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Informations Rapides · 27 July 2023 · n° 191
Informations rapidesRebound in business births registered in June 2023 Enterprise births - June 2023

In June 2023, the number of business births for all enterprises bounced back month on month (+2.5% after ‑3.2% in May, seasonally and working-day adjusted). This rebound is due to micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (+4.2% after ‑4.6%). However, conventional business births decreased slightly again (‑0.5% after ‑0.8%). The raw number of business births over the last twelve months (July 2022 to June 2023) increased by 1.8% compared to that of the same period one year earlier (July 2021 to June 2022).

Informations rapides
No 191
Paru le :Paru le27/07/2023
Prochaine parution le : 27/08/2025 at 08:45 - July 2025
Warning

Since 1st January 2023, formalities for registering a business must be carried out on the electronic “one-stop shop” for business formalities. This major change temporarily weakens the monthly monitoring of business births, in particular due to a change in the registration delays in the SIRENE business register. The variations in business births recorded in the first few months of 2023 should therefore be interpreted with great caution. Further information about this change is available on the Documentation tab of the on-line version of this publication.

In June 2023, the number of business births for all enterprises bounced back month on month (+2.5% after ‑3.2% in May, seasonally and working-day adjusted). This rebound is due to micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (+4.2% after ‑4.6%). However, conventional business births decreased slightly again (‑0.5% after ‑0.8%). The raw number of business births over the last twelve months (July 2022 to June 2023) increased by 1.8% compared to that of the same period one year earlier (July 2021 to June 2022).

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Conventional businesses Total of entreprise start-ups
2023-06 31412 86250
2023-05 31562 84168
2023-04 31818 86979
2023-03 31354 83609
2023-02 30603 83193
2023-01 31434 83273
2022-12 34768 88030
2022-11 34651 92172
2022-10 34166 90408
2022-09 35251 90092
2022-08 34537 89441
2022-07 34927 88005
2022-06 34222 84994
2022-05 32330 82973
2022-04 33947 85226
2022-03 34600 87808
2022-02 34375 86579
2022-01 34214 90137
2021-12 33599 86703
2021-11 33875 83707
2021-10 33705 85983
2021-09 32640 82807
2021-08 33033 84398
2021-07 34092 85176
2021-06 36803 90175
2021-05 37918 93246
2021-04 34044 88464
2021-03 33781 89452
2021-02 33801 90096
2021-01 34738 88282
2020-12 34053 89807
2020-11 33271 88247
2020-10 32902 85620
2020-09 34157 88831
2020-08 35680 90757
2020-07 31840 86475
2020-06 29662 78416
2020-05 23519 60093
