Canada vs France: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Canada
190,472 Enterprises
in 2024
France
1.11 million Enterprises
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
France rank
4th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Canada
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 1.11 million Enterprises against 190,472 Enterprises in Canada, a difference of 920,768 Enterprises.

That makes France's figure about 5.8 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 7th and France ranks 4th of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada France Difference Ahead
2000s 553,421 Enterprises 328,083 Enterprises 225,338 Enterprises Canada
2010s 369,345 Enterprises 636,552 Enterprises 267,207 Enterprises France
2020s 187,882 Enterprises 1.04 million Enterprises 847,193 Enterprises France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Canada or France?
France, at 1.11 million Enterprises against 190,472 Enterprises in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Canada and France?
920,768 Enterprises, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Canada and France rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Canada ranks 7th and France ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries
Unit
Enterprises
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
178 places, 3,886 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship have become integral part of business statistics offering of most OECD member countries and beyond. It supplements more complete annual datasets (e.g. Business Demography, Structural Business Statistics by Size class) with more timely monthly or quarterly information on a limited number of indicators.Data are broken down whenever available byeconomic activity according to International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4): ISIC Rev. 4 at the level of sections (letters) and higher aggregates, most often covering the total economy, geographic area at country and TL2 level of the OECD Territorial grids, legal form into three main groups: Limited liability (LL), Partnership (PA) and Sole proprietorship (SP). With very few exceptions, series are not seasonally or calendar adjusted, so care should be taken in interpreting sub-annual changes. Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship provide valuable information to policy makers and researchers on most recent trends in business dynamics.Related datasets:Employer Business Demography Statistics,Business Demography Statistics,Structural Business Statistics by Size Class.