EU regions (NUTS 2) by enterprise deaths
Ile-de-France had the highest enterprise deaths of 233 regions in 2021, at 146,632. Åland had the lowest, at 175. The median was 6,578 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.44 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ile-de-France Series break | 146,632 | +28.8% |
| 2 | Rhône-Alpes Series break | 54,592 | +27.9% |
| 3 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break | 52,028 | +33% |
| 4 | Warszawski stołeczny | 47,960 | +54.8% |
| 5 | Catalonia Series break | 47,164 | -15.6% |
| 6 | Lombardia | 46,149 | +1.4% |
| 7 | Andalusia Series break | 42,540 | -15.5% |
| 8 | Community of Madrid Series break | 40,931 | -16.1% |
| 9 | Norte | 39,022 | -6.5% |
| 10 | Grande Lisboa | 35,806 | -2.6% |
| 11 | Śląskie | 33,987 | +50.8% |
| 12 | Wielkopolskie | 33,358 | +58.7% |
| 13 | Lazio | 32,537 | -3.8% |
| 14 | Małopolskie | 30,376 | +48.6% |
| 15 | Aquitaine Series break | 30,242 | +34.6% |
| 16 | Valencian Community Series break | 29,793 | -18.2% |
| 17 | Dolnośląskie | 27,802 | +53.8% |
| 18 | Campania | 26,390 | +1.6% |
| 19 | Pomorskie | 24,784 | +56.1% |
| 20 | Languedoc-Roussillon Series break | 24,682 | +31.8% |
| 21 | Midi-Pyrénées Series break | 24,257 | +29.6% |
| 22 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 23,649 | -7.6% |
| 23 | Pays de la Loire Series break | 21,851 | +33.2% |
| 24 | Nord-Pas de Calais Series break | 21,739 | +34% |
| 25 | Stockholm | 20,480 | +0.4% |
| 26 | Budapest | 20,309 | +75.8% |
| 27 | Emilia-Romagna | 19,936 | +0.7% |
| 28 | Veneto | 19,781 | +0.1% |
| 29 | Łódzkie | 19,730 | +58.9% |
| 30 | Sicilia | 18,903 | -0.7% |
| 31 | Bretagne Series break | 18,727 | +31.6% |
| 32 | Praha | 18,664 | -30.8% |
| 33 | Piemonte | 18,611 | +0.2% |
| 34 | Zuid-Holland | 18,076 | |
| 35 | Toscana | 17,996 | -4.3% |
| 36 | Noord-Holland | 17,850 | -36.4% |
| 37 | Zachodniopomorskie | 17,567 | +55.1% |
| 38 | Centro (PT) | 17,560 | -1.3% |
| 39 | Oberbayern | 16,446 | -3.4% |
| 40 | Latvija | 16,421 | -5.9% |
| 41 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 16,076 | +54.3% |
| 42 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 15,766 | +53.2% |
| 43 | Puglia | 15,763 | +0.9% |
| 44 | Eastern and Midland | 15,680 | -2.8% |
| 45 | Düsseldorf | 15,017 | -6.2% |
| 46 | Berlin | 15,008 | -10.9% |
| 47 | Lubelskie | 14,686 | +47.2% |
| 48 | Centre - Val de Loire Series break | 14,607 | +27.2% |
| 49 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 14,451 | +3.3% |
| 50 | Západné Slovensko | 14,198 | -1.5% |
| 51 | Sostinės regionas | 13,917 | +0.1% |
| 52 | Darmstadt | 13,703 | -8.3% |
| 53 | Yugozapaden | 13,639 | -28.4% |
| 54 | Podkarpackie | 13,346 | +53.6% |
| 55 | Köln | 12,824 | -8.2% |
| 56 | Galicia Series break | 12,740 | -23.1% |
| 57 | Lorraine Series break | 12,480 | +33.3% |
| 58 | Hovedstaden | 12,469 | +2.5% |
| 59 | Alsace Series break | 12,218 | +27.3% |
| 60 | Eesti | 12,158 | +4.2% |
| 61 | Noord-Brabant | 11,717 | -35.7% |
| 62 | Canary Islands Series break | 11,218 | -34.5% |
| 63 | Poitou-Charentes Series break | 11,014 | +34.3% |
| 64 | Stuttgart | 10,952 | -9.5% |
| 65 | Península de Setúbal | 10,676 | -1.5% |
| 66 | Pest | 10,525 | +66.3% |
| 67 | Västsverige | 10,518 | -9.4% |
| 68 | Východné Slovensko | 10,460 | -0.9% |
| 69 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 10,377 | +51.6% |
| 70 | Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break | 10,110 | -22% |
| 71 | Jihovýchod | 10,042 | -29.8% |
| 72 | Nord-Vest | 10,034 | +12.1% |
| 73 | Castile and León Series break | 9,960 | -20.5% |
| 74 | Haute-Normandie Series break | 9,651 | +30.6% |
| 75 | Basque Country Series break | 9,549 | -26.4% |
| 76 | Bourgogne Series break | 9,436 | +26.9% |
| 77 | Picardie Series break | 9,417 | +29.8% |
| 78 | Stredné Slovensko | 9,381 | -6.2% |
| 79 | Wien | 9,328 | +39% |
| 80 | Bratislavský kraj | 9,057 | +2.9% |
| 81 | Lubuskie | 8,817 | +49.1% |
| 82 | Castilla-La Mancha Series break | 8,779 | -15.9% |
| 83 | Gelderland | 8,729 | -37.6% |