2020-04 14808 36251
2020-03 22713 54169
2020-02 30952 73360
2020-01 30110 74956
2019-12 29701 76994
2019-11 30833 74976
2019-10 30207 73491
2019-09 30499 72690
2019-08 30494 72887
2019-07 30465 71860
2019-06 29315 69942
2019-05 32555 75256
2019-04 30011 68925
2019-03 31342 71658
2019-02 30606 69931
2019-01 31158 70578
2018-12 29329 64435
2018-11 28680 63118
2018-10 29678 65238
2018-09 29634 64674
2018-08 29765 63747
2018-07 29320 62706
2018-06 30341 64720
2018-05 28786 61274
2018-04 29221 61318
2018-03 28831 60666
2018-02 28745 60267
2018-01 28226 58172
2017-12 28825 58417
2017-11 31235 60384
2017-10 29407 57569
2017-09 28290 55481
2017-08 28676 55388
2017-07 28306 56403
2017-06 28189 53780
2017-05 27203 51899
2017-04 27719 52585
2017-03 27572 52722
2017-02 27840 52497
2017-01 28175 52638
2016-12 27777 50163
2016-11 27074 51279
2016-10 25809 49312
2016-09 25943 49979
2016-08 25105 47958
2016-07 25923 49003
2016-06 26037 50035
2016-05 25993 50146
2016-04 25790 50870
2016-03 25926 49031
2016-02 27375 50538
2016-01 26137 49786
2015-12 25363 49672
2015-11 24469 46904
2015-10 24776 48023
2015-09 24862 47866
2015-08 24918 47645
2015-07 23961 46644
2015-06 23594 46306
2015-05 24140 47057
2015-04 24080 48071
2015-03 22472 45803
2015-02 22711 45966
2015-01 23758 46089
2014-12 25014 48640
2014-11 25686 50778
2014-10 24879 48354
2014-09 24953 48761
2014-08 25507 49808
2014-07 25163 49055
2014-06 24659 47302
2014-05 25812 49615
2014-04 25624 48346
2014-03 25356 48304
2014-02 24896 47865
2014-01 25341 48734
2013-12 24572 47124
2013-11 25156 48583
2013-10 25813 48478
2013-09 25123 47695
2013-08 24356 46366
2013-07 24181 46426
2013-06 25175 48127
2013-05 24450 47298
2013-04 24391 47377
2013-03 24942 48004
2013-02 24504 47483
2013-01 23581 46011
2012-12 21728 44441
2012-11 21381 46171
2012-10 21976 46942
2012-09 21753 47005
2012-08 22085 48847
2012-07 22740 48689
2012-06 22392 48899
2012-05 20919 45922
2012-04 21313 46784
2012-03 22324 48540
2012-02 22085 47175
2012-01 23085 48104
2011-12 23619 48546
2011-11 24473 50234
2011-10 22253 45950
2011-09 23546 47899
2011-08 23372 46838
2011-07 23687 48955
2011-06 22349 46757
2011-05 23449 46218
2011-04 23413 46985
2011-03 23251 45605
2011-02 23588 47481
2011-01 23277 46327
2010-12 23101 47349
2010-11 23676 51764
2010-10 23809 54333
2010-09 23893 51176
2010-08 24458 52225
2010-07 23459 51283
2010-06 24354 47546
2010-05 23942 54139
2010-04 23260 53959
2010-03 23226 57882
2010-02 23006 56979
2010-01 24168 56467
2009-12 25057 57042
2009-11 23949 52385
2009-10 23061 51702
2009-09 22911 50951
2009-08 22750 51321
2009-07 22169 50522
2009-06 23275 51701
2009-05 24075 54809
2009-04 23370 50898
2009-03 23904 49603
2009-02 24940 43621
2009-01 24512 37088
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, SIDE.

