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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise death rate, 2023

Península de Setúbal had the highest enterprise death rate of 26 areas in 2023, at 13%. Tâmega e Sousa had the lowest, at 9.7%. The median was 11.4% and the figure for Portugal was 12.58%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest13Península de Setúbal
Lowest9.7Tâmega e Sousa
Median11.426 areas
Portugal12.58History

All areas, 2023

Península de Setúbal: 13 %Península de Setúbal13Região de Aveiro: 11.96 %Região de Aveiro11.96Região de Coimbra: 11.96 %Região de Coimbra11.96Região Autónoma dos Açores: 11.92 %Região Autónoma dos Açores11.92Algarve: 11.8 %Algarve11.8Grande Lisboa: 11.71 %Grande Lisboa11.71Alentejo Litoral: 11.67 %Alentejo Litoral11.67Baixo Alentejo: 11.54 %Baixo Alentejo11.54Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 11.51 %Alto Tâmega e Barroso11.51Área Metropolitana do Porto: 11.49 %Área Metropolitana do Porto11.49Oeste: 11.46 %Oeste11.46Alentejo Central: 11.42 %Alentejo Central11.42Beira Baixa: 11.4 %Beira Baixa11.4Região Autónoma da Madeira: 11.4 %Região Autónoma da Madeira11.4Lezíria do Tejo: 11.36 %Lezíria do Tejo11.36Viseu Dão Lafões: 11.15 %Viseu Dão Lafões11.15Alto Alentejo: 11.1 %Alto Alentejo11.1Douro: 11.1 %Douro11.1Médio Tejo: 11 %Médio Tejo11Alto Minho: 10.94 %Alto Minho10.94Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 10.66 %Beiras e Serra da Estrela10.66Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 10.56 %Terras de Trás-os-Montes10.56Região de Leiria: 10.52 %Região de Leiria10.52Cávado: 10.41 %Cávado10.41Ave: 10.1 %Ave10.1Tâmega e Sousa: 9.7 %Tâmega e Sousa9.7Península de Setúbal: 13 %Península de Setúbal13Região de Aveiro: 11.96 %Região de Aveiro11.96Região de Coimbra: 11.96 %Região de Coimbra11.96Região Autónoma dos Açores: 11.92 %Região Autónoma dos Açores11.92Algarve: 11.8 %Algarve11.8Grande Lisboa: 11.71 %Grande Lisboa11.71Alentejo Litoral: 11.67 %Alentejo Litoral11.67Baixo Alentejo: 11.54 %Baixo Alentejo11.54Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 11.51 %Alto Tâmega e Barroso11.51Área Metropolitana do Porto: 11.49 %Área Metropolitana do Porto11.49Oeste: 11.46 %Oeste11.46Alentejo Central: 11.42 %Alentejo Central11.42Beira Baixa: 11.4 %Beira Baixa11.4Região Autónoma da Madeira: 11.4 %Região Autónoma da Madeira11.4Lezíria do Tejo: 11.36 %Lezíria do Tejo11.36Viseu Dão Lafões: 11.15 %Viseu Dão Lafões11.15Alto Alentejo: 11.1 %Alto Alentejo11.1Douro: 11.1 %Douro11.1Médio Tejo: 11 %Médio Tejo11Alto Minho: 10.94 %Alto Minho10.94Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 10.66 %Beiras e Serra da Estrela10.66Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 10.56 %Terras de Trás-os-Montes10.56Região de Leiria: 10.52 %Região de Leiria10.52Cávado: 10.41 %Cávado10.41Ave: 10.1 %Ave10.1Tâmega e Sousa: 9.7 %Tâmega e Sousa9.7
%. 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

RankAreas2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Península de Setúbal Estimated13-1.74 pts
2Região de Aveiro Estimated11.96+0.71 pts
2Região de Coimbra Estimated11.96+0.78 pts
4Região Autónoma dos Açores Estimated11.92+0.12 pts
5Algarve Estimated11.8-0.12 pts
6Grande Lisboa Estimated11.71-1.61 pts
7Alentejo Litoral Estimated11.67-0.16 pts
8Baixo Alentejo Estimated11.54-0.08 pts
9Alto Tâmega e Barroso Estimated11.51+0.73 pts
10Área Metropolitana do Porto Estimated11.49-0.78 pts
11Oeste Estimated11.460 pts
12Alentejo Central Estimated11.42-0.22 pts
13Beira Baixa Estimated11.4+0.8 pts
13Região Autónoma da Madeira Estimated11.4-0.38 pts
15Lezíria do Tejo Estimated11.36-1.19 pts
16Viseu Dão Lafões Estimated11.15+0.73 pts
17Alto Alentejo Estimated11.1-0.55 pts
17Douro Estimated11.1+1.07 pts
19Médio Tejo Estimated11+0.35 pts
20Alto Minho Estimated10.94+0.68 pts
21Beiras e Serra da Estrela Estimated10.66+0.57 pts
22Terras de Trás-os-Montes Estimated10.560 pts
23Região de Leiria Estimated10.52-0.03 pts
24Cávado Estimated10.41-0.09 pts
25Ave Estimated10.1+0.42 pts
26Tâmega e Sousa Estimated9.7-0.1 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 areas 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) (NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces. 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). NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces.

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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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise death rate?

Península de Setúbal, with 13% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Tâmega e Sousa, with 9.7% 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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