralen Provisional14.26+6.69 pts
12Severozapaden Provisional14.01+6.2 pts
13Lubuskie Provisional13.84+1.72 pts
14Warmińsko-mazurskie Provisional13.7+1.71 pts
15Severen tsentralen Provisional13.61+5.69 pts
16Západné Slovensko Estimated13.59+4.42 pts
17Bratislavský kraj Estimated13.51+5.45 pts
18Mazowiecki regionalny Provisional13.2+2.52 pts
18Stredné Slovensko Estimated13.2+4.63 pts
20Guyane Provisional13.16-1.09 pts
21Pomorskie Provisional13.07+1.3 pts
22Świętokrzyskie Provisional13.02+1.78 pts
23Península de Setúbal Estimated13-1.74 pts
24Kujawsko-pomorskie Provisional12.95+1.59 pts
25Lubelskie Provisional12.89+0.94 pts
26Northern and Western Provisional12.73+3.27 pts
27Podlaskie Provisional12.68+2.26 pts
28Podkarpackie Provisional12.65+1.42 pts
29Opolskie Provisional12.64+1.93 pts
30Dolnośląskie Provisional12.42+0.96 pts
31Śląskie Provisional12.24+1.78 pts
32Ile-de-France Provisional12.14-0.25 pts
33Łódzkie Provisional12.13+1.32 pts
34Região Autónoma dos Açores Estimated11.92+0.12 pts
35Algarve Estimated11.8-0.12 pts
36Wielkopolskie Provisional11.78+1.64 pts
37Berlin Provisional11.75+2.07 pts
38Grande Lisboa Estimated11.71-1.61 pts
39Małopolskie Provisional11.67+1.43 pts
40Warszawski stołeczny Provisional11.57+1.22 pts
41Alentejo Estimated11.44-0.24 pts
42Centro (PT) Estimated11.4+0.58 pts
42Região Autónoma da Madeira Estimated11.4-0.38 pts
44Oeste e Vale do Tejo Estimated11.32-0.22 pts
45Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional11.13+1.08 pts
46La Réunion Provisional11.08+1.53 pts
46Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional11.08+0.87 pts
48Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional11.07+0.75 pts
49Norte Estimated10.98-0.3 pts
50Aquitaine Provisional10.94+1.12 pts
51Midi-Pyrénées Provisional10.85+1.27 pts
52Guadeloupe Provisional10.74-1.46 pts
53Rhône-Alpes Provisional10.73+1.01 pts
54Hovedstaden Provisional10.59+0.53 pts
55Picardie Provisional10.57+0.6 pts
56Haute-Normandie Provisional10.54+0.71 pts
57Lorraine Provisional10.49+0.87 pts
58Hamburg Provisional10.24+2.11 pts
59Alsace Provisional10.23+1.01 pts
60Centre - Val de Loire Provisional10.2+0.54 pts
60Pays de la Loire Provisional10.2+1.41 pts
62Champagne-Ardenne Provisional10.11+0.89 pts
62Franche-Comté Provisional10.11+0.94 pts
64Bourgogne Provisional10.1+1.08 pts
65Melilla Estimated10.06-1.51 pts
65Poitou-Charentes Provisional10.06+1.02 pts
67Bretagne Provisional9.98+1.52 pts
68Limousin Provisional9.92+1.28 pts
69Bremen Provisional9.84+1.4 pts
70Corse Provisional9.81+0.91 pts
70Sjælland Provisional9.81+0.29 pts
72Basse-Normandie Provisional9.76+1.15 pts
72Darmstadt Provisional9.76+1.23 pts
74Ceuta Estimated9.69-0.85 pts
75Auvergne Provisional9.56+1.19 pts
76Nordjylland Provisional9.54+1.22 pts
77Saarland Provisional9.5+1.26 pts
78Helsinki-Uusimaa Provisional9.4+2.7 pts
79Düsseldorf Provisional9.25+1.45 pts
80Hannover Provisional9.19+1.53 pts
81Syddanmark Provisional9.18+0.85 pts
82Karlsruhe Provisional9.11+1.43 pts
83Martinique Provisional9.1-0.37 pts
84Midtjylland Provisional9.09+0.77 pts
84Rheinhessen-Pfalz Provisional9.09+1.48 pts
86Stuttgart Provisional9.08+1.66 pts
87Köln Provisional9.03+1.54 pts