Business set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)

Business set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)
Mar.23 / Feb.23 (in %) Apr.23 / Mar.23 (in %) May.23 / Apr.23 (in %) Jun.23 / May.23 (in %) Jun.23
Total businesses set-ups 0.5 4.0 -3.2 2.5 86,250
Conventional businesses 2.5 1.5 -0.8 -0.5 31,412
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs -0.6 5.6 -4.6 4.2 54,838
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source : Insee, SIDE.

Rebound in business births in most sectors over a month

In June 2023, seasonally and working-day adjusted, business births increased over a month in most sectors. They bounced back sharply in education, human health and social work activities (+13.1% after ‑8.7%), as well as in business support activities (+4.2% after ‑3.5%). The rebound was more moderate in household services (+1.4% after ‑6.4%). Business births continued to rise in information and communication (+1.6% after +2.2%). However, they decreased again in industry (‑2.5% after ‑0.1%) and construction (‑1.7% after ‑0.5%).

Slight rise in business births in Q2 2023

The raw number of business set up in Q2 2023 increased slightly, in comparison with Q2 2022 (+0.2%). This rise was due to micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations, which rose sharply (+5.3%). Conversely, company births (‑8.8%) and conventional sole proprietorships’ births (‑4.0%) decreased sharply.

Over this period, industry made the largest positive contribution to the overall increase (+1,900 business births compared to second quarter of 2022, representing a contribution* of +0.7 points). Within this sector, the rise was due in particular to that in “activities of production of electricity” (+2,600 business births over the second quarter of 2023), mainly for the production of photovoltaic electricity.

* The contribution of a sector to the overall variation is the variation observed in this sector, weighted by the share of this sector in the total number of births.

