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NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise death rate, 2023

Seine-Saint-Denis had the highest enterprise death rate of 101 areas in 2023, at 13.85%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 7.99%. The median was 10.26% and the figure for France was 10.38%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest13.85Seine-Saint-Denis
Lowest7.99Mayotte
Median10.26101 areas
France10.38History

Top 40 areas, 2023

Seine-Saint-Denis: 13.85 %Seine-Saint-Denis13.85Guyane: 13.16 %Guyane13.16Val-d’Oise: 12.91 %Val-d’Oise12.91Val-de-Marne: 12.88 %Val-de-Marne12.88Essonne: 12.73 %Essonne12.73Hauts-de-Seine: 12.65 %Hauts-de-Seine12.65Yvelines: 12.43 %Yvelines12.43Seine-et-Marne: 12.1 %Seine-et-Marne12.1Haute-Garonne: 11.74 %Haute-Garonne11.74Gironde: 11.69 %Gironde11.69Rhône: 11.69 %Rhône11.69Bouches-du-Rhône: 11.5 %Bouches-du-Rhône11.5Hérault: 11.4 %Hérault11.4Nord: 11.31 %Nord11.31Meurthe-et-Moselle: 11.18 %Meurthe-et-Moselle11.18Gard: 11.14 %Gard11.14Pyrénées-Orientales: 11.1 %Pyrénées-Orientales11.1La Réunion: 11.08 %La Réunion11.08Alpes-Maritimes: 11.07 %Alpes-Maritimes11.07Ariège: 11 %Ariège11Paris: 11 %Paris11Var: 10.99 %Var10.99Territoire de Belfort: 10.84 %Territoire de Belfort10.84Loiret: 10.8 %Loiret10.8Oise: 10.8 %Oise10.8Guadeloupe: 10.74 %Guadeloupe10.74Eure: 10.72 %Eure10.72Isère: 10.64 %Isère10.64Ain: 10.59 %Ain10.59Loire-Atlantique: 10.59 %Loire-Atlantique10.59Pas-de-Calais: 10.59 %Pas-de-Calais10.59Moselle: 10.57 %Moselle10.57Yonne: 10.55 %Yonne10.55Vaucluse: 10.53 %Vaucluse10.53Haute-Vienne: 10.49 %Haute-Vienne10.49Vienne: 10.49 %Vienne10.49Aude: 10.48 %Aude10.48Tarn-et-Garonne: 10.46 %Tarn-et-Garonne10.46Landes: 10.45 %Landes10.45Indre-et-Loire: 10.44 %Indre-et-Loire10.44Seine-Saint-Denis: 13.85 %Seine-Saint-Denis13.85Guyane: 13.16 %Guyane13.16Val-d’Oise: 12.91 %Val-d’Oise12.91Val-de-Marne: 12.88 %Val-de-Marne12.88Essonne: 12.73 %Essonne12.73Hauts-de-Seine: 12.65 %Hauts-de-Seine12.65Yvelines: 12.43 %Yvelines12.43Seine-et-Marne: 12.1 %Seine-et-Marne12.1Haute-Garonne: 11.74 %Haute-Garonne11.74Gironde: 11.69 %Gironde11.69Rhône: 11.69 %Rhône11.69Bouches-du-Rhône: 11.5 %Bouches-du-Rhône11.5Hérault: 11.4 %Hérault11.4Nord: 11.31 %Nord11.31Meurthe-et-Moselle: 11.18 %Meurthe-et-Moselle11.18Gard: 11.14 %Gard11.14Pyrénées-Orientales: 11.1 %Pyrénées-Orientales11.1La Réunion: 11.08 %La Réunion11.08Alpes-Maritimes: 11.07 %Alpes-Maritimes11.07Ariège: 11 %Ariège11Paris: 11 %Paris11Var: 10.99 %Var10.99Territoire de Belfort: 10.84 %Territoire de Belfort10.84Loiret: 10.8 %Loiret10.8Oise: 10.8 %Oise10.8Guadeloupe: 10.74 %Guadeloupe10.74Eure: 10.72 %Eure10.72Isère: 10.64 %Isère10.64Ain: 10.59 %Ain10.59Loire-Atlantique: 10.59 %Loire-Atlantique10.59Pas-de-Calais: 10.59 %Pas-de-Calais10.59Moselle: 10.57 %Moselle10.57Yonne: 10.55 %Yonne10.55Vaucluse: 10.53 %Vaucluse10.53Haute-Vienne: 10.49 %Haute-Vienne10.49Vienne: 10.49 %Vienne10.49Aude: 10.48 %Aude10.48Tarn-et-Garonne: 10.46 %Tarn-et-Garonne10.46Landes: 10.45 %Landes10.45Indre-et-Loire: 10.44 %Indre-et-Loire10.44
%. 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