88Brandenburg Provisional8.98+1.61 pts
89Braunschweig Provisional8.97+1.39 pts
89Leipzig Provisional8.97+2.1 pts
91Gießen Provisional8.96+1.54 pts
92Oberbayern Provisional8.93+1.87 pts
92Schleswig-Holstein Provisional8.93+1.49 pts
94Lüneburg Provisional8.82+1.59 pts
95Arnsberg Provisional8.53+1.27 pts
95Canary Islands Estimated8.53-0.63 pts
95Etelä-Suomi Provisional8.53+2.22 pts
98Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Provisional8.5+2.08 pts
99Kassel Provisional8.49+1.46 pts
100Mittelfranken Provisional8.42+1.74 pts
101Freiburg Provisional8.37+1.4 pts
102Koblenz Provisional8.36+1.11 pts
103Andalusia Estimated8.31-0.78 pts
103Münster Provisional8.31+1.36 pts
105Balearic Islands Estimated8.3-0.68 pts
106Länsi-Suomi Provisional8.28+2.08 pts
107Tübingen Provisional8.26+1.39 pts
108Valencian Community Estimated8.21-1.13 pts
109Weser-Ems Provisional8.18+1.26 pts
110Detmold Provisional8.15+1.31 pts
111Schwaben Provisional8.14+1.87 pts
112Region of Murcia Estimated8.04-1.09 pts
113Mayotte Provisional7.99-10.23 pts
114Trier Provisional7.94+1.3 pts
115Catalonia Estimated7.88-0.88 pts
116Unterfranken Provisional7.85+1.83 pts
117Dresden Provisional7.84+1.4 pts
118Navarre Estimated7.82+0.88 pts
119Bucureşti-Ilfov Provisional7.8+1.51 pts
119Luxembourg Series break7.8+1.51 pts
121Sachsen-Anhalt Provisional7.79+1.15 pts
122Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Provisional7.78+1.03 pts
123Norra Mellansverige Provisional7.76+3.2 pts
124Severozápad Estimated7.75-1.04 pts
125Community of Madrid Estimated7.73-0.95 pts
126Castilla-La Mancha Estimated7.65-0.89 pts
127Niederbayern Provisional7.62+1.77 pts
128Åland Provisional7.58+2.95 pts
129Oberfranken Provisional7.57+1.56 pts
130Thüringen Provisional7.4+1.38 pts
131Extremadura Estimated7.35-0.9 pts
132Asturias Estimated7.31-0.81 pts
133Oberpfalz Provisional7.3+1.46 pts
134Sydsverige Provisional7.26+2.27 pts
135Basque Country Estimated7.17+0.11 pts
135Kýpros Provisional7.17+2 pts
137Chemnitz Provisional7.14+1.2 pts
137Vest Provisional7.14+0.85 pts
139Nord-Vest Provisional7.04+1.42 pts
140Aragon Estimated7.01-0.37 pts
140Västsverige Provisional7.01+2.54 pts
142Zahodna Slovenija Provisional6.94-0.78 pts
143Galicia Estimated6.93-0.76 pts
144Stockholm Provisional6.89+2.38 pts
145Sud-Est Provisional6.87+0.27 pts
146Nord-Est Provisional6.82+0.94 pts
147Sud-Muntenia Provisional6.81+0.57 pts
148La Rioja Estimated6.75-0.88 pts
148Praha Estimated6.75-1.71 pts
150Centru Provisional6.71+1.05 pts
151Cantabria Estimated6.7-0.48 pts
151Östra Mellansverige Provisional6.7+2.04 pts
153Jihozápad Estimated6.69-1.37 pts
154Castile and León Estimated6.67-0.71 pts
155Moravskoslezsko Estimated6.66-1.53 pts
156Malta Provisional6.6-4.04 pts
157Severovýchod Estimated6.58-1.06 pts
157Sud-Vest Oltenia Provisional6.58+0.34 pts
159Střední Morava Estimated6.56-1.09 pts
160Střední Čechy Estimated6.48-1.52 pts
161Övre Norrland Provisional6.47+2.3 pts
162Småland med öarna Provisional6.41+2.1 pts
163Mellersta Norrland Provisional6.4+2.54 pts
164Jihovýchod Estimated6.32-1.49 pts
165Latvija Estimated6.23-3.56 pts
166Vzhodna Slovenija Provisional6.12-1.32 pts
167Lazio Estimated5.87-2.17 pts
168Lombardia Estimated5.82-0.28 pts
