EU regions (NUTS 2) by new companies created, July 2026

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by new companies created, July 2026
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
License: INE reuse terms (attribution required)

Community of Madrid had the highest new companies created of 19 regions in July 2026, at 2,535. Melilla had the lowest, at 2. The median was 303. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest2,535Community of Madrid

Lowest2Melilla

Median30319 regions

All regions, July 2026

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	July 2026 count	Change on July 2025
1	Community of Madrid Provisional	2,535	+1.4%
2	Catalonia Provisional	2,272	-1.3%
3	Andalusia Provisional	1,786	+0.8%
4	Valencian Community Provisional	1,549	+14.9%
5	Canary Islands Provisional	422	-3.2%
6	Galicia Provisional	405	+14.1%
7	Balearic Islands Provisional	354	-11.7%
8	Region of Murcia Provisional	337	+15.8%
9	Basque Country Provisional	333	+8.5%
10	Castilla-La Mancha Provisional	303	-7.9%
11	Castile and León Provisional	275	+7.8%
12	Aragon Provisional	198	+21.5%
13	Asturias Provisional	112	-9.7%
14	Extremadura Provisional	97	-13.4%
15	Navarre Provisional	64	-4.5%
16	Cantabria Provisional	59	-24.4%
17	La Rioja Provisional	42	-23.6%
18	Ceuta Provisional	5	0%
19	Melilla Provisional	2	-77.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Commercial companies registered in the Mercantile Registry during the month.

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

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Estadística de sociedades mercantiles: sociedades constituidas (tablas 13917 y 13913). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=13913. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which region has the highest new companies created?

Community of Madrid, with 2,535 in July 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which region has the lowest new companies created?

Melilla, with 2 in July 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Estadística de sociedades mercantiles: sociedades constituidas (tablas 13917 y 13913). Retrieved 2026-10-07.