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Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by enterprise deaths

Warszawski stołeczny had the highest enterprise deaths of 17 regions in 2021, at 47,960. Opolskie had the lowest, at 6,312. The median was 16,076 and the figure for Poland was 337,223. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest47,960Warszawski stołeczny
Lowest6,312Opolskie
Median16,07617 regions
Poland337,223History

All regions, 2021

Warszawski stołeczny: 47,960 countWarszawski stołeczny47,960Śląskie: 33,987 countŚląskie33,987Wielkopolskie: 33,358 countWielkopolskie33,358Małopolskie: 30,376 countMałopolskie30,376Dolnośląskie: 27,802 countDolnośląskie27,802Pomorskie: 24,784 countPomorskie24,784Łódzkie: 19,730 countŁódzkie19,730Zachodniopomorskie: 17,567 countZachodniopomorskie17,567Kujawsko-pomorskie: 16,076 countKujawsko-pomorskie16,076Mazowiecki regionalny: 15,766 countMazowiecki regionalny15,766Lubelskie: 14,686 countLubelskie14,686Podkarpackie: 13,346 countPodkarpackie13,346Warmińsko-mazurskie: 10,377 countWarmińsko-mazurskie10,377Lubuskie: 8,817 countLubuskie8,817Świętokrzyskie: 8,659 countŚwiętokrzyskie8,659Podlaskie: 7,620 countPodlaskie7,620Opolskie: 6,312 countOpolskie6,312Warszawski stołeczny: 47,960 countWarszawski stołeczny47,960Śląskie: 33,987 countŚląskie33,987Wielkopolskie: 33,358 countWielkopolskie33,358Małopolskie: 30,376 countMałopolskie30,376Dolnośląskie: 27,802 countDolnośląskie27,802Pomorskie: 24,784 countPomorskie24,784Łódzkie: 19,730 countŁódzkie19,730Zachodniopomorskie: 17,567 countZachodniopomorskie17,567Kujawsko-pomorskie: 16,076 countKujawsko-pomorskie16,076Mazowiecki regionalny: 15,766 countMazowiecki regionalny15,766Lubelskie: 14,686 countLubelskie14,686Podkarpackie: 13,346 countPodkarpackie13,346Warmińsko-mazurskie: 10,377 countWarmińsko-mazurskie10,377Lubuskie: 8,817 countLubuskie8,817Świętokrzyskie: 8,659 countŚwiętokrzyskie8,659Podlaskie: 7,620 countPodlaskie7,620Opolskie: 6,312 countOpolskie6,312
count. Source: Eurostat, 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.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
count		Change on 2020
1Warszawski stołeczny47,960+54.8%
2Śląskie33,987+50.8%
3Wielkopolskie33,358+58.7%
4Małopolskie30,376+48.6%
5Dolnośląskie27,802+53.8%
6Pomorskie24,784+56.1%
7Łódzkie19,730+58.9%
8Zachodniopomorskie17,567+55.1%
9Kujawsko-pomorskie16,076+54.3%
10Mazowiecki regionalny15,766+53.2%
11Lubelskie14,686+47.2%
12Podkarpackie13,346+53.6%
13Warmińsko-mazurskie10,377+51.6%
14Lubuskie8,817+49.1%
15Świętokrzyskie8,659+57.4%
16Podlaskie7,620+43.1%
17Opolskie6,312+47.4%

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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.

How to cite

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.

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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, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r) (Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by enterprise deaths, 2021) [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, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r), Regions of Poland (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/poland-regions?period=2021. 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, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r). Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by enterprise deaths, 2021. 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-deaths/poland-regions?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r), Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by enterprise deaths, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-deaths/poland-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest enterprise deaths?

Warszawski stołeczny, with 47,960 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise deaths?

Opolskie, with 6,312 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.

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