168Piemonte Estimated5.82-0.52 pts
170Friuli-Venezia Giulia Estimated5.8+0.3 pts
170Liguria Estimated5.8-0.56 pts
170Wien Provisional5.8-0.39 pts
173Calabria Estimated5.74-2.35 pts
173Sardegna Estimated5.74-1.29 pts
175Puglia Estimated5.73-0.99 pts
176Emilia-Romagna Estimated5.71-0.12 pts
177Sicilia Estimated5.66-2.08 pts
178Marche Estimated5.64-0.02 pts
179Basilicata Estimated5.62-0.75 pts
179Toscana Estimated5.62-0.51 pts
181Molise Estimated5.61-1.57 pts
182Abruzzo Estimated5.59-1.4 pts
182Veneto Estimated5.59+0.31 pts
184Campania Estimated5.57-2.47 pts
185Umbria Estimated5.53-0.51 pts
186Flevoland Provisional5.52-1.35 pts
187Panonska Hrvatska Provisional5.48-2.1 pts
188Grad Zagreb Provisional5.41-2.03 pts
188Jadranska Hrvatska Provisional5.41-1.59 pts
190Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Estimated5.37-0.06 pts
191Provincia Autonoma di Trento Estimated5.34+0.55 pts
192Burgenland Provisional5.19-0.51 pts
193Kärnten Provisional5.11-0.24 pts
193Zuid-Holland Provisional5.11-1.19 pts
195Noord-Holland Provisional5.08-1.36 pts
196Limburg (NL) Provisional5.05-1.39 pts
197Niederösterreich Provisional4.96-0.67 pts
198Steiermark Provisional4.95-0.52 pts
199Drenthe Provisional4.92-1.32 pts
199Noord-Brabant Provisional4.92-1.32 pts
201Overijssel Provisional4.88-1.16 pts
201Sjeverna Hrvatska Provisional4.88-1.84 pts
203Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Estimated4.85+0.61 pts
204Groningen Provisional4.78-1.52 pts
205Oberösterreich Provisional4.75-0.54 pts
205Zeeland Provisional4.75-1.28 pts
207Utrecht Provisional4.74-1.18 pts
208Vorarlberg Provisional4.73-0.68 pts
209Dytiki Makedonia Provisional4.7+0.77 pts
210Gelderland Provisional4.69-1.24 pts
211Salzburg Provisional4.66-0.05 pts
212Tirol Provisional4.6-0.24 pts
213Friesland (NL) Provisional4.47-1.01 pts
214Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Provisional4.42+0.77 pts
215Kentriki Makedonia Provisional4.3+0.58 pts
216Dytiki Elláda Provisional4.13+0.81 pts
217Ipeiros Provisional4.12+0.37 pts
218Thessalia Provisional3.65+0.55 pts
219Sterea Elláda Provisional3.17+0.47 pts
220Peloponnisos Provisional3.07+0.31 pts
221Attiki Provisional2.97+0.36 pts
222Észak-Magyarország Provisional2.91-13.57 pts
223Ionia Nisia Provisional2.84+0.07 pts
224Budapest Provisional2.82-14.89 pts
225Észak-Alföld Provisional2.7-13.4 pts
226Kriti Provisional2.64n/a
227Pest Provisional2.63-14.96 pts
228Dél-Dunántúl Provisional2.57-13.25 pts
229Dél-Alföld Provisional2.43-12.73 pts
229Közép-Dunántúl Provisional2.43-13.28 pts
231Nyugat-Dunántúl Provisional2.26-12.22 pts

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Enterprise deaths in the year as a percentage of the enterprises active in the same year. A death is an enterprise that stopped trading and was not reactivated within two years.

Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. The latest year is provisional until the two-year reactivation window has passed. Not an insolvency rate, and not comparable with establishment_exit_rate, which counts closed US business locations.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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