Timely indicators: Business entries in France
France: Timely indicators: Business entries 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: Business entries 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% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.11 million Enterprises is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 112,304 Enterprises, 9.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- France's 1.11 million Enterprises is above the median for high income countries, which is 112,304 Enterprises, 9.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Timely indicators: Business entries in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +65.0% | 363,394 Enterprises | 599,594 Enterprises |
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
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -16.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 549.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.851 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 400.93 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (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.