EU regions (NUTS 2) by enterprise death rate

Zachodniopomorskie had the highest enterprise death rate of 231 regions in 2021, at 14.57%. Kriti had the lowest, at 1.52%. The median was 6.86% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 7.73%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest14.57Zachodniopomorskie

Lowest1.52Kriti

Median6.86231 regions

European Union (27)7.73History

Top 40 regions, 2021

%. 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

Rank	Regions	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Zachodniopomorskie	14.57	n/a
2	Lubuskie	13.56	n/a
2	Pomorskie	13.56	n/a
4	Warmińsko-mazurskie	13.53	n/a
5	Ile-de-France Series break	13.36	n/a
6	Lubelskie	13.25	n/a
7	Kujawsko-pomorskie	13.04	n/a
8	Dolnośląskie	13.02	n/a
9	Península de Setúbal	12.93	n/a
10	Warszawski stołeczny	12.92	n/a
11	Świętokrzyskie	12.88	n/a
12	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	12.74	n/a
13	Łódzkie	12.4	n/a
14	Mazowiecki regionalny	12.39	n/a
15	Guyane Series break	12.32	n/a
16	Sostinės regionas	12.15	n/a
17	Podkarpackie	12.14	n/a
18	Wielkopolskie	12.01	n/a
19	Śląskie	11.98	n/a
20	Latvija	11.87	n/a
21	Opolskie	11.85	n/a
22	Małopolskie	11.79	n/a
23	Grande Lisboa	11.72	n/a
24	Hovedstaden	11.7	n/a
25	Melilla Series break	11.69	n/a
26	Podlaskie	11.64	n/a
27	Região Autónoma dos Açores	10.88	n/a
28	Região Autónoma da Madeira	10.86	n/a
29	Sjælland	10.79	n/a
30	Nord-Pas de Calais Series break	10.78	n/a
31	Guadeloupe Series break	10.75	n/a
32	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break	10.68	n/a
33	Lorraine Series break	10.56	n/a
34	Alentejo	10.39	n/a
34	Aquitaine Series break	10.39	n/a
36	Haute-Normandie Series break	10.33	n/a
37	Languedoc-Roussillon Series break	10.31	n/a
38	Picardie Series break	10.3	n/a
39	Rhône-Alpes Series break	10.25	n/a
40	Mayotte Series break	10.24	n/a
41	Midi-Pyrénées Series break	10.21	n/a
42	Centre - Val de Loire Series break	10.19	n/a
43	Midtjylland	10.09	n/a
44	Algarve	10.05	n/a
45	Alsace Series break	9.94	n/a
46	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	9.9	n/a
47	Champagne-Ardenne Series break	9.88	n/a
48	Malta Series break	9.84	n/a
49	Syddanmark	9.67	n/a
50	Nordjylland	9.65	n/a
51	Bourgogne Series break	9.63	n/a
52	Franche-Comté Series break	9.59	n/a
53	Centro (PT)	9.54	n/a
54	Martinique Series break	9.51	n/a
54	Pays de la Loire Series break	9.51	n/a
56	Norte	9.5	n/a
57	Limousin Series break	9.48	n/a
58	Poitou-Charentes Series break	9.41	n/a
59	Basse-Normandie Series break	9.38	n/a
60	Ceuta Series break	9.14	n/a
61	Berlin	9.04	n/a
62	La Réunion Series break	9	n/a
63	Corse Series break	8.96	n/a
64	Auvergne Series break	8.91	n/a
65	Eesti Series break	8.88	n/a
66	Bretagne Series break	8.87	n/a
67	Severoiztochen	8.67	n/a
68	Yugozapaden	8.66	n/a
69	Bremen	8.37	n/a
70	Yugoiztochen	8.36	n/a
71	Eastern and Midland	8.28	n/a
72	Hamburg	8.09	n/a
73	Darmstadt	8.07	n/a
74	Észak-Magyarország	8.06	n/a
75	Severen tsentralen	7.89	n/a
76	Saarland	7.88	n/a
77	Valencian Community Series break	7.87	n/a
78	Severozapaden	7.85	n/a
79	Bucureşti-Ilfov	7.77	n/a
80	Canary Islands Series break	7.68	n/a
81	Západné Slovensko	7.66	n/a
82	Andalusia Series break	7.65	n/a
83	Budapest	7.64	n/a
84	Balearic Islands Series break	7.63	n/a
85	Community of Madrid Series break	7.61	n/a
85	Vest	7.61	n/a
87	Region of Murcia Series break	7.6	n/a
88	Észak-Alföld	7.58	n/a
89	Düsseldorf	7.54	n/a
90	Yuzhen tsentralen	7.53	n/a
91	Východné Slovensko	7.52	n/a
92	Sud-Est	7.46	n/a
93	Catalonia Series break	7.42	n/a
94	Campania Series break	7.28	n/a
95	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	7.27	n/a
96	Köln	7.22	n/a
96	Panonska Hrvatska	7.22	n/a
98	Sud-Vest Oltenia	7.21	n/a
99	Lazio Series break	7.19	n/a
100	Karlsruhe	7.18	n/a
101	Pest	7.13	n/a
101	Southern	7.13	n/a
103	Hannover	7.1	n/a
104	Dél-Dunántúl	7.08	n/a
105	Közép-Dunántúl	7.07	n/a
106	Schleswig-Holstein	7.06	n/a
107	Sud-Muntenia	7.05	n/a
108	Calabria Series break	7.03	n/a
108	Stuttgart	7.03	n/a
110	Brandenburg	7.02	n/a
111	Gießen	6.95	n/a
111	Lüneburg	6.95	n/a
111	Stredné Slovensko	6.95	n/a
114	Northern and Western	6.94	n/a
