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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by enterprise death rate

Berlin had the highest enterprise death rate of 38 regions in 2022, at 9.68%. Oberpfalz had the lowest, at 5.84%. The median was 7.05% and the figure for Germany was 7.33%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest9.68Berlin
Lowest5.84Oberpfalz
Median7.0538 regions
Germany7.33History

All regions, 2022

Berlin: 9.68 %Berlin9.68Darmstadt: 8.53 %Darmstadt8.53Bremen: 8.44 %Bremen8.44Saarland: 8.24 %Saarland8.24Hamburg: 8.13 %Hamburg8.13Düsseldorf: 7.8 %Düsseldorf7.8Karlsruhe: 7.68 %Karlsruhe7.68Hannover: 7.66 %Hannover7.66Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 7.61 %Rheinhessen-Pfalz7.61Braunschweig: 7.58 %Braunschweig7.58Köln: 7.49 %Köln7.49Schleswig-Holstein: 7.44 %Schleswig-Holstein7.44Gießen: 7.42 %Gießen7.42Stuttgart: 7.42 %Stuttgart7.42Brandenburg: 7.37 %Brandenburg7.37Arnsberg: 7.26 %Arnsberg7.26Koblenz: 7.25 %Koblenz7.25Lüneburg: 7.23 %Lüneburg7.23Oberbayern: 7.06 %Oberbayern7.06Kassel: 7.03 %Kassel7.03Freiburg: 6.97 %Freiburg6.97Münster: 6.95 %Münster6.95Weser-Ems: 6.92 %Weser-Ems6.92Leipzig: 6.87 %Leipzig6.87Tübingen: 6.87 %Tübingen6.87Detmold: 6.84 %Detmold6.84Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6.75 %Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6.75Mittelfranken: 6.68 %Mittelfranken6.68Sachsen-Anhalt: 6.64 %Sachsen-Anhalt6.64Trier: 6.64 %Trier6.64Dresden: 6.44 %Dresden6.44Schwaben: 6.27 %Schwaben6.27Thüringen: 6.02 %Thüringen6.02Unterfranken: 6.02 %Unterfranken6.02Oberfranken: 6.01 %Oberfranken6.01Chemnitz: 5.94 %Chemnitz5.94Niederbayern: 5.85 %Niederbayern5.85Oberpfalz: 5.84 %Oberpfalz5.84Berlin: 9.68 %Berlin9.68Darmstadt: 8.53 %Darmstadt8.53Bremen: 8.44 %Bremen8.44Saarland: 8.24 %Saarland8.24Hamburg: 8.13 %Hamburg8.13Düsseldorf: 7.8 %Düsseldorf7.8Karlsruhe: 7.68 %Karlsruhe7.68Hannover: 7.66 %Hannover7.66Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 7.61 %Rheinhessen-Pfalz7.61Braunschweig: 7.58 %Braunschweig7.58Köln: 7.49 %Köln7.49Schleswig-Holstein: 7.44 %Schleswig-Holstein7.44Gießen: 7.42 %Gießen7.42Stuttgart: 7.42 %Stuttgart7.42Brandenburg: 7.37 %Brandenburg7.37Arnsberg: 7.26 %Arnsberg7.26Koblenz: 7.25 %Koblenz7.25Lüneburg: 7.23 %Lüneburg7.23Oberbayern: 7.06 %Oberbayern7.06Kassel: 7.03 %Kassel7.03Freiburg: 6.97 %Freiburg6.97Münster: 6.95 %Münster6.95Weser-Ems: 6.92 %Weser-Ems6.92Leipzig: 6.87 %Leipzig6.87Tübingen: 6.87 %Tübingen6.87Detmold: 6.84 %Detmold6.84Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6.75 %Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6.75Mittelfranken: 6.68 %Mittelfranken6.68Sachsen-Anhalt: 6.64 %Sachsen-Anhalt6.64Trier: 6.64 %Trier6.64Dresden: 6.44 %Dresden6.44Schwaben: 6.27 %Schwaben6.27Thüringen: 6.02 %Thüringen6.02Unterfranken: 6.02 %Unterfranken6.02Oberfranken: 6.01 %Oberfranken6.01Chemnitz: 5.94 %Chemnitz5.94Niederbayern: 5.85 %Niederbayern5.85Oberpfalz: 5.84 %Oberpfalz5.84
%. 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
1Berlin9.68+0.64 pts
2Darmstadt8.53+0.46 pts
3Bremen8.44+0.07 pts
4Saarland8.24+0.36 pts
5Hamburg8.13+0.04 pts
6Düsseldorf7.8+0.26 pts
7Karlsruhe7.68+0.5 pts
8Hannover7.66+0.56 pts
9Rheinhessen-Pfalz7.61+0.34 pts
10Braunschweig7.58+0.86 pts
11Köln7.49+0.27 pts
12Schleswig-Holstein7.44+0.38 pts
13Gießen7.42+0.47 pts
13Stuttgart7.42+0.39 pts
15Brandenburg7.37+0.35 pts
16Arnsberg7.26+0.4 pts
17Koblenz7.25+0.49 pts
18Lüneburg7.23+0.28 pts
19Oberbayern7.06+0.13 pts
20Kassel7.03+0.36 pts
21Freiburg6.97+0.12 pts
22Münster6.95+0.32 pts
23Weser-Ems6.92+0.45 pts
24Leipzig6.87+0.25 pts
24Tübingen6.87+0.09 pts
26Detmold6.84+0.53 pts
27Mecklenburg-Vorpommern6.75+0.36 pts
28Mittelfranken6.68+0.4 pts
29Sachsen-Anhalt6.64+0.55 pts
29Trier6.64+0.46 pts
31Dresden6.44+0.41 pts
32Schwaben6.27+0.32 pts
33Thüringen6.02+0.23 pts
33Unterfranken6.02+0.3 pts
35Oberfranken6.01+0.48 pts
36Chemnitz5.94+0.35 pts
37Niederbayern5.85+0.29 pts
38Oberpfalz5.84-0.03 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 Germany (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 Germany (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/germany-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 Germany (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/germany-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 Germany (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/germany-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise death rate?

Berlin, with 9.68% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Oberpfalz, with 5.84% 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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