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Business demography by size class (until 2007, NACE Rev. 1.1) by country

Countries reporting
24
Highest
4.04 million
Italy
Lowest
24,596
Luxembourg
Median
340,554
Years covered
11
1997–2007
Data points
214

What the numbers show

Business demography by size class (until 2007, NACE Rev. 1.1) is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 4.04 million in Italy; the lowest is 24,596 in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 340,554, and the mean is 761,756.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 164.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 135.4%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 1.5%).

Business demography by size class: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Italy 4.04 million 2007 up 12.4% rising
2 Spain 3.28 million 2007 up 33.2% rising
3 United Kingdom 2.07 million 2007 up 28.1% rising
3 United Kingdom 2.07 million 2007 up 28.1% rising
5 Portugal 891,625 2007 up 28.8% rising
6 Czechia 879,995 2007 down 1.5% flat
7 Netherlands 698,113 2007 up 33.4% rising
7 Netherlands 698,113 2007 up 33.4% rising
9 Sweden 611,647 2007 up 28.7% rising
10 Hungary 562,764 2007 up 6.9% rising
11 Romania 479,522 2007 up 60.1% rising
12 Slovakia 340,554 2007 up 36.2% rising
12 Slovakia 340,554 2007 up 36.2% rising
14 Finland 269,446 2007 up 19.8% rising
15 Norway 261,194 2007 — rising
16 Lithuania 147,441 2007 up 135.4% rising
16 Lithuania 147,441 2007 up 135.4% rising
18 Slovenia 105,046 2007 up 15.8% rising
18 Slovenia 105,046 2007 up 15.8% rising
20 Latvia 74,520 2007 up 95.4% rising
20 Latvia 74,520 2007 up 95.4% rising
22 Estonia 51,212 2007 up 67.7% rising
22 Estonia 51,212 2007 up 67.7% rising
24 Luxembourg 24,596 2007 up 26.5% rising

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Indicator
Business demography by size class (until 2007, NACE Rev. 1.1)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
24 places, 214 data points, 1997–2007
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