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Provinces of Spain by enterprise death rate, 2023

Melilla province had the highest enterprise death rate of 49 provinces in 2023, at 10.06%. Soria province had the lowest, at 6.01%. The median was 7.2% and the figure for Spain was 7.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest10.06Melilla province
Lowest6.01Soria province
Median7.249 provinces
Spain7.8History

All provinces, 2023

Melilla province: 10.06 %Melilla province10.06Ceuta province: 9.69 %Ceuta province9.69Huelva province: 8.83 %Huelva province8.83Málaga province: 8.71 %Málaga province8.71Cádiz province: 8.62 %Cádiz province8.62Granada province: 8.48 %Granada province8.48Alicante province: 8.4 %Alicante province8.4Guadalajara province: 8.39 %Guadalajara province8.39Valencia province: 8.31 %Valencia province8.31Almería province: 8.14 %Almería province8.14Tarragona province: 8.1 %Tarragona province8.1Murcia province: 8.04 %Murcia province8.04Seville province: 7.99 %Seville province7.99Barcelona province: 7.97 %Barcelona province7.97Jaén province: 7.93 %Jaén province7.93Toledo province: 7.93 %Toledo province7.93Navarre province: 7.82 %Navarre province7.82Madrid province: 7.73 %Madrid province7.73Cáceres province: 7.69 %Cáceres province7.69Girona province: 7.62 %Girona province7.62Ciudad Real province: 7.59 %Ciudad Real province7.59Córdoba province: 7.46 %Córdoba province7.46Asturias province: 7.31 %Asturias province7.31Albacete province: 7.3 %Albacete province7.3Biscay province: 7.2 %Biscay province7.2Pontevedra province: 7.2 %Pontevedra province7.2Gipuzkoa province: 7.17 %Gipuzkoa province7.17Badajoz province: 7.14 %Badajoz province7.14Zaragoza province: 7.13 %Zaragoza province7.13Ávila province: 7.12 %Ávila province7.12Castellón province: 7.12 %Castellón province7.12Álava province: 7.06 %Álava province7.06Ourense province: 7.04 %Ourense province7.04Teruel province: 6.95 %Teruel province6.95León province: 6.85 %León province6.85A Coruña province: 6.84 %A Coruña province6.84Segovia province: 6.82 %Segovia province6.82Salamanca province: 6.8 %Salamanca province6.8La Rioja province: 6.75 %La Rioja province6.75Cantabria province: 6.7 %Cantabria province6.7Cuenca province: 6.69 %Cuenca province6.69Lleida province: 6.69 %Lleida province6.69Burgos province: 6.67 %Burgos province6.67Valladolid province: 6.65 %Valladolid province6.65Huesca province: 6.58 %Huesca province6.58Lugo province: 6.36 %Lugo province6.36Palencia province: 6.24 %Palencia province6.24Zamora province: 6.14 %Zamora province6.14Soria province: 6.01 %Soria province6.01
%. 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

RankProvinces2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Melilla province Estimated10.06-1.51 pts
2Ceuta province Estimated9.69-0.85 pts
3Huelva province Estimated8.83+0.42 pts
4Málaga province Estimated8.71-0.64 pts
5Cádiz province Estimated8.62-0.82 pts
6Granada province Estimated8.48-1.28 pts
7Alicante province Estimated8.4-1.36 pts
8Guadalajara province Estimated8.39-1.76 pts
9Valencia province Estimated8.31-0.9 pts
10Almería province Estimated8.14-0.9 pts
11Tarragona province Estimated8.1-0.95 pts
12Murcia province Estimated8.04-1.09 pts
13Seville province Estimated7.99-0.8 pts
14Barcelona province Estimated7.97-0.91 pts
15Jaén province Estimated7.93-0.91 pts
15Toledo province Estimated7.93-0.98 pts
17Navarre province Estimated7.82+0.88 pts
18Madrid province Estimated7.73-0.95 pts
19Cáceres province Estimated7.69-0.75 pts
20Girona province Estimated7.62-0.82 pts
21Ciudad Real province Estimated7.59-0.66 pts
22Córdoba province Estimated7.46-0.89 pts
23Asturias province Estimated7.31-0.81 pts
24Albacete province Estimated7.3-0.77 pts
25Biscay province Estimated7.2-0.28 pts
25Pontevedra province Estimated7.2-0.4 pts
27Gipuzkoa province Estimated7.17+0.51 pts
28Badajoz province Estimated7.14-0.99 pts
29Zaragoza province Estimated7.13-0.46 pts
30Ávila province Estimated7.12-0.63 pts
30Castellón province Estimated7.12-1.28 pts
32Álava province Estimated7.06+0.68 pts
33Ourense province Estimated7.04-1.06 pts
34Teruel province Estimated6.95-0.47 pts
35León province Estimated6.85-0.98 pts
36A Coruña province Estimated6.84-0.95 pts
37Segovia province Estimated6.82-0.59 pts
38Salamanca province Estimated6.8-0.28 pts
39La Rioja province Estimated6.75-0.88 pts
40Cantabria province Estimated6.7-0.48 pts
41Cuenca province Estimated6.69-0.36 pts
41Lleida province Estimated6.69-0.42 pts
43Burgos province Estimated6.67-0.33 pts
44Valladolid province Estimated6.65-0.76 pts
45Huesca province Estimated6.58+0.04 pts
46Lugo province Estimated6.36-0.86 pts
47Palencia province Estimated6.24-1.19 pts
48Zamora province Estimated6.14-1.13 pts
49Soria province Estimated6.01-0.95 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 provinces 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) (Provinces of Spain 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), Provinces of Spain 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/spain-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). Provinces of Spain 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/spain-provinces.

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), Provinces of Spain 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/spain-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest enterprise death rate?

Melilla province, with 10.06% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Soria province, with 6.01% in 2023.

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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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