Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in France
France: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics was 1.11 million Enterprises in 2024. ▲ Rising
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in France, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Enterprises.
Analysis
France recorded 1.11 million Enterprises for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in France peaked at 1.11 million Enterprises in 2024 and was at its lowest, 233,414 Enterprises, in 2001.
That places France 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in France, year by year
| Year | Enterprises | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 236,186 Enterprises | — |
| 2001 | 233,414 Enterprises | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 235,269 Enterprises | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 261,161 Enterprises | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 293,558 Enterprises | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 296,539 Enterprises | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 312,626 Enterprises | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 357,190 Enterprises | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 363,394 Enterprises | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 599,594 Enterprises | +65.0% |
| 2010 | 640,385 Enterprises | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 568,529 Enterprises | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 567,298 Enterprises | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 566,808 Enterprises | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 582,737 Enterprises | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 564,745 Enterprises | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 603,540 Enterprises | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 657,591 Enterprises | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 749,330 Enterprises | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 864,557 Enterprises | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 900,169 Enterprises | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million Enterprises | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million Enterprises | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million Enterprises | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million Enterprises | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 318,893 Enterprises | 233,414 Enterprises | 599,594 Enterprises | 10 |
| 2010s | 636,552 Enterprises | 564,745 Enterprises | 864,557 Enterprises | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million Enterprises | 900,169 Enterprises | 1.11 million Enterprises | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More economy & growth data for France
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 9.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,251 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 11,934 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.2156 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in France?
- Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in France was 1.11 million Enterprises in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million Enterprises in 2024.
- What is the lowest timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,414 Enterprises in 2001.
- How does France rank for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
- France ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.