Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region (2008-2020) by country
Countries reporting
21
Highest
5.79 million
France
Lowest
12,597
Mayotte
Median
573,204
Years covered
13
2008–2020
Data points
9,761
What the numbers show
Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region (2008-2020) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 5.79 million in France; the lowest is 12,597 in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 573,204, and the mean is 1.22 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 460.
Over the past decade 18 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 by size class and NUTS 3 region: 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 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1.93 million | 2020 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 1.22 million | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 1.19 million | 2020 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 8 | Romania | 899,991 | 2020 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 852,787 | 2020 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 577,112 | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 573,204 | 2020 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 400,492 | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 388,087 | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 283,648 | 2020 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 281,571 | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 205,790 | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 146,301 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 113,883 | 2020 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 19 | Guadeloupe | 57,241 | 2020 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 20 | Martinique | 44,943 | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 21 | 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
- Treviso 69,637
- Nord-Ovest 1.28 million
- Toledo 48,604
- 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