Increase in business births over the last twelve months

The raw number of business births totted up over the last twelve months (from July 2022 to June 2023) increased (+1.8% year on year). This increase was due to micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations (+4.4%). Conversely, conventional sole proprietorships’ births decreased sharply (‑4.3%) and those of company births more slightly (‑1.1%).

Over this period, the decline is particularly marked in transportation and storage activities (‑13.9% year on year), a sector in which business births had expanded strongly during the health crisis.

Cumulated business start-ups by type

Raw data
Cumulated business start-ups by type (Raw data)
Moving total % change * Moving total for the first 6 months of the year
Over 3 months over 12 months 2023 2022
Total 0.2 1.8 527,598 537,771
Companies -8.8 -1.1 140,453 151,661
Conventional sole proprietorships -4.0 -4.3 55,747 60,421
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 5.3 4.4 331,398 325,689
  • *Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
  • Source : Insee, SIDE.

62.8% of business births in the last three months were micro-entrepreneurs

% of all business births (raw data)
62.8% of business births in the last three months were micro-entrepreneurs (% of all business births (raw data))
In % June-2023 Cumulative births over the last 3 months (April 2023 to June 2023) Cumulative births over the last 12 months (July 2022 to June 2023) Cumulative births over the last 12 months, one year ago (July 2021 to June 2022)
Companies 26.8 26.5 26.8 27.6
Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 11.0 10.8 11.1 11.8
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 62.2 62.8 62.1 60.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  • Source : Insee, SIDE.

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Trade Business support activities
2023-06 11722 22796
2023-05 11654 21878
2023-04 12034 22680
2023-03 11681 22038
2023-02 11605 21526
2023-01 11515 21604
2022-12 12175 22372
2022-11 12483 23686
2022-10 12371 24159
2022-09 12663 23327
2022-08 12228 23498
2022-07 12341 22810
2022-06 11938 21825
2022-05 11092 21365
2022-04 12085 21381
2022-03 12286 21743
2022-02 12699 21324
2022-01 12711 23140
2021-12 12596 21136
2021-11 12545 19726
2021-10 13124 20308
2021-09 13027 19416
2021-08 13203 19264
2021-07 13890 19049
2021-06 14865 20311
2021-05 16030 20762
2021-04 15078 19200
2021-03 15473 18101
2021-02 15851 18327
2021-01 17168 18007
2020-12 17344 18523
2020-11 17220 18476
2020-10 16474 18029
2020-09 17269 18640
2020-08 18570 19069
2020-07 18036 17722
2020-06 15940 16710
2020-05 13676 13982
2020-04 7859 9230
2020-03 9079 13409
2020-02 13225 15912
2020-01 13293 16864
2019-12 12572 17817
2019-11 13072 17098
2019-10 12590 16815
2019-09 12736 16959
2019-08 12875 16636
2019-07 12530 16931
2019-06 12168 16317
2019-05 13227 17857
2019-04 12636 15427
2019-03 13252 15982
2019-02 12857 15695
2019-01 13502 15575
2018-12 11841 14734
2018-11 12017 13698
2018-10 12342 14664
2018-09 12616 14386
2018-08 12546 14354
2018-07 12524 14181
2018-06 12683 14418
2018-05 11912 13947
2018-04 11997 13565
2018-03 11895 13685
2018-02 11854 13387
2018-01 11532 12973
2017-12 11908 12808
2017-11 12089 13363
2017-10 12293 12865
2017-09 11845 12278
2017-08 11761 12272
2017-07 11237 12640
2017-06 11116 12056
2017-05 10687 11478
2017-04 10961 11430
2017-03 10839 11225
2017-02 10997 11045
2017-01 11512 10883
2016-12 10196 10831
2016-11 10541 10876
2016-10 9852 10477
2016-09 10117 10825
2016-08 9434 10299
2016-07 9874 10272
2016-06 10278 10351
2016-05 10524 10436
2016-04 10499 10707
2016-03 10746 9922
2016-02 12143 10293
2016-01 10389 10415
2015-12 10154 10508
2015-11 9653 9598
2015-10 9995 9988
2015-09 9845 9766
2015-08 9696 9707
2015-07 9722 9669
2015-06 9553 9404
2015-05 10022 9408
2015-04 10003 9948
2015-03 9270 9571
2015-02 9463 9668
2015-01 9356 9655
2014-12 10103 9993
2014-11 10522 10207
2014-10 10014 9951
2014-09 10042 10067
2014-08 10205 10428
2014-07 10245 10116
2014-06 9525 9914
2014-05 10288 10206
2014-04 9995 9908
2014-03 9975 9841
2014-02 9842 9790
2014-01 10182 9880
2013-12 9809 9581
2013-11 10232 9668
2013-10 10353 9665
2013-09 10366 9487
2013-08 10246 9225
2013-07 10073 9388
2013-06 10473 9618
2013-05 9994 9540
2013-04 10026 9747
2013-03 10460 9599
2013-02 10216 9607
2013-01 9605 9280
2012-12 9437 9045
2012-11 9439 9347
2012-10 9512 9502
2012-09 9700 9283
2012-08 9829 10248
2012-07 9807 10049
2012-06 9845 9907
2012-05 9350 9555
2012-04 9376 9729
2012-03 9701 10052
2012-02 9565 9627
2012-01 9845 9684
2011-12 10095 9992
2011-11 10033 10468
2011-10 9375 9419
2011-09 10190 9772
2011-08 9643 9553
2011-07 10150 10797
2011-06 9944 9826
2011-05 9665 9351
2011-04 10084 9877
2011-03 9643 9380
2011-02 10118 10055
2011-01 9732 9827
2010-12 9817 10080
2010-11 10505 11179
2010-10 10970 12065
2010-09 10900 10766
2010-08 10920 11027
2010-07 10665 11333
2010-06 10218 9954
2010-05 11291 11741
2010-04 11321 11695
2010-03 11997 12550
2010-02 11983 12115
2010-01 11921 12272
2009-12 12328 11961
2009-11 11439 10903
2009-10 11490 10998
2009-09 11213 10873
2009-08 11200 11066
2009-07 11393 10775
2009-06 11262 11152
2009-05 12039 11642
2009-04 11180 10890
2009-03 10863 11035
2009-02 10098 8537
2009-01 9204 6782
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, SIDE.

