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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise deaths

Grande Lisboa had the highest enterprise deaths of 26 areas in 2021, at 35,806. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 749. The median was 2,357 and the figure for Portugal was 128,526. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest35,806Grande Lisboa
Lowest749Alto Tâmega e Barroso
Median2,35726 areas
Portugal128,526History

All areas, 2021

Grande Lisboa: 35,806 countGrande Lisboa35,806Área Metropolitana do Porto: 21,844 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto21,844Península de Setúbal: 10,676 countPenínsula de Setúbal10,676Algarve: 7,125 countAlgarve7,125Região de Coimbra: 5,157 countRegião de Coimbra5,157Cávado: 4,557 countCávado4,557Região de Aveiro: 4,164 countRegião de Aveiro4,164Oeste: 4,149 countOeste4,149Ave: 3,727 countAve3,727Tâmega e Sousa: 3,347 countTâmega e Sousa3,347Região de Leiria: 3,245 countRegião de Leiria3,245Região Autónoma da Madeira: 2,746 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira2,746Região Autónoma dos Açores: 2,379 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores2,379Viseu Dão Lafões: 2,335 countViseu Dão Lafões2,335Lezíria do Tejo: 2,317 countLezíria do Tejo2,317Alto Minho: 2,308 countAlto Minho2,308Médio Tejo: 1,978 countMédio Tejo1,978Alentejo Central: 1,785 countAlentejo Central1,785Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 1,757 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela1,757Douro: 1,547 countDouro1,547Baixo Alentejo: 1,074 countBaixo Alentejo1,074Alto Alentejo: 976 countAlto Alentejo976Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 943 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes943Alentejo Litoral: 933 countAlentejo Litoral933Beira Baixa: 902 countBeira Baixa902Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 749 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso749Grande Lisboa: 35,806 countGrande Lisboa35,806Área Metropolitana do Porto: 21,844 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto21,844Península de Setúbal: 10,676 countPenínsula de Setúbal10,676Algarve: 7,125 countAlgarve7,125Região de Coimbra: 5,157 countRegião de Coimbra5,157Cávado: 4,557 countCávado4,557Região de Aveiro: 4,164 countRegião de Aveiro4,164Oeste: 4,149 countOeste4,149Ave: 3,727 countAve3,727Tâmega e Sousa: 3,347 countTâmega e Sousa3,347Região de Leiria: 3,245 countRegião de Leiria3,245Região Autónoma da Madeira: 2,746 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira2,746Região Autónoma dos Açores: 2,379 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores2,379Viseu Dão Lafões: 2,335 countViseu Dão Lafões2,335Lezíria do Tejo: 2,317 countLezíria do Tejo2,317Alto Minho: 2,308 countAlto Minho2,308Médio Tejo: 1,978 countMédio Tejo1,978Alentejo Central: 1,785 countAlentejo Central1,785Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 1,757 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela1,757Douro: 1,547 countDouro1,547Baixo Alentejo: 1,074 countBaixo Alentejo1,074Alto Alentejo: 976 countAlto Alentejo976Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 943 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes943Alentejo Litoral: 933 countAlentejo Litoral933Beira Baixa: 902 countBeira Baixa902Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 749 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso749
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

RankAreas2021
count		Change on 2020
1Grande Lisboa35,806-2.6%
2Área Metropolitana do Porto21,844-8.7%
3Península de Setúbal10,676-1.5%
4Algarve7,125-5.1%
5Região de Coimbra5,157-2%
6Cávado4,557-1.6%
7Região de Aveiro4,164+2.5%
8Oeste4,149-3.5%
9Ave3,727-2.2%
10Tâmega e Sousa3,347-6.3%
11Região de Leiria3,245-3.4%
12Região Autónoma da Madeira2,746-7.9%
13Região Autónoma dos Açores2,379-1.4%
14Viseu Dão Lafões2,335-0.6%
15Lezíria do Tejo2,317-2.9%
16Alto Minho2,308-2.5%
17Médio Tejo1,978-6.4%
18Alentejo Central1,785+2.7%
19Beiras e Serra da Estrela1,757-4.5%
20Douro1,547-10.1%
21Baixo Alentejo1,074-3.8%
22Alto Alentejo976+4.5%
23Terras de Trás-os-Montes943-1.5%
24Alentejo Litoral933-11.7%
25Beira Baixa902-2.4%
26Alto Tâmega e Barroso749+0.3%

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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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?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). NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise deaths?

Grande Lisboa, with 35,806 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise deaths?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 749 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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