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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by enterprise deaths

Grande Lisboa had the highest enterprise deaths of 26 areas in 2022, at 44,371. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 927. The median was 2,887 and the figure for Portugal was 156,043. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest44,371Grande Lisboa
Lowest927Alto Tâmega e Barroso
Median2,88726 areas
Portugal156,043History

All areas, 2022

Grande Lisboa: 44,371 countGrande Lisboa44,371Área Metropolitana do Porto: 28,965 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto28,965Península de Setúbal: 13,395 countPenínsula de Setúbal13,395Algarve: 9,661 countAlgarve9,661Região de Coimbra: 5,967 countRegião de Coimbra5,967Cávado: 5,509 countCávado5,509Oeste: 5,189 countOeste5,189Região de Aveiro: 5,011 countRegião de Aveiro5,011Ave: 4,365 countAve4,365Região de Leiria: 4,066 countRegião de Leiria4,066Tâmega e Sousa: 3,967 countTâmega e Sousa3,967Região Autónoma da Madeira: 3,248 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira3,248Lezíria do Tejo: 2,932 countLezíria do Tejo2,932Alto Minho: 2,841 countAlto Minho2,841Viseu Dão Lafões: 2,784 countViseu Dão Lafões2,784Região Autónoma dos Açores: 2,746 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores2,746Médio Tejo: 2,393 countMédio Tejo2,393Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 2,123 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela2,123Alentejo Central: 1,958 countAlentejo Central1,958Douro: 1,793 countDouro1,793Baixo Alentejo: 1,295 countBaixo Alentejo1,295Alentejo Litoral: 1,233 countAlentejo Litoral1,233Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 1,212 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes1,212Alto Alentejo: 1,158 countAlto Alentejo1,158Beira Baixa: 1,058 countBeira Baixa1,058Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 927 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso927Grande Lisboa: 44,371 countGrande Lisboa44,371Área Metropolitana do Porto: 28,965 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto28,965Península de Setúbal: 13,395 countPenínsula de Setúbal13,395Algarve: 9,661 countAlgarve9,661Região de Coimbra: 5,967 countRegião de Coimbra5,967Cávado: 5,509 countCávado5,509Oeste: 5,189 countOeste5,189Região de Aveiro: 5,011 countRegião de Aveiro5,011Ave: 4,365 countAve4,365Região de Leiria: 4,066 countRegião de Leiria4,066Tâmega e Sousa: 3,967 countTâmega e Sousa3,967Região Autónoma da Madeira: 3,248 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira3,248Lezíria do Tejo: 2,932 countLezíria do Tejo2,932Alto Minho: 2,841 countAlto Minho2,841Viseu Dão Lafões: 2,784 countViseu Dão Lafões2,784Região Autónoma dos Açores: 2,746 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores2,746Médio Tejo: 2,393 countMédio Tejo2,393Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 2,123 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela2,123Alentejo Central: 1,958 countAlentejo Central1,958Douro: 1,793 countDouro1,793Baixo Alentejo: 1,295 countBaixo Alentejo1,295Alentejo Litoral: 1,233 countAlentejo Litoral1,233Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 1,212 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes1,212Alto Alentejo: 1,158 countAlto Alentejo1,158Beira Baixa: 1,058 countBeira Baixa1,058Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 927 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso927
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

RankAreas2022
count		Change on 2021
1Grande Lisboa Provisional44,371+23.9%
2Área Metropolitana do Porto Provisional28,965+32.6%
3Península de Setúbal Provisional13,395+25.5%
4Algarve Provisional9,661+35.6%
5Região de Coimbra Provisional5,967+15.7%
6Cávado Provisional5,509+20.9%
7Oeste Provisional5,189+25.1%
8Região de Aveiro Provisional5,011+20.3%
9Ave Provisional4,365+17.1%
10Região de Leiria Provisional4,066+25.3%
11Tâmega e Sousa Provisional3,967+18.5%
12Região Autónoma da Madeira Provisional3,248+18.3%
13Lezíria do Tejo Provisional2,932+26.5%
14Alto Minho Provisional2,841+23.1%
15Viseu Dão Lafões Provisional2,784+19.2%
16Região Autónoma dos Açores Provisional2,746+15.4%
17Médio Tejo Provisional2,393+21%
18Beiras e Serra da Estrela Provisional2,123+20.8%
19Alentejo Central Provisional1,958+9.7%
20Douro Provisional1,793+15.9%
21Baixo Alentejo Provisional1,295+20.6%
22Alentejo Litoral Provisional1,233+32.2%
23Terras de Trás-os-Montes Provisional1,212+28.5%
24Alto Alentejo Provisional1,158+18.6%
25Beira Baixa Provisional1,058+17.3%
26Alto Tâmega e Barroso Provisional927+23.8%

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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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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, 2022) [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, 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-deaths/portugal-provinces?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 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-deaths/portugal-provinces?period=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise deaths?

Grande Lisboa, with 44,371 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise deaths?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 927 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, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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