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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by enterprise deaths

Norte had the highest enterprise deaths of 9 regions in 2021, at 39,022. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 2,379. The median was 8,444 and the figure for Portugal was 128,526. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest39,022Norte
Lowest2,379Região Autónoma dos Açores
Median8,4449 regions
Portugal128,526History

All regions, 2021

Norte: 39,022 countNorte39,022Grande Lisboa: 35,806 countGrande Lisboa35,806Centro (PT): 17,560 countCentro (PT)17,560Península de Setúbal: 10,676 countPenínsula de Setúbal10,676Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 8,444 countOeste e Vale do Tejo8,444Algarve: 7,125 countAlgarve7,125Alentejo: 4,768 countAlentejo4,768Região Autónoma da Madeira: 2,746 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira2,746Região Autónoma dos Açores: 2,379 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores2,379Norte: 39,022 countNorte39,022Grande Lisboa: 35,806 countGrande Lisboa35,806Centro (PT): 17,560 countCentro (PT)17,560Península de Setúbal: 10,676 countPenínsula de Setúbal10,676Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 8,444 countOeste e Vale do Tejo8,444Algarve: 7,125 countAlgarve7,125Alentejo: 4,768 countAlentejo4,768Região Autónoma da Madeira: 2,746 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira2,746Região Autónoma dos Açores: 2,379 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores2,379
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
1Norte39,022-6.5%
2Grande Lisboa35,806-2.6%
3Centro (PT)17,560-1.3%
4Península de Setúbal10,676-1.5%
5Oeste e Vale do Tejo8,444-4.1%
6Algarve7,125-5.1%
7Alentejo4,768-1.6%
8Região Autónoma da Madeira2,746-7.9%
9Região Autónoma dos Açores2,379-1.4%

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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 Portugal (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 Portugal (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/portugal-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 Portugal (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/portugal-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 Portugal (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/portugal-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest enterprise deaths?

Norte, with 39,022 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest enterprise deaths?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 2,379 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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