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Autonomous communities of Spain by enterprise death rate, 2023

Melilla had the highest enterprise death rate of 19 autonomous communities in 2023, at 10.06%. Castile and León had the lowest, at 6.67%. The median was 7.73% and the figure for Spain was 7.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest10.06Melilla
Lowest6.67Castile and León
Median7.7319 autonomous communities
Spain7.8History

Map of autonomous communities, 2023

Andalusia: 8.31 %Aragon: 7.01 %Asturias: 7.31 %Balearic Islands: 8.3 %Canary Islands: 8.53 %Cantabria: 6.7 %Castile and León: 6.67 %Castilla-La Mancha: 7.65 %Catalonia: 7.88 %Valencian Community: 8.21 %Extremadura: 7.35 %Galicia: 6.93 %Community of Madrid: 7.73 %Region of Murcia: 8.04 %Navarre: 7.82 %Basque Country: 7.17 %La Rioja: 6.75 %Ceuta: 9.69 %Melilla: 10.06 %
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%, 2023. 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). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2023

Melilla: 10.06 %Melilla10.06Ceuta: 9.69 %Ceuta9.69Canary Islands: 8.53 %Canary Islands8.53Andalusia: 8.31 %Andalusia8.31Balearic Islands: 8.3 %Balearic Islands8.3Valencian Community: 8.21 %Valencian Community8.21Region of Murcia: 8.04 %Region of Murcia8.04Catalonia: 7.88 %Catalonia7.88Navarre: 7.82 %Navarre7.82Community of Madrid: 7.73 %Community of Madrid7.73Castilla-La Mancha: 7.65 %Castilla-La Mancha7.65Extremadura: 7.35 %Extremadura7.35Asturias: 7.31 %Asturias7.31Basque Country: 7.17 %Basque Country7.17Aragon: 7.01 %Aragon7.01Galicia: 6.93 %Galicia6.93La Rioja: 6.75 %La Rioja6.75Cantabria: 6.7 %Cantabria6.7Castile and León: 6.67 %Castile and León6.67Melilla: 10.06 %Melilla10.06Ceuta: 9.69 %Ceuta9.69Canary Islands: 8.53 %Canary Islands8.53Andalusia: 8.31 %Andalusia8.31Balearic Islands: 8.3 %Balearic Islands8.3Valencian Community: 8.21 %Valencian Community8.21Region of Murcia: 8.04 %Region of Murcia8.04Catalonia: 7.88 %Catalonia7.88Navarre: 7.82 %Navarre7.82Community of Madrid: 7.73 %Community of Madrid7.73Castilla-La Mancha: 7.65 %Castilla-La Mancha7.65Extremadura: 7.35 %Extremadura7.35Asturias: 7.31 %Asturias7.31Basque Country: 7.17 %Basque Country7.17Aragon: 7.01 %Aragon7.01Galicia: 6.93 %Galicia6.93La Rioja: 6.75 %La Rioja6.75Cantabria: 6.7 %Cantabria6.7Castile and León: 6.67 %Castile and León6.67
%. 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

RankAutonomous communities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Melilla Estimated10.06-1.51 pts
2Ceuta Estimated9.69-0.85 pts
3Canary Islands Estimated8.53-0.63 pts
4Andalusia Estimated8.31-0.78 pts
5Balearic Islands Estimated8.3-0.68 pts
6Valencian Community Estimated8.21-1.13 pts
7Region of Murcia Estimated8.04-1.09 pts
8Catalonia Estimated7.88-0.88 pts
9Navarre Estimated7.82+0.88 pts
10Community of Madrid Estimated7.73-0.95 pts
11Castilla-La Mancha Estimated7.65-0.89 pts
12Extremadura Estimated7.35-0.9 pts
13Asturias Estimated7.31-0.81 pts
14Basque Country Estimated7.17+0.11 pts
15Aragon Estimated7.01-0.37 pts
16Galicia Estimated6.93-0.76 pts
17La Rioja Estimated6.75-0.88 pts
18Cantabria Estimated6.7-0.48 pts
19Castile and León Estimated6.67-0.71 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 autonomous communities 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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APA 7

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) (Autonomous communities 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

MLA 9

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), Autonomous communities 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-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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). Autonomous communities 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-regions.

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), Autonomous communities 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-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which autonomous community has the highest enterprise death rate?

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

Which autonomous community has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Castile and León, with 6.67% 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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