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EU countries by three-year enterprise survival rate, 2024

The Netherlands had the highest three-year enterprise survival rate of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 78.11%. Lithuania had the lowest, at 43.47%. The median was 61.16% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 57.18%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest78.11Netherlands
Lowest43.47Lithuania
Median61.1627 EU countries
European Union (27)57.18History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 61.16 %Belgium: 74.9 %Bulgaria: 61.6 %Cyprus: 62.96 %Czechia: 63.97 %Germany: 57.83 %Denmark: 45.39 %Estonia: 62.58 %Spain: 53.63 %Finland: 66.26 %France: 48.94 %Greece: 72.49 %Croatia: 67.04 %Hungary: 49.12 %Ireland: 52.69 %Italy: 61.25 %Lithuania: 43.47 %Luxembourg: 70.73 %Latvia: 50.14 %Malta: 50.37 %Netherlands: 78.11 %Poland: 58.05 %Portugal: 47.71 %Romania: 59.14 %Sweden: 58.9 %Slovenia: 62.88 %Slovakia: 64.31 %
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%, 2024. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, survival rate of enterprises born three years earlier, percentage (bd_size). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

Netherlands: 78.11 %Netherlands78.11Belgium: 74.9 %Belgium74.9Greece: 72.49 %Greece72.49Luxembourg: 70.73 %Luxembourg70.73Croatia: 67.04 %Croatia67.04Finland: 66.26 %Finland66.26Slovakia: 64.31 %Slovakia64.31Czechia: 63.97 %Czechia63.97Cyprus: 62.96 %Cyprus62.96Slovenia: 62.88 %Slovenia62.88Estonia: 62.58 %Estonia62.58Bulgaria: 61.6 %Bulgaria61.6Italy: 61.25 %Italy61.25Austria: 61.16 %Austria61.16Romania: 59.14 %Romania59.14Sweden: 58.9 %Sweden58.9Poland: 58.05 %Poland58.05Germany: 57.83 %Germany57.83Spain: 53.63 %Spain53.63Ireland: 52.69 %Ireland52.69Malta: 50.37 %Malta50.37Latvia: 50.14 %Latvia50.14Hungary: 49.12 %Hungary49.12France: 48.94 %France48.94Portugal: 47.71 %Portugal47.71Denmark: 45.39 %Denmark45.39Lithuania: 43.47 %Lithuania43.47Netherlands: 78.11 %Netherlands78.11Belgium: 74.9 %Belgium74.9Greece: 72.49 %Greece72.49Luxembourg: 70.73 %Luxembourg70.73Croatia: 67.04 %Croatia67.04Finland: 66.26 %Finland66.26Slovakia: 64.31 %Slovakia64.31Czechia: 63.97 %Czechia63.97Cyprus: 62.96 %Cyprus62.96Slovenia: 62.88 %Slovenia62.88Estonia: 62.58 %Estonia62.58Bulgaria: 61.6 %Bulgaria61.6Italy: 61.25 %Italy61.25Austria: 61.16 %Austria61.16Romania: 59.14 %Romania59.14Sweden: 58.9 %Sweden58.9Poland: 58.05 %Poland58.05Germany: 57.83 %Germany57.83Spain: 53.63 %Spain53.63Ireland: 52.69 %Ireland52.69Malta: 50.37 %Malta50.37Latvia: 50.14 %Latvia50.14Hungary: 49.12 %Hungary49.12France: 48.94 %France48.94Portugal: 47.71 %Portugal47.71Denmark: 45.39 %Denmark45.39Lithuania: 43.47 %Lithuania43.47
%. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, survival rate of enterprises born three years earlier, percentage (bd_size). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Netherlands78.11n/a
2Belgium74.9n/a
3Greece Series break72.49n/a
4Luxembourg70.73n/a
5Croatia67.04n/a
6Finland Series break66.26+1.19 pts
7Slovakia64.31n/a
8Czechia63.97n/a
9Cyprus62.96n/a
10Slovenia62.88n/a
11Estonia Series break62.58n/a
12Bulgaria61.6n/a
13Italy Series break61.25n/a
14Austria61.16n/a
15Romania59.14n/a
16Sweden58.9n/a
17Poland58.05n/a
18Germany Series break57.83n/a
19Spain Series break53.63n/a
20Ireland Estimated52.69n/a
21Malta Series break50.37n/a
22Latvia50.14n/a
23Hungary49.12n/a
24France Series break48.94n/a
25Portugal Series break47.71n/a
26Denmark45.39n/a
27Lithuania43.47n/a

About this ranking

Enterprises born three years before the year shown that are still active, as a percentage of all enterprises born that year. The 2024 value follows the enterprises born in 2021.

Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. The year is the survival year, not the birth year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, survival rate of enterprises born three years earlier, percentage (bd_size). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, survival rate of enterprises born three years earlier, percentage (bd_size) (EU countries by three-year enterprise survival rate, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, survival rate of enterprises born three years earlier, percentage (bd_size), EU countries by three-year enterprise survival rate, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 2 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/three-year-enterprise-survival-rate/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, survival rate of enterprises born three years earlier, percentage (bd_size). EU countries by three-year enterprise survival rate, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/three-year-enterprise-survival-rate/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, survival rate of enterprises born three years earlier, percentage (bd_size), EU countries by three-year enterprise survival rate, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/three-year-enterprise-survival-rate/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest three-year enterprise survival rate?

The Netherlands, with 78.11% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest three-year enterprise survival rate?

Lithuania, with 43.47% in 2024.

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 NACE Rev. 2 activity, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, survival rate of enterprises born three years earlier, percentage (bd_size). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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