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

Lazio had the highest enterprise death rate of 21 regions in 2023, at 5.87%. Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen had the lowest, at 4.85%. The median was 5.64% and the figure for Italy was 6.47%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest5.87Lazio
Lowest4.85Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Median5.6421 regions
Italy6.47History

All regions, 2023

Lazio: 5.87 %Lazio5.87Lombardia: 5.82 %Lombardia5.82Piemonte: 5.82 %Piemonte5.82Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 5.8 %Friuli-Venezia Giulia5.8Liguria: 5.8 %Liguria5.8Calabria: 5.74 %Calabria5.74Sardegna: 5.74 %Sardegna5.74Puglia: 5.73 %Puglia5.73Emilia-Romagna: 5.71 %Emilia-Romagna5.71Sicilia: 5.66 %Sicilia5.66Marche: 5.64 %Marche5.64Basilicata: 5.62 %Basilicata5.62Toscana: 5.62 %Toscana5.62Molise: 5.61 %Molise5.61Abruzzo: 5.59 %Abruzzo5.59Veneto: 5.59 %Veneto5.59Campania: 5.57 %Campania5.57Umbria: 5.53 %Umbria5.53Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 5.37 %Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste5.37Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 5.34 %Provincia Autonoma di Trento5.34Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 4.85 %Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…4.85Lazio: 5.87 %Lazio5.87Lombardia: 5.82 %Lombardia5.82Piemonte: 5.82 %Piemonte5.82Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 5.8 %Friuli-Venezia Giulia5.8Liguria: 5.8 %Liguria5.8Calabria: 5.74 %Calabria5.74Sardegna: 5.74 %Sardegna5.74Puglia: 5.73 %Puglia5.73Emilia-Romagna: 5.71 %Emilia-Romagna5.71Sicilia: 5.66 %Sicilia5.66Marche: 5.64 %Marche5.64Basilicata: 5.62 %Basilicata5.62Toscana: 5.62 %Toscana5.62Molise: 5.61 %Molise5.61Abruzzo: 5.59 %Abruzzo5.59Veneto: 5.59 %Veneto5.59Campania: 5.57 %Campania5.57Umbria: 5.53 %Umbria5.53Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 5.37 %Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste5.37Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 5.34 %Provincia Autonoma di Trento5.34Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 4.85 %Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen4.85
%. 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
1Lazio Estimated5.87-2.17 pts
2Lombardia Estimated5.82-0.28 pts
2Piemonte Estimated5.82-0.52 pts
4Friuli-Venezia Giulia Estimated5.8+0.3 pts
4Liguria Estimated5.8-0.56 pts
6Calabria Estimated5.74-2.35 pts
6Sardegna Estimated5.74-1.29 pts
8Puglia Estimated5.73-0.99 pts
9Emilia-Romagna Estimated5.71-0.12 pts
10Sicilia Estimated5.66-2.08 pts
11Marche Estimated5.64-0.02 pts
12Basilicata Estimated5.62-0.75 pts
12Toscana Estimated5.62-0.51 pts
14Molise Estimated5.61-1.57 pts
15Abruzzo Estimated5.59-1.4 pts
15Veneto Estimated5.59+0.31 pts
17Campania Estimated5.57-2.47 pts
18Umbria Estimated5.53-0.51 pts
19Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Estimated5.37-0.06 pts
20Provincia Autonoma di Trento Estimated5.34+0.55 pts
21Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Estimated4.85+0.61 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 Italy (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 Italy (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/italy-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 Italy (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/italy-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 Italy (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/italy-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise death rate?

Lazio, with 5.87% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with 4.85% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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