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Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by enterprise death rate

Calabria had the highest enterprise death rate of 21 regions in 2022, at 8.09%. Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen had the lowest, at 4.24%. The median was 6.34% and the figure for Italy was 5.56%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest8.09Calabria
Lowest4.24Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Median6.3421 regions
Italy5.56History

All regions, 2022

Calabria: 8.09 %Calabria8.09Campania: 8.04 %Campania8.04Lazio: 8.04 %Lazio8.04Sicilia: 7.74 %Sicilia7.74Molise: 7.18 %Molise7.18Sardegna: 7.03 %Sardegna7.03Abruzzo: 6.99 %Abruzzo6.99Puglia: 6.72 %Puglia6.72Basilicata: 6.37 %Basilicata6.37Liguria: 6.36 %Liguria6.36Piemonte: 6.34 %Piemonte6.34Toscana: 6.13 %Toscana6.13Lombardia: 6.1 %Lombardia6.1Umbria: 6.04 %Umbria6.04Emilia-Romagna: 5.83 %Emilia-Romagna5.83Marche: 5.66 %Marche5.66Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 5.5 %Friuli-Venezia Giulia5.5Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 5.43 %Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste5.43Veneto: 5.28 %Veneto5.28Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 4.79 %Provincia Autonoma di Trento4.79Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 4.24 %Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…4.24Calabria: 8.09 %Calabria8.09Campania: 8.04 %Campania8.04Lazio: 8.04 %Lazio8.04Sicilia: 7.74 %Sicilia7.74Molise: 7.18 %Molise7.18Sardegna: 7.03 %Sardegna7.03Abruzzo: 6.99 %Abruzzo6.99Puglia: 6.72 %Puglia6.72Basilicata: 6.37 %Basilicata6.37Liguria: 6.36 %Liguria6.36Piemonte: 6.34 %Piemonte6.34Toscana: 6.13 %Toscana6.13Lombardia: 6.1 %Lombardia6.1Umbria: 6.04 %Umbria6.04Emilia-Romagna: 5.83 %Emilia-Romagna5.83Marche: 5.66 %Marche5.66Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 5.5 %Friuli-Venezia Giulia5.5Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 5.43 %Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste5.43Veneto: 5.28 %Veneto5.28Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 4.79 %Provincia Autonoma di Trento4.79Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 4.24 %Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen4.24
%. 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
1Calabria Provisional8.09+1.06 pts
2Campania Provisional8.04+0.76 pts
2Lazio Provisional8.04+0.85 pts
4Sicilia Provisional7.74+1.06 pts
5Molise Provisional7.18+0.54 pts
6Sardegna Provisional7.03+0.8 pts
7Abruzzo Provisional6.99+0.87 pts
8Puglia Provisional6.72+0.69 pts
9Basilicata Provisional6.37+0.97 pts
10Liguria Provisional6.36+0.53 pts
11Piemonte Provisional6.34+0.65 pts
12Toscana Provisional6.13+0.52 pts
13Lombardia Provisional6.1+0.52 pts
14Umbria Provisional6.04+0.27 pts
15Emilia-Romagna Provisional5.83+0.37 pts
16Marche Provisional5.66+0.36 pts
17Friuli-Venezia Giulia Provisional5.5+0.09 pts
18Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Provisional5.43+0.44 pts
19Veneto Provisional5.28+0.23 pts
20Provincia Autonoma di Trento Provisional4.79+0.13 pts
21Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Provisional4.24+0.27 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, 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 Italy (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/italy-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 Italy (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/italy-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 Italy (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/italy-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest enterprise death rate?

Calabria, with 8.09% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with 4.24% in 2022.

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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