Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by enterprise death rate
Sydsverige had the highest enterprise death rate of 8 regions in 2022, at 4.99%. Mellersta Norrland had the lowest, at 3.86%. The median was 4.49% and the figure for Sweden was 6.08%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydsverige Series break | 4.99 | -0.79 pts |
| 2 | Östra Mellansverige Series break | 4.66 | -0.88 pts |
| 3 | Norra Mellansverige Series break | 4.56 | -1.3 pts |
| 4 | Stockholm Series break | 4.51 | -1.62 pts |
| 5 | Västsverige Series break | 4.47 | -0.83 pts |
| 6 | Småland med öarna Series break | 4.31 | -0.97 pts |
| 7 | Övre Norrland Series break | 4.17 | -0.84 pts |
| 8 | Mellersta Norrland Series break | 3.86 | -0.91 pts |
Other periods
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.
Citation styles
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) (Regions of Sweden (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
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), Regions of Sweden (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/sweden-regions?period=2022. 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). Regions of Sweden (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/sweden-regions?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), Regions of Sweden (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/sweden-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Questions
Which region has the highest enterprise death rate?
Sydsverige, with 4.99% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest enterprise death rate?
Mellersta Norrland, with 3.86% 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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