| 84 | Świętokrzyskie | 8,659 | +57.4% |
| 85 | Střední Čechy | 8,615 | -31.2% |
| 86 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 8,444 | -4.1% |
| 87 | Severovýchod | 8,425 | -28.5% |
| 88 | Sydsverige | 8,380 | -15.5% |
| 89 | Centru | 8,151 | +14.6% |
| 90 | Arnsberg | 8,024 | -4.3% |
| 91 | Basse-Normandie Series break | 7,999 | +30% |
| 92 | Schleswig-Holstein | 7,924 | -7.5% |
| 93 | Balearic Islands Series break | 7,861 | -28.6% |
| 94 | Southern | 7,860 | -4.9% |
| 95 | Calabria | 7,856 | -1.9% |
| 96 | Észak-Alföld | 7,847 | +55.5% |
| 97 | Nord-Est | 7,795 | +15.8% |
| 98 | Karlsruhe | 7,754 | -10.8% |
| 99 | Sud-Muntenia | 7,651 | +18.5% |
| 100 | Podlaskie | 7,620 | +43.1% |
| 101 | Östra Mellansverige | 7,554 | -4.5% |
| 102 | Auvergne Series break | 7,526 | +31% |
| 103 | Region of Murcia Series break | 7,486 | -23% |
| 104 | Zahodna Slovenija | 7,311 | |
| 105 | Hamburg | 7,289 | -11.1% |
| 106 | Sud-Est | 7,266 | +20.6% |
| 107 | Liguria | 7,236 | -0.3% |
| 108 | Algarve | 7,125 | -5.1% |
| 109 | Champagne-Ardenne Series break | 6,979 | +32.8% |
| 110 | Utrecht | 6,937 | |
| 111 | Közép-Dunántúl | 6,778 | +51.4% |
| 112 | Jihozápad | 6,758 | -29.4% |
| 113 | Sardegna | 6,755 | +4.3% |
| 114 | Dél-Alföld | 6,729 | +51.2% |
| 115 | Marche | 6,689 | +0.2% |
| 116 | Attiki | 6,632 | |
| 117 | Vest | 6,578 | +14% |
| 118 | Midtjylland | 6,386 | +3.6% |
| 119 | Střední Morava | 6,353 | -28.9% |
| 120 | Opolskie | 6,312 | +47.4% |
| 121 | Brandenburg | 6,264 | -8.7% |
| 122 | Franche-Comté Series break | 6,225 | +28.1% |
| 123 | Niederösterreich | 6,186 | +11.8% |
| 124 | Moravskoslezsko | 6,117 | -29.2% |
| 125 | Länsi-Suomi Series break | 6,067 | -17.9% |
| 126 | Freiburg | 6,062 | -6.6% |
| 127 | Abruzzo | 6,028 | -5% |
| 128 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 5,907 | +44.1% |
| 129 | Severozápad | 5,847 | -28.9% |
| 130 | Münster | 5,801 | -5.3% |
| 131 | Észak-Magyarország | 5,793 | +40.7% |
| 132 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 5,717 | +2.7% |
| 133 | Aragon Series break | 5,708 | -22.6% |
| 134 | Weser-Ems | 5,675 | -3.9% |
| 135 | Syddanmark | 5,299 | +2.1% |
| 136 | Dél-Dunántúl | 5,176 | +45.5% |
| 137 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 5,133 | -6% |
| 138 | Malta | 5,126 | +2.6% |
| 139 | Hannover | 5,112 | -5.5% |
| 140 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 5,085 | -26.3% |
| 141 | Etelä-Suomi Series break | 5,026 | -20.8% |
| 142 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 5,000 | +20.2% |
| 142 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 5,000 | |
| 144 | Tübingen | 4,956 | -4.1% |
| 145 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break | 4,885 | -21.5% |
| 146 | Alentejo | 4,768 | -1.6% |
| 147 | Oberösterreich | 4,751 | +15.6% |
| 148 | Asturias Series break | 4,695 | -14.4% |
| 149 | La Réunion Series break | 4,682 | +24.4% |
| 150 | Schwaben | 4,637 | -3.5% |
| 151 | Steiermark | 4,630 | +25.6% |
| 152 | Detmold | 4,620 | -7.7% |
| 153 | Overijssel | 4,478 | -34.8% |
| 154 | Extremadura Series break | 4,466 | -20.5% |
| 155 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 4,460 | +2.2% |
| 156 | Yugoiztochen | 4,343 | -22.4% |
| 157 | Sjælland | 4,305 | +4.8% |
| 158 | Mittelfranken | 4,296 | -2.9% |
| 159 | Limburg (NL) | 4,263 | -37.7% |
| 160 | Limousin Series break | 4,229 | +35.9% |
| 161 | Northern and Western | 4,197 | -1.9% |
| 162 | Norra Mellansverige | 4,174 | -17.7% |
| 163 | Kýpros | 4,136 | +4.4% |
| 164 | Grad Zagreb | 4,079 | -15% |
| 165 | Thüringen | 4,071 | -9.8% |
| 166 | Severoiztochen | 4,057 | -32% |
| 167 | Lüneburg | 4,014 | -4.7% |
| 168 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 3,877 | -11.3% |
| 169 | Umbria | 3,852 | +1.2% |
| 170 | Koblenz | 3,753 | -7.1% |
| 171 | Småland med öarna | 3,726 | -3.2% |
| 172 | Kentriki Makedonia | 3,706 | |
| 173 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 3,491 | -6.3% |
| 174 | Martinique Series break | 3,423 | +20.1% |
| 175 | Dresden | 3,367 | -9.5% |