RankAreas2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Seine-Saint-Denis Provisional13.85-2.36 pts
2Guyane Provisional13.16-1.09 pts
3Val-d’Oise Provisional12.91-0.7 pts
4Val-de-Marne Provisional12.88-0.77 pts
5Essonne Provisional12.73-0.2 pts
6Hauts-de-Seine Provisional12.65+0.24 pts
7Yvelines Provisional12.43+0.14 pts
8Seine-et-Marne Provisional12.1-0.31 pts
9Haute-Garonne Provisional11.74+1.3 pts
10Gironde Provisional11.69+1.11 pts
10Rhône Provisional11.69+0.8 pts
12Bouches-du-Rhône Provisional11.5+0.88 pts
13Hérault Provisional11.4+0.85 pts
14Nord Provisional11.31+0.75 pts
15Meurthe-et-Moselle Provisional11.18+1.37 pts
16Gard Provisional11.14+1.34 pts
17Pyrénées-Orientales Provisional11.1+1.57 pts
18La Réunion Provisional11.08+1.53 pts
19Alpes-Maritimes Provisional11.07+0.4 pts
20Ariège Provisional11+2.07 pts
20Paris Provisional11+0.25 pts
22Var Provisional10.99+0.8 pts
23Territoire de Belfort Provisional10.84+0.72 pts
24Loiret Provisional10.8+0.54 pts
24Oise Provisional10.8+0.3 pts
26Guadeloupe Provisional10.74-1.46 pts
27Eure Provisional10.72+1.07 pts
28Isère Provisional10.64+0.75 pts
29Ain Provisional10.59+0.91 pts
29Loire-Atlantique Provisional10.59+1.24 pts
29Pas-de-Calais Provisional10.59+1.12 pts
32Moselle Provisional10.57+0.47 pts
33Yonne Provisional10.55+0.95 pts
34Vaucluse Provisional10.53+0.73 pts
35Haute-Vienne Provisional10.49+1.7 pts
35Vienne Provisional10.49+1.31 pts
37Aude Provisional10.48+0.53 pts
38Tarn-et-Garonne Provisional10.46+1.1 pts
39Landes Provisional10.45+1.22 pts
40Indre-et-Loire Provisional10.44+0.82 pts
40Seine-Maritime Provisional10.44+0.52 pts
40Somme Provisional10.44+0.78 pts
43Ille-et-Vilaine Provisional10.36+1.78 pts
44Marne Provisional10.35+0.97 pts
45Sarthe Provisional10.34+1.58 pts
46Haute-Savoie Provisional10.32+1.17 pts
47Aisne Provisional10.29+0.94 pts
48Loire Provisional10.28+1.43 pts
49Haut-Rhin Provisional10.27+1 pts
49Pyrénées-Atlantiques Provisional10.27+1.28 pts
51Aube Provisional10.26+1.01 pts
52Tarn Provisional10.22+1.07 pts
53Bas-Rhin Provisional10.2+1.01 pts
53Doubs Provisional10.2+0.94 pts
55Côte-d’Or Provisional10.17+1.13 pts
55Maine-et-Loire Provisional10.17+1.84 pts
57Drôme Provisional10.16+1.07 pts
58Haute-Saône Provisional10.15+1.3 pts
59Ardèche Provisional10.14+1.46 pts
60Calvados Provisional10.12+1.23 pts
61Mayenne Provisional10.11+1.78 pts
62Meuse Provisional10.1+1.6 pts
63Dordogne Provisional10.09+0.95 pts
63Eure-et-Loir Provisional10.09-0.24 pts
65Finistère Provisional9.99+1.56 pts
65Saône-et-Loire Provisional9.99+1.24 pts
67Charente Provisional9.98+0.91 pts
68Charente-Maritime Provisional9.97+0.82 pts
69Hautes-Pyrénées Provisional9.95+1.22 pts
70Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Provisional9.93+0.53 pts
70Ardennes Provisional9.93+0.53 pts
70Puy-de-Dôme Provisional9.93+1.04 pts
73Creuse Provisional9.89+1.12 pts
73Lot Provisional9.89+1.32 pts
75Lot-et-Garonne Provisional9.88+0.92 pts
76Côtes-d’Armor Provisional9.85+1.44 pts
77Cher Provisional9.84+0.66 pts
78Deux-Sèvres Provisional9.83+1.32 pts
79Corse-du-Sud Provisional9.82+0.74 pts
80Haute-Corse Provisional9.8+1.08 pts
81Savoie Provisional9.66+1.41 pts
82Jura Provisional9.62+0.77 pts
83Loir-et-Cher Provisional9.57+0.6 pts
84Morbihan Provisional9.55+1.2 pts
85Orne Provisional9.53+0.51 pts
86Aveyron Provisional9.52+1.39 pts
87Gers Provisional9.51+0.67 pts
88Nièvre Provisional9.45+0.66 pts
89Hautes-Alpes Provisional9.39+1.47 pts
90Allier Provisional9.37+1.09 pts
91Vendée Provisional9.31+1.09 pts
92Manche Provisional9.25+1.34 pts
93Vosges Provisional9.24+0.59 pts
94Haute-Marne Provisional9.18+1.01 pts
95Corrèze Provisional9.11+0.73 pts
96Cantal Provisional9.1+2.26 pts
96Martinique Provisional9.1-0.37 pts
98Indre Provisional9.07+0.76 pts
99Haute-Loire Provisional9+1.06 pts
100Lozère Provisional8.94+2.11 pts
101Mayotte Provisional7.99-10.23 pts

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About this ranking

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 areas are compared on one definition. 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). 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) (NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise death rate, 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, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise death rate, 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-death-rate/france-provinces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. 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). NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise death rate, 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-death-rate/france-provinces.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) 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), NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise death rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-death-rate/france-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Seine-Saint-Denis, with 13.85% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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