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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise death rate

Península de Setúbal had the highest enterprise death rate of 26 areas in 2022, at 14.74%. Ave had the lowest, at 9.68%. The median was 11.22% and the figure for Portugal was 11.74%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest14.74Península de Setúbal
Lowest9.68Ave
Median11.2226 areas
Portugal11.74History

All areas, 2022

Península de Setúbal: 14.74 %Península de Setúbal14.74Grande Lisboa: 13.32 %Grande Lisboa13.32Lezíria do Tejo: 12.55 %Lezíria do Tejo12.55Área Metropolitana do Porto: 12.27 %Área Metropolitana do Porto12.27Algarve: 11.92 %Algarve11.92Alentejo Litoral: 11.83 %Alentejo Litoral11.83Região Autónoma dos Açores: 11.8 %Região Autónoma dos Açores11.8Região Autónoma da Madeira: 11.78 %Região Autónoma da Madeira11.78Alto Alentejo: 11.65 %Alto Alentejo11.65Alentejo Central: 11.64 %Alentejo Central11.64Baixo Alentejo: 11.62 %Baixo Alentejo11.62Oeste: 11.46 %Oeste11.46Região de Aveiro: 11.25 %Região de Aveiro11.25Região de Coimbra: 11.18 %Região de Coimbra11.18Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 10.78 %Alto Tâmega e Barroso10.78Médio Tejo: 10.65 %Médio Tejo10.65Beira Baixa: 10.6 %Beira Baixa10.6Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 10.56 %Terras de Trás-os-Montes10.56Região de Leiria: 10.55 %Região de Leiria10.55Cávado: 10.5 %Cávado10.5Viseu Dão Lafões: 10.42 %Viseu Dão Lafões10.42Alto Minho: 10.26 %Alto Minho10.26Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 10.09 %Beiras e Serra da Estrela10.09Douro: 10.03 %Douro10.03Tâmega e Sousa: 9.8 %Tâmega e Sousa9.8Ave: 9.68 %Ave9.68Península de Setúbal: 14.74 %Península de Setúbal14.74Grande Lisboa: 13.32 %Grande Lisboa13.32Lezíria do Tejo: 12.55 %Lezíria do Tejo12.55Área Metropolitana do Porto: 12.27 %Área Metropolitana do Porto12.27Algarve: 11.92 %Algarve11.92Alentejo Litoral: 11.83 %Alentejo Litoral11.83Região Autónoma dos Açores: 11.8 %Região Autónoma dos Açores11.8Região Autónoma da Madeira: 11.78 %Região Autónoma da Madeira11.78Alto Alentejo: 11.65 %Alto Alentejo11.65Alentejo Central: 11.64 %Alentejo Central11.64Baixo Alentejo: 11.62 %Baixo Alentejo11.62Oeste: 11.46 %Oeste11.46Região de Aveiro: 11.25 %Região de Aveiro11.25Região de Coimbra: 11.18 %Região de Coimbra11.18Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 10.78 %Alto Tâmega e Barroso10.78Médio Tejo: 10.65 %Médio Tejo10.65Beira Baixa: 10.6 %Beira Baixa10.6Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 10.56 %Terras de Trás-os-Montes10.56Região de Leiria: 10.55 %Região de Leiria10.55Cávado: 10.5 %Cávado10.5Viseu Dão Lafões: 10.42 %Viseu Dão Lafões10.42Alto Minho: 10.26 %Alto Minho10.26Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 10.09 %Beiras e Serra da Estrela10.09Douro: 10.03 %Douro10.03Tâmega e Sousa: 9.8 %Tâmega e Sousa9.8Ave: 9.68 %Ave9.68
%. 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

RankAreas2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Península de Setúbal Provisional14.74+1.81 pts
2Grande Lisboa Provisional13.32+1.6 pts
3Lezíria do Tejo Provisional12.55+1.97 pts
4Área Metropolitana do Porto Provisional12.27+2.22 pts
5Algarve Provisional11.92+1.87 pts
6Alentejo Litoral Provisional11.83+2.09 pts
7Região Autónoma dos Açores Provisional11.8+0.92 pts
8Região Autónoma da Madeira Provisional11.78+0.92 pts
9Alto Alentejo Provisional11.65+1.42 pts
10Alentejo Central Provisional11.64+0.58 pts
11Baixo Alentejo Provisional11.62+1.53 pts
12Oeste Provisional11.46+1.58 pts
13Região de Aveiro Provisional11.25+1.34 pts
14Região de Coimbra Provisional11.18+1.03 pts
15Alto Tâmega e Barroso Provisional10.78+1.73 pts
16Médio Tejo Provisional10.65+1.41 pts
17Beira Baixa Provisional10.6+1.12 pts
18Terras de Trás-os-Montes Provisional10.56+2.01 pts
19Região de Leiria Provisional10.55+1.59 pts
20Cávado Provisional10.5+1.23 pts
21Viseu Dão Lafões Provisional10.42+1.2 pts
22Alto Minho Provisional10.26+1.45 pts
23Beiras e Serra da Estrela Provisional10.09+1.39 pts
24Douro Provisional10.03+1.03 pts
25Tâmega e Sousa Provisional9.8+1.13 pts
26Ave Provisional9.68+0.98 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 areas 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) (NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?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). NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?period=2022.

Harvard

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, 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/portugal-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise death rate?

Península de Setúbal, with 14.74% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Ave, with 9.68% 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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