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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise deaths

Grande Lisboa had the highest enterprise deaths of 26 areas in 2020, at 36,779. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 747. The median was 2,400 and the figure for Portugal was 133,699. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest36,779Grande Lisboa
Lowest747Alto Tâmega e Barroso
Median2,40026 areas
Portugal133,699History

All areas, 2020

Grande Lisboa: 36,779 countGrande Lisboa36,779Área Metropolitana do Porto: 23,926 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto23,926Península de Setúbal: 10,838 countPenínsula de Setúbal10,838Algarve: 7,509 countAlgarve7,509Região de Coimbra: 5,264 countRegião de Coimbra5,264Cávado: 4,633 countCávado4,633Oeste: 4,301 countOeste4,301Região de Aveiro: 4,061 countRegião de Aveiro4,061Ave: 3,810 countAve3,810Tâmega e Sousa: 3,573 countTâmega e Sousa3,573Região de Leiria: 3,358 countRegião de Leiria3,358Região Autónoma da Madeira: 2,983 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira2,983Região Autónoma dos Açores: 2,414 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores2,414Lezíria do Tejo: 2,386 countLezíria do Tejo2,386Alto Minho: 2,368 countAlto Minho2,368Viseu Dão Lafões: 2,349 countViseu Dão Lafões2,349Médio Tejo: 2,114 countMédio Tejo2,114Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 1,839 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela1,839Alentejo Central: 1,738 countAlentejo Central1,738Douro: 1,721 countDouro1,721Baixo Alentejo: 1,116 countBaixo Alentejo1,116Alentejo Litoral: 1,057 countAlentejo Litoral1,057Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 957 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes957Alto Alentejo: 934 countAlto Alentejo934Beira Baixa: 924 countBeira Baixa924Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 747 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso747Grande Lisboa: 36,779 countGrande Lisboa36,779Área Metropolitana do Porto: 23,926 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto23,926Península de Setúbal: 10,838 countPenínsula de Setúbal10,838Algarve: 7,509 countAlgarve7,509Região de Coimbra: 5,264 countRegião de Coimbra5,264Cávado: 4,633 countCávado4,633Oeste: 4,301 countOeste4,301Região de Aveiro: 4,061 countRegião de Aveiro4,061Ave: 3,810 countAve3,810Tâmega e Sousa: 3,573 countTâmega e Sousa3,573Região de Leiria: 3,358 countRegião de Leiria3,358Região Autónoma da Madeira: 2,983 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira2,983Região Autónoma dos Açores: 2,414 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores2,414Lezíria do Tejo: 2,386 countLezíria do Tejo2,386Alto Minho: 2,368 countAlto Minho2,368Viseu Dão Lafões: 2,349 countViseu Dão Lafões2,349Médio Tejo: 2,114 countMédio Tejo2,114Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 1,839 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela1,839Alentejo Central: 1,738 countAlentejo Central1,738Douro: 1,721 countDouro1,721Baixo Alentejo: 1,116 countBaixo Alentejo1,116Alentejo Litoral: 1,057 countAlentejo Litoral1,057Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 957 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes957Alto Alentejo: 934 countAlto Alentejo934Beira Baixa: 924 countBeira Baixa924Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 747 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso747
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

RankAreas2020
count		Change on 2019
1Grande Lisboa36,779n/a
2Área Metropolitana do Porto23,926-9.5%
3Península de Setúbal10,838n/a
4Algarve7,509-21.8%
5Região de Coimbra5,264n/a
6Cávado4,633-9.2%
7Oeste4,301n/a
8Região de Aveiro4,061n/a
9Ave3,810-10.1%
10Tâmega e Sousa3,573-9.6%
11Região de Leiria3,358n/a
12Região Autónoma da Madeira2,983-2.2%
13Região Autónoma dos Açores2,414-15.3%
14Lezíria do Tejo2,386n/a
15Alto Minho2,368-11.2%
16Viseu Dão Lafões2,349n/a
17Médio Tejo2,114n/a
18Beiras e Serra da Estrela1,839n/a
19Alentejo Central1,738n/a
20Douro1,721-2.8%
21Baixo Alentejo1,116n/a
22Alentejo Litoral1,057n/a
23Terras de Trás-os-Montes957-5.8%
24Alto Alentejo934n/a
25Beira Baixa924n/a
26Alto Tâmega e Barroso747-10.9%

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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 areas 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) (NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise deaths, 2020) [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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise deaths, 2020. 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/portugal-provinces?period=2020. 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). NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise deaths, 2020. 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/portugal-provinces?period=2020.

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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise deaths, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-deaths/portugal-provinces?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise deaths?

Grande Lisboa, with 36,779 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise deaths?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 747 in 2020.

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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