EU regions (NUTS 2) by new companies created

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by new companies created, May 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 May 2026, at 2,327. Ceuta had the lowest, at 7. The median was 319. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest2,327Community of Madrid

Lowest7Ceuta

Median31919 regions

All regions, May 2026

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	May 2026 count	Change on May 2025
1	Community of Madrid Provisional	2,327	-15.7%
2	Catalonia Provisional	2,180	-22.1%
3	Andalusia Provisional	1,899	-19.7%
4	Valencian Community Provisional	1,561	-9.6%
5	Balearic Islands Provisional	432	-15.8%
6	Canary Islands Provisional	400	-7%
7	Galicia Provisional	389	-12.8%
8	Basque Country Provisional	363	-0.8%
9	Castilla-La Mancha Provisional	323	-24.7%
10	Castile and León Provisional	319	-4.2%
11	Region of Murcia Provisional	290	-4.9%
12	Aragon Provisional	230	-5.3%
13	Asturias Provisional	141	-19.4%
14	Extremadura Provisional	115	-5%
15	Navarre Provisional	86	+4.9%
16	Cantabria Provisional	78	-7.1%
17	La Rioja Provisional	45	+15.4%
18	Melilla Provisional	9	-10%
19	Ceuta Provisional	7	+40%

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 2,327 in May 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which region has the lowest new companies created?

Ceuta, with 7 in May 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.