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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by enterprise death rate, 2023

Guyane had the highest enterprise death rate of 27 regions in 2023, at 13.16%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 7.99%. The median was 10.23% and the figure for France was 10.38%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest13.16Guyane
Lowest7.99Mayotte
Median10.2327 regions
France10.38History

All regions, 2023

Guyane: 13.16 %Guyane13.16Ile-de-France: 12.14 %Ile-de-France12.14Languedoc-Roussillon: 11.13 %Languedoc-Roussillon11.13La Réunion: 11.08 %La Réunion11.08Nord-Pas de Calais: 11.08 %Nord-Pas de Calais11.08Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 11.07 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur11.07Aquitaine: 10.94 %Aquitaine10.94Midi-Pyrénées: 10.85 %Midi-Pyrénées10.85Guadeloupe: 10.74 %Guadeloupe10.74Rhône-Alpes: 10.73 %Rhône-Alpes10.73Picardie: 10.57 %Picardie10.57Haute-Normandie: 10.54 %Haute-Normandie10.54Lorraine: 10.49 %Lorraine10.49Alsace: 10.23 %Alsace10.23Centre - Val de Loire: 10.2 %Centre - Val de Loire10.2Pays de la Loire: 10.2 %Pays de la Loire10.2Champagne-Ardenne: 10.11 %Champagne-Ardenne10.11Franche-Comté: 10.11 %Franche-Comté10.11Bourgogne: 10.1 %Bourgogne10.1Poitou-Charentes: 10.06 %Poitou-Charentes10.06Bretagne: 9.98 %Bretagne9.98Limousin: 9.92 %Limousin9.92Corse: 9.81 %Corse9.81Basse-Normandie: 9.76 %Basse-Normandie9.76Auvergne: 9.56 %Auvergne9.56Martinique: 9.1 %Martinique9.1Mayotte: 7.99 %Mayotte7.99Guyane: 13.16 %Guyane13.16Ile-de-France: 12.14 %Ile-de-France12.14Languedoc-Roussillon: 11.13 %Languedoc-Roussillon11.13La Réunion: 11.08 %La Réunion11.08Nord-Pas de Calais: 11.08 %Nord-Pas de Calais11.08Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 11.07 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur11.07Aquitaine: 10.94 %Aquitaine10.94Midi-Pyrénées: 10.85 %Midi-Pyrénées10.85Guadeloupe: 10.74 %Guadeloupe10.74Rhône-Alpes: 10.73 %Rhône-Alpes10.73Picardie: 10.57 %Picardie10.57Haute-Normandie: 10.54 %Haute-Normandie10.54Lorraine: 10.49 %Lorraine10.49Alsace: 10.23 %Alsace10.23Centre - Val de Loire: 10.2 %Centre - Val de Loire10.2Pays de la Loire: 10.2 %Pays de la Loire10.2Champagne-Ardenne: 10.11 %Champagne-Ardenne10.11Franche-Comté: 10.11 %Franche-Comté10.11Bourgogne: 10.1 %Bourgogne10.1Poitou-Charentes: 10.06 %Poitou-Charentes10.06Bretagne: 9.98 %Bretagne9.98Limousin: 9.92 %Limousin9.92Corse: 9.81 %Corse9.81Basse-Normandie: 9.76 %Basse-Normandie9.76Auvergne: 9.56 %Auvergne9.56Martinique: 9.1 %Martinique9.1Mayotte: 7.99 %Mayotte7.99
%. 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
1Guyane Provisional13.16-1.09 pts
2Ile-de-France Provisional12.14-0.25 pts
3Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional11.13+1.08 pts
4La Réunion Provisional11.08+1.53 pts
4Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional11.08+0.87 pts
6Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional11.07+0.75 pts
7Aquitaine Provisional10.94+1.12 pts
8Midi-Pyrénées Provisional10.85+1.27 pts
9Guadeloupe Provisional10.74-1.46 pts
10Rhône-Alpes Provisional10.73+1.01 pts
11Picardie Provisional10.57+0.6 pts
12Haute-Normandie Provisional10.54+0.71 pts
13Lorraine Provisional10.49+0.87 pts
14Alsace Provisional10.23+1.01 pts
15Centre - Val de Loire Provisional10.2+0.54 pts
15Pays de la Loire Provisional10.2+1.41 pts
17Champagne-Ardenne Provisional10.11+0.89 pts
17Franche-Comté Provisional10.11+0.94 pts
19Bourgogne Provisional10.1+1.08 pts
20Poitou-Charentes Provisional10.06+1.02 pts
21Bretagne Provisional9.98+1.52 pts
22Limousin Provisional9.92+1.28 pts
23Corse Provisional9.81+0.91 pts
24Basse-Normandie Provisional9.76+1.15 pts
25Auvergne Provisional9.56+1.19 pts
26Martinique Provisional9.1-0.37 pts
27Mayotte 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 regions 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) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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-regions. 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). Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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-regions.

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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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) 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-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise death rate?

Guyane, with 13.16% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Mayotte, with 7.99% in 2023.

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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, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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