115	Oberbayern	6.93	n/a
116	Arnsberg	6.86	n/a
117	Freiburg	6.85	n/a
118	Luxembourg	6.84	n/a
119	Nord-Vest	6.8	n/a
120	Asturias Series break	6.78	n/a
120	Tübingen	6.78	n/a
122	Koblenz	6.76	n/a
123	Basque Country Series break	6.75	n/a
124	Zahodna Slovenija	6.74	n/a
125	Braunschweig	6.72	n/a
126	Castilla-La Mancha Series break	6.71	n/a
127	Bratislavský kraj	6.68	n/a
127	Nord-Est	6.68	n/a
127	Sicilia Series break	6.68	n/a
130	Dél-Alföld	6.67	n/a
130	Kassel	6.67	n/a
132	Jadranska Hrvatska	6.66	n/a
133	Centru	6.65	n/a
134	Molise Series break	6.64	n/a
135	Extremadura Series break	6.63	n/a
135	Münster	6.63	n/a
137	Leipzig	6.62	n/a
138	Grad Zagreb	6.6	n/a
139	Wien	6.55	n/a
140	Nyugat-Dunántúl	6.49	n/a
141	Galicia Series break	6.48	n/a
142	Vzhodna Slovenija	6.47	n/a
142	Weser-Ems	6.47	n/a
144	Aragon Series break	6.46	n/a
145	Castile and León Series break	6.4	n/a
146	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	6.39	n/a
146	Navarre Series break	6.39	n/a
148	Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break	6.35	-1.96 pts
149	Severozápad	6.33	n/a
150	Detmold	6.31	n/a
151	Mittelfranken	6.28	n/a
152	Cantabria Series break	6.23	n/a
152	Sardegna Series break	6.23	n/a
154	Trier	6.18	n/a
155	Burgenland	6.16	n/a
156	Vorarlberg	6.14	n/a
157	Stockholm	6.13	n/a
158	Abruzzo Series break	6.12	n/a
158	Praha	6.12	n/a
160	Sachsen-Anhalt	6.09	n/a
161	Etelä-Suomi Series break	6.04	-1.66 pts
162	Dresden	6.03	n/a
162	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break	6.03	-1.74 pts
162	Puglia Series break	6.03	n/a
165	La Rioja Series break	6.01	n/a
165	Niederösterreich	6.01	n/a
167	Steiermark	5.98	n/a
168	Länsi-Suomi Series break	5.95	-1.41 pts
168	Schwaben	5.95	n/a
170	Sjeverna Hrvatska	5.94	n/a
171	Oberpfalz	5.87	n/a
172	Norra Mellansverige	5.86	n/a
173	Liguria Series break	5.83	n/a
174	Thüringen	5.79	n/a
175	Sydsverige	5.78	n/a
176	Umbria Series break	5.77	n/a
177	Unterfranken	5.72	n/a
178	Kärnten	5.69	n/a
178	Piemonte Series break	5.69	n/a
180	Toscana Series break	5.61	n/a
181	Chemnitz	5.59	n/a
182	Lombardia Series break	5.58	n/a
182	Moravskoslezsko	5.58	n/a
184	Niederbayern	5.56	n/a
185	Östra Mellansverige	5.54	n/a
186	Oberfranken	5.53	n/a
187	Střední Čechy	5.48	n/a
188	Oberösterreich	5.47	n/a
189	Emilia-Romagna Series break	5.46	n/a
189	Jihozápad	5.46	n/a
191	Severovýchod	5.42	n/a
192	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break	5.41	n/a
193	Basilicata Series break	5.4	n/a
194	Střední Morava	5.33	n/a
195	Marche Series break	5.3	n/a
195	Västsverige	5.3	n/a
197	Småland med öarna	5.28	n/a
198	Salzburg	5.26	n/a
198	Tirol	5.26	n/a
200	Jihovýchod	5.24	n/a
201	Veneto Series break	5.05	n/a
202	Övre Norrland	5.01	n/a
203	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break	4.99	n/a
204	Kýpros	4.98	n/a
205	Åland Series break	4.8	-1.01 pts
206	Mellersta Norrland	4.77	n/a
207	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break	4.66	n/a
208	Flevoland	4.46	n/a
209	Groningen	4.26	n/a
210	Noord-Holland	4.15	n/a
211	Drenthe	4.08	n/a
211	Limburg (NL)	4.08	n/a
213	Overijssel	4.02	n/a
214	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break	3.97	n/a
215	Noord-Brabant	3.94	n/a
216	Zeeland	3.87	n/a
217	Gelderland	3.77	n/a
218	Friesland (NL)	3.7	n/a
219	Dytiki Makedonia	3.02	n/a
220	Kentriki Makedonia	2.62	n/a
221	Ipeiros	2.53	n/a
222	Dytiki Elláda	2.44	n/a
223	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	2.43	n/a
223	Thessalia	2.43	n/a
225	Attiki	1.97	n/a
226	Sterea Elláda	1.95	n/a
227	Voreio Aigaio	1.91	n/a
228	Ionia Nisia	1.9	n/a
229	Peloponnisos	1.81	n/a
230	Notio Aigaio	1.55	n/a
231	Kriti	1.52	n/a

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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 2021 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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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), EU regions (NUTS 2) by enterprise death rate, 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-death-rate/eu-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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