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

Berlin had the highest enterprise death rate of 38 regions in 2023, at 11.75%. Chemnitz had the lowest, at 7.14%. The median was 8.51% and the figure for Germany was 7.91%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest11.75Berlin
Lowest7.14Chemnitz
Median8.5138 regions
Germany7.91History

All regions, 2023

Berlin: 11.75 %Berlin11.75Hamburg: 10.24 %Hamburg10.24Bremen: 9.84 %Bremen9.84Darmstadt: 9.76 %Darmstadt9.76Saarland: 9.5 %Saarland9.5Düsseldorf: 9.25 %Düsseldorf9.25Hannover: 9.19 %Hannover9.19Karlsruhe: 9.11 %Karlsruhe9.11Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 9.09 %Rheinhessen-Pfalz9.09Stuttgart: 9.08 %Stuttgart9.08Köln: 9.03 %Köln9.03Brandenburg: 8.98 %Brandenburg8.98Braunschweig: 8.97 %Braunschweig8.97Leipzig: 8.97 %Leipzig8.97Gießen: 8.96 %Gießen8.96Oberbayern: 8.93 %Oberbayern8.93Schleswig-Holstein: 8.93 %Schleswig-Holstein8.93Lüneburg: 8.82 %Lüneburg8.82Arnsberg: 8.53 %Arnsberg8.53Kassel: 8.49 %Kassel8.49Mittelfranken: 8.42 %Mittelfranken8.42Freiburg: 8.37 %Freiburg8.37Koblenz: 8.36 %Koblenz8.36Münster: 8.31 %Münster8.31Tübingen: 8.26 %Tübingen8.26Weser-Ems: 8.18 %Weser-Ems8.18Detmold: 8.15 %Detmold8.15Schwaben: 8.14 %Schwaben8.14Trier: 7.94 %Trier7.94Unterfranken: 7.85 %Unterfranken7.85Dresden: 7.84 %Dresden7.84Sachsen-Anhalt: 7.79 %Sachsen-Anhalt7.79Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 7.78 %Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7.78Niederbayern: 7.62 %Niederbayern7.62Oberfranken: 7.57 %Oberfranken7.57Thüringen: 7.4 %Thüringen7.4Oberpfalz: 7.3 %Oberpfalz7.3Chemnitz: 7.14 %Chemnitz7.14Berlin: 11.75 %Berlin11.75Hamburg: 10.24 %Hamburg10.24Bremen: 9.84 %Bremen9.84Darmstadt: 9.76 %Darmstadt9.76Saarland: 9.5 %Saarland9.5Düsseldorf: 9.25 %Düsseldorf9.25Hannover: 9.19 %Hannover9.19Karlsruhe: 9.11 %Karlsruhe9.11Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 9.09 %Rheinhessen-Pfalz9.09Stuttgart: 9.08 %Stuttgart9.08Köln: 9.03 %Köln9.03Brandenburg: 8.98 %Brandenburg8.98Braunschweig: 8.97 %Braunschweig8.97Leipzig: 8.97 %Leipzig8.97Gießen: 8.96 %Gießen8.96Oberbayern: 8.93 %Oberbayern8.93Schleswig-Holstein: 8.93 %Schleswig-Holstein8.93Lüneburg: 8.82 %Lüneburg8.82Arnsberg: 8.53 %Arnsberg8.53Kassel: 8.49 %Kassel8.49Mittelfranken: 8.42 %Mittelfranken8.42Freiburg: 8.37 %Freiburg8.37Koblenz: 8.36 %Koblenz8.36Münster: 8.31 %Münster8.31Tübingen: 8.26 %Tübingen8.26Weser-Ems: 8.18 %Weser-Ems8.18Detmold: 8.15 %Detmold8.15Schwaben: 8.14 %Schwaben8.14Trier: 7.94 %Trier7.94Unterfranken: 7.85 %Unterfranken7.85Dresden: 7.84 %Dresden7.84Sachsen-Anhalt: 7.79 %Sachsen-Anhalt7.79Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 7.78 %Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7.78Niederbayern: 7.62 %Niederbayern7.62Oberfranken: 7.57 %Oberfranken7.57Thüringen: 7.4 %Thüringen7.4Oberpfalz: 7.3 %Oberpfalz7.3Chemnitz: 7.14 %Chemnitz7.14
%. 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
1Berlin Provisional11.75+2.07 pts
2Hamburg Provisional10.24+2.11 pts
3Bremen Provisional9.84+1.4 pts
4Darmstadt Provisional9.76+1.23 pts
5Saarland Provisional9.5+1.26 pts
6Düsseldorf Provisional9.25+1.45 pts
7Hannover Provisional9.19+1.53 pts
8Karlsruhe Provisional9.11+1.43 pts
9Rheinhessen-Pfalz Provisional9.09+1.48 pts
10Stuttgart Provisional9.08+1.66 pts
11Köln Provisional9.03+1.54 pts
12Brandenburg Provisional8.98+1.61 pts
13Braunschweig Provisional8.97+1.39 pts
13Leipzig Provisional8.97+2.1 pts
15Gießen Provisional8.96+1.54 pts
16Oberbayern Provisional8.93+1.87 pts
16Schleswig-Holstein Provisional8.93+1.49 pts
18Lüneburg Provisional8.82+1.59 pts
19Arnsberg Provisional8.53+1.27 pts
20Kassel Provisional8.49+1.46 pts
21Mittelfranken Provisional8.42+1.74 pts
22Freiburg Provisional8.37+1.4 pts
23Koblenz Provisional8.36+1.11 pts
24Münster Provisional8.31+1.36 pts
25Tübingen Provisional8.26+1.39 pts
26Weser-Ems Provisional8.18+1.26 pts
27Detmold Provisional8.15+1.31 pts
28Schwaben Provisional8.14+1.87 pts
29Trier Provisional7.94+1.3 pts
30Unterfranken Provisional7.85+1.83 pts
31Dresden Provisional7.84+1.4 pts
32Sachsen-Anhalt Provisional7.79+1.15 pts
33Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Provisional7.78+1.03 pts
34Niederbayern Provisional7.62+1.77 pts
35Oberfranken Provisional7.57+1.56 pts
36Thüringen Provisional7.4+1.38 pts
37Oberpfalz Provisional7.3+1.46 pts
38Chemnitz Provisional7.14+1.2 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. 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 Germany (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 Germany (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/germany-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 Germany (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/germany-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 Germany (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/germany-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise death rate?

Berlin, with 11.75% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Chemnitz, with 7.14% 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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