| 176 | Corse Series break | 3,213 | +36.8% |
| 177 | Guadeloupe Series break | 3,101 | +7.3% |
| 178 | Tirol | 3,007 | +20.9% |
| 179 | Niederbayern | 2,921 | -6.1% |
| 180 | Braunschweig | 2,877 | -13% |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 2,862 | +3.2% |
| 182 | Unterfranken | 2,850 | -4.8% |
| 183 | Chemnitz | 2,833 | -11.6% |
| 184 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 2,746 | -7.9% |
| 185 | Saarland | 2,728 | -6.6% |
| 186 | Kassel | 2,669 | -5.3% |
| 187 | Navarre Series break | 2,581 | -16.5% |
| 188 | Severen tsentralen | 2,572 | -27.5% |
| 189 | Nordjylland | 2,571 | +2.1% |
| 190 | Gießen | 2,560 | -9.7% |
| 191 | Panonska Hrvatska | 2,526 | +9% |
| 192 | Leipzig | 2,498 | -10% |
| 193 | Oberpfalz | 2,488 | -1.8% |
| 194 | Cantabria Series break | 2,468 | -15.8% |
| 195 | Friesland (NL) | 2,456 | -36.9% |
| 196 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 2,379 | -1.4% |
| 197 | Groningen | 2,359 | -32.3% |
| 198 | Salzburg | 2,298 | +22.7% |
| 199 | Flevoland | 2,150 | -34.4% |
| 200 | Oberfranken | 2,112 | -5% |
| 201 | Övre Norrland | 2,108 | -6.2% |
| 202 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 2,077 | +1.2% |
| 203 | Kärnten | 2,031 | +16.3% |
| 204 | Severozapaden | 2,019 | -21.5% |
| 205 | Bremen | 1,933 | -9.9% |
| 206 | Basilicata | 1,915 | -5.8% |
| 207 | Drenthe | 1,910 | -34.3% |
| 208 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 1,902 | -0.6% |
| 209 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 1,787 | -5.1% |
| 210 | Mellersta Norrland | 1,636 | -17% |
| 211 | Vorarlberg | 1,593 | +37.1% |
| 212 | Zeeland | 1,481 | -34.4% |
| 213 | Molise | 1,401 | +8% |
| 214 | La Rioja Series break | 1,364 | -18.1% |
| 215 | Thessalia | 1,263 | |
| 216 | Guyane Series break | 1,146 | +11.6% |
| 217 | Trier | 1,120 | -6.6% |
| 218 | Dytiki Elláda | 1,118 | |
| 219 | Burgenland | 1,082 | -6.7% |
| 220 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 907 | |
| 221 | Kriti | 858 | |
| 222 | Peloponnisos | 793 | |
| 223 | Sterea Elláda | 715 | |
| 224 | Notio Aigaio | 654 | |
| 225 | Ipeiros | 647 | |
| 226 | Melilla Series break | 585 | -7.1% |
| 227 | Dytiki Makedonia | 555 | |
| 228 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 549 | -6.9% |
| 229 | Ionia Nisia | 529 | |
| 230 | Ceuta Series break | 339 | -15.7% |
| 231 | Mayotte Series break | 331 | -24.1% |
| 232 | Voreio Aigaio | 310 | |
| 233 | Åland Series break | 175 | -15% |
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About this ranking
Enterprises that stopped trading during the year and were not reactivated within two years. Enterprises absorbed by a merger or a takeover are not deaths.
Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). A death is not an insolvency: most enterprises that close do so without a formal insolvency procedure. The latest years are estimated from expected reactivations and are provisional.
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.
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Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r), EU regions (NUTS 2) by enterprise deaths, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-deaths/eu-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which region has the highest enterprise deaths?
Ile-de-France, with 146,632 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest enterprise deaths?
Åland, with 175 in 2021.
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, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Enterprise deaths: other rankings
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2)
- EU countries
- NUTS 3 areas of Portugal
- NUTS 3 areas of Sweden
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- Local units in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
- Turnover, wholesale trade (Spain)
- Local units in administrative and support services
- People using social networks
- Households with internet access at home
- Registered unemployment
- GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)