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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by enterprise death rate

Mayotte had the highest enterprise death rate of 27 regions in 2022, at 18.22%. Auvergne had the lowest, at 8.37%. The median was 9.58% and the figure for France was 10.08%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest18.22Mayotte
Lowest8.37Auvergne
Median9.5827 regions
France10.08History

All regions, 2022

Mayotte: 18.22 %Mayotte18.22Guyane: 14.25 %Guyane14.25Ile-de-France: 12.39 %Ile-de-France12.39Guadeloupe: 12.2 %Guadeloupe12.2Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 10.32 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur10.32Nord-Pas de Calais: 10.21 %Nord-Pas de Calais10.21Languedoc-Roussillon: 10.05 %Languedoc-Roussillon10.05Picardie: 9.97 %Picardie9.97Haute-Normandie: 9.83 %Haute-Normandie9.83Aquitaine: 9.82 %Aquitaine9.82Rhône-Alpes: 9.72 %Rhône-Alpes9.72Centre - Val de Loire: 9.66 %Centre - Val de Loire9.66Lorraine: 9.62 %Lorraine9.62Midi-Pyrénées: 9.58 %Midi-Pyrénées9.58La Réunion: 9.55 %La Réunion9.55Martinique: 9.47 %Martinique9.47Alsace: 9.22 %Alsace9.22Champagne-Ardenne: 9.22 %Champagne-Ardenne9.22Franche-Comté: 9.17 %Franche-Comté9.17Poitou-Charentes: 9.04 %Poitou-Charentes9.04Bourgogne: 9.02 %Bourgogne9.02Corse: 8.9 %Corse8.9Pays de la Loire: 8.79 %Pays de la Loire8.79Limousin: 8.64 %Limousin8.64Basse-Normandie: 8.61 %Basse-Normandie8.61Bretagne: 8.46 %Bretagne8.46Auvergne: 8.37 %Auvergne8.37Mayotte: 18.22 %Mayotte18.22Guyane: 14.25 %Guyane14.25Ile-de-France: 12.39 %Ile-de-France12.39Guadeloupe: 12.2 %Guadeloupe12.2Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 10.32 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur10.32Nord-Pas de Calais: 10.21 %Nord-Pas de Calais10.21Languedoc-Roussillon: 10.05 %Languedoc-Roussillon10.05Picardie: 9.97 %Picardie9.97Haute-Normandie: 9.83 %Haute-Normandie9.83Aquitaine: 9.82 %Aquitaine9.82Rhône-Alpes: 9.72 %Rhône-Alpes9.72Centre - Val de Loire: 9.66 %Centre - Val de Loire9.66Lorraine: 9.62 %Lorraine9.62Midi-Pyrénées: 9.58 %Midi-Pyrénées9.58La Réunion: 9.55 %La Réunion9.55Martinique: 9.47 %Martinique9.47Alsace: 9.22 %Alsace9.22Champagne-Ardenne: 9.22 %Champagne-Ardenne9.22Franche-Comté: 9.17 %Franche-Comté9.17Poitou-Charentes: 9.04 %Poitou-Charentes9.04Bourgogne: 9.02 %Bourgogne9.02Corse: 8.9 %Corse8.9Pays de la Loire: 8.79 %Pays de la Loire8.79Limousin: 8.64 %Limousin8.64Basse-Normandie: 8.61 %Basse-Normandie8.61Bretagne: 8.46 %Bretagne8.46Auvergne: 8.37 %Auvergne8.37
%. 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

RankRegions2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mayotte Series break18.22+7.98 pts
2Guyane Series break14.25+1.93 pts
3Ile-de-France Series break12.39-0.97 pts
4Guadeloupe Series break12.2+1.45 pts
5Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break10.32-0.36 pts
6Nord-Pas de Calais Series break10.21-0.57 pts
7Languedoc-Roussillon Series break10.05-0.26 pts
8Picardie Series break9.97-0.33 pts
9Haute-Normandie Series break9.83-0.5 pts
10Aquitaine Series break9.82-0.57 pts
11Rhône-Alpes Series break9.72-0.53 pts
12Centre - Val de Loire Series break9.66-0.53 pts
13Lorraine Series break9.62-0.94 pts
14Midi-Pyrénées Series break9.58-0.63 pts
15La Réunion Series break9.55+0.55 pts
16Martinique Series break9.47-0.04 pts
17Alsace Series break9.22-0.72 pts
17Champagne-Ardenne Series break9.22-0.66 pts
19Franche-Comté Series break9.17-0.42 pts
20Poitou-Charentes Series break9.04-0.37 pts
21Bourgogne Series break9.02-0.61 pts
22Corse Series break8.9-0.06 pts
23Pays de la Loire Series break8.79-0.72 pts
24Limousin Series break8.64-0.84 pts
25Basse-Normandie Series break8.61-0.77 pts
26Bretagne Series break8.46-0.41 pts
27Auvergne Series break8.37-0.54 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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [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?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise death rate?

Mayotte, with 18.22% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Auvergne, with 8.37% in 2022.

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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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