Business demography and high growth enterprise by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region (2008-2020) by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
5.79 million
France
Lowest
12,597
Mayotte
Median
486,848
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
9,815
What the numbers show
Business demography and high growth enterprise by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region (2008-2020) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 5.79 million in France; the lowest is 12,597 in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 486,848, and the mean is 1.12 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 460.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 83.3%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 2.3%).
Business demography and high growth enterprise by NACE Rev. 2 and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 5.79 million | 2020 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 4.42 million | 2020 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 3.70 million | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 2.52 million | 2020 | — | flat |
| 4 | Poland | 2.52 million | 2020 | — | flat |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1.93 million | 2020 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1.93 million | 2020 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 1.22 million | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 1.19 million | 2020 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 10 | Romania | 899,991 | 2020 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 852,787 | 2020 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 12 | Slovakia | 577,112 | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 12 | Slovakia | 577,112 | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 573,204 | 2020 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 400,492 | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 388,087 | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 283,648 | 2020 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 283,648 | 2020 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 281,571 | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 205,790 | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 205,790 | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 146,301 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 146,301 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 24 | Estonia | 113,883 | 2020 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 113,883 | 2020 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 26 | Guadeloupe | 57,241 | 2020 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 27 | Martinique | 44,943 | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 28 | Mayotte | 12,597 | 2020 | up 40.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Ile de France 1.49 million
- Nord-Ovest 1.28 million
- Česko 1.22 million
- Este 1.20 million
- Continente 1.14 million
- West-Nederland 1.03 million
- Centro (IT) 958,823
- Sud 874,294
- Lombardia 822,645
- Méditerranée (NUTS 2013) 728,254
- Sur 702,989
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 701,305
- Cataluña 683,623
- Rhône-Alpes 608,059
- Madrid 602,004
- Comunidad de Madrid 602,004
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 597,529
- Andalucía 586,985
- Slovensko 577,112
- Paris 556,489
- Occitanie 545,309
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 543,051
- Bassin Parisien (NUTS 2013) 539,863
- Barcelona 518,922
- Makroregion południowy 512,973
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine 495,575
- Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 488,829
- Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 480,762
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (NUTS 2013) 468,989
- Makroregion województwo mazowieckie 467,763
- Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) 464,864
- Lazio 448,954
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 441,601
- Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) 413,357
- Noord-Holland 409,414
- Comunitat Valenciana 407,253
- Norte 399,433
- Veneto 390,445
- Manner-Suomi 382,730
- Isole 381,886