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NUTS 3 areas of Romania by enterprise deaths, 2023

Bucureşti had the highest enterprise deaths of 42 areas in 2023, at 13,465. Tulcea had the lowest, at 428. The median was 1,228 and the figure for Romania was 65,182. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13,465Bucureşti
Lowest428Tulcea
Median1,22842 areas
Romania65,182History

All areas, 2023

Bucureşti: 13,465 countBucureşti13,465Cluj: 4,497 countCluj4,497Ilfov: 3,312 countIlfov3,312Timiş: 3,259 countTimiş3,259Iaşi: 2,969 countIaşi2,969Braşov: 2,600 countBraşov2,600Constanţa: 2,503 countConstanţa2,503Bihor: 2,492 countBihor2,492Prahova: 2,355 countPrahova2,355Argeş: 1,866 countArgeş1,866Mureş: 1,777 countMureş1,777Sibiu: 1,762 countSibiu1,762Dolj: 1,712 countDolj1,712Bacău: 1,690 countBacău1,690Arad: 1,599 countArad1,599Maramureş: 1,553 countMaramureş1,553Suceava: 1,417 countSuceava1,417Dâmboviţa: 1,386 countDâmboviţa1,386Galaţi: 1,358 countGalaţi1,358Alba: 1,357 countAlba1,357Hunedoara: 1,238 countHunedoara1,238Neamţ: 1,218 countNeamţ1,218Buzău: 1,134 countBuzău1,134Vâlcea: 952 countVâlcea952Bistriţa-Năsăud: 938 countBistriţa-Năsăud938Harghita: 935 countHarghita935Sălaj: 923 countSălaj923Satu Mare: 905 countSatu Mare905Brăila: 832 countBrăila832Olt: 826 countOlt826Gorj: 820 countGorj820Vrancea: 812 countVrancea812Vaslui: 728 countVaslui728Botoşani: 627 countBotoşani627Călăraşi: 600 countCălăraşi600Teleorman: 594 countTeleorman594Giurgiu: 582 countGiurgiu582Mehedinţi: 577 countMehedinţi577Caraş-Severin: 561 countCaraş-Severin561Covasna: 543 countCovasna543Ialomiţa: 496 countIalomiţa496Tulcea: 428 countTulcea428
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

RankAreas2023
count		Change on 2022
1Bucureşti Provisional13,465+31.7%
2Cluj Provisional4,497+39.4%
3Ilfov Provisional3,312+38.5%
4Timiş Provisional3,259+22.2%
5Iaşi Provisional2,969+35%
6Braşov Provisional2,600+27.6%
7Constanţa Provisional2,503+9.9%
8Bihor Provisional2,492+28%
9Prahova Provisional2,355+18%
10Argeş Provisional1,866+12.7%
11Mureş Provisional1,777+23.5%
12Sibiu Provisional1,762+29.1%
13Dolj Provisional1,712+7.1%
14Bacău Provisional1,690+20.1%
15Arad Provisional1,599+11.9%
16Maramureş Provisional1,553+36.8%
17Suceava Provisional1,417+12.4%
18Dâmboviţa Provisional1,386+17.6%
19Galaţi Provisional1,358+8.6%
20Alba Provisional1,357+19%
21Hunedoara Provisional1,238+20.5%
22Neamţ Provisional1,218+12.1%
23Buzău Provisional1,134+14.7%
24Vâlcea Provisional952+15%
25Bistriţa-Năsăud Provisional938+19.5%
26Harghita Provisional935+23.8%
27Sălaj Provisional923+22.9%
28Satu Mare Provisional905+10.2%
29Brăila Provisional832+8.8%
30Olt Provisional826+12.7%
31Gorj Provisional820+11.6%
32Vrancea Provisional812+4.5%
33Vaslui Provisional728+23.8%
34Botoşani Provisional627+3.6%
35Călăraşi Provisional600+4.2%
36Teleorman Provisional594+4.9%
37Giurgiu Provisional582+7.4%
38Mehedinţi Provisional577+10.3%
39Caraş-Severin Provisional561+8.1%
40Covasna Provisional543+13.6%
41Ialomiţa Provisional496+9%
42Tulcea Provisional428-12.8%

Other periods

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 Romania by enterprise deaths, 2023) [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 Romania by enterprise deaths, 2023. 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/romania-provinces. 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 Romania by enterprise deaths, 2023. 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/romania-provinces.

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 Romania by enterprise deaths, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-deaths/romania-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which area has the highest enterprise deaths?

Bucureşti, with 13,465 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise deaths?

Tulcea, with 428 in 2023.

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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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