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)
Construction Transportation and storage
2023-06 7067 6494
2023-05 7186 6516
2023-04 7219 6416
2023-03 7112 5638
2023-02 7227 6073
2023-01 7759 6339
2022-12 8085 7354
2022-11 8352 6726
2022-10 8316 6499
2022-09 8116 6449
2022-08 7902 6899
2022-07 7853 6442
2022-06 7821 6119
2022-05 7495 5872
2022-04 7742 6166
2022-03 8040 7031
2022-02 7656 7202
2022-01 7851 7561
2021-12 7840 7758
2021-11 7711 7939
2021-10 7735 8277
2021-09 7502 8966
2021-08 7721 9416
2021-07 7528 8598
2021-06 8007 9418
2021-05 7799 11782
2021-04 7702 12890
2021-03 7692 14020
2021-02 7693 12960
2021-01 7678 11371
2020-12 7943 11331
2020-11 8800 11164
2020-10 7825 11128
2020-09 8112 11316
2020-08 8505 10772
2020-07 7905 10987
2020-06 7321 10468
2020-05 4900 6454
2020-04 2920 2736
2020-03 5012 4539
2020-02 7469 6358
2020-01 7350 6676
2019-12 7474 6110
2019-11 7572 6692
2019-10 7298 7088
2019-09 7239 6460
2019-08 7150 6381
2019-07 7362 6372
2019-06 6840 6804
2019-05 6925 7334
2019-04 6405 6987
2019-03 6464 7822
2019-02 6347 7537
2019-01 6353 7181
2018-12 5939 6929
2018-11 5865 6609
2018-10 6027 6424
2018-09 5973 6355
2018-08 5969 6247
2018-07 5994 6028
2018-06 6164 5933
2018-05 5583 5621
2018-04 5928 5375
2018-03 5799 4918
2018-02 5847 4725
2018-01 5452 4675
2017-12 5586 4500
2017-11 5947 4218
2017-10 5665 3680
2017-09 5343 3181
2017-08 5458 3287
2017-07 5556 3699
2017-06 5400 3192
2017-05 5375 3029
2017-04 5285 3088
2017-03 5380 3136
2017-02 5321 3316
2017-01 5361 3159
2016-12 5043 2996
2016-11 5169 2863
2016-10 5120 3090
2016-09 5284 2961
2016-08 5309 2489
2016-07 5311 2988
2016-06 5455 2888
2016-05 5358 2782
2016-04 5541 2693
2016-03 5331 2423
2016-02 5227 2327
2016-01 5495 2419
2015-12 5436 2559
2015-11 5427 2341
2015-10 5357 2332
2015-09 5784 2005
2015-08 5710 1773
2015-07 5526 1558
2015-06 5504 1590
2015-05 5661 1571
2015-04 5619 1702
2015-03 5412 1885
2015-02 5381 1222
2015-01 5466 1165
2014-12 5926 1293
2014-11 6273 2219
2014-10 6291 1216
2014-09 6282 1239
2014-08 6244 1347
2014-07 6372 1232
2014-06 6312 1094
2014-05 6590 1113
2014-04 6763 1089
2014-03 6680 1115
2014-02 7006 1133
2014-01 6875 1158
2013-12 6630 1085
2013-11 6914 1006
2013-10 6981 1005
2013-09 6536 1000
2013-08 6419 980
2013-07 6536 976
2013-06 6823 1025
2013-05 6827 1023
2013-04 6672 921
2013-03 6827 934
2013-02 6609 906
2013-01 6528 853
2012-12 6363 784
2012-11 7047 818
2012-10 7313 857
2012-09 7454 829
2012-08 7572 914
2012-07 7504 965
2012-06 7402 941
2012-05 6661 787
2012-04 6927 855
2012-03 7139 855
2012-02 6829 809
2012-01 7089 806
2011-12 6988 791
2011-11 7585 807
2011-10 6799 852
2011-09 7022 822
2011-08 7300 930
2011-07 6858 826
2011-06 6857 797
2011-05 6931 821
2011-04 6773 845
2011-03 6791 812
2011-02 6777 798
2011-01 6568 818
2010-12 7020 780
2010-11 7923 827
2010-10 8037 845
2010-09 7714 847
2010-08 7460 807
2010-07 7148 819
2010-06 6726 778
2010-05 7975 854
2010-04 7849 821
2010-03 8517 921
2010-02 8464 846
2010-01 8126 883
2009-12 8117 765
2009-11 7564 723
2009-10 7388 759
2009-09 7323 709
2009-08 7012 756
2009-07 7148 724
2009-06 6976 769
2009-05 6911 823
2009-04 6659 741
2009-03 6265 719
2009-02 6009 710
2009-01 4939 647
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, SIDE.

Number of monthly business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)

SA-WDA *
Number of monthly business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs) (SA-WDA *)
NA Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23
Total 86,979 84,168 86,250
Industry BE 5,368 5,362 5,228
Of which Manufacturing C 3,388 3,276 3,297
Construction FZ 7,219 7,186 7,067
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities GI 21,665 21,191 21,284
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G 12,034 11,654 11,722
Transportation and storage H 6,416 6,516 6,494
Accommodation and food service activities I 3,215 3,020 3,068
Information and communication JZ 5,213 5,327 5,414
Financial and insurance activities KZ 2,752 2,649 2,678
Real estate activities LZ 3,349 3,234 3,278
Business support activities MN 22,680 21,878 22,796
Education, human health and social work activities PQ 8,586 7,840 8,871
Other services activities RS 10,146 9,500 9,635
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source : Insee, SIDE.

Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)

In %
Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs) (In %) - ** Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
NA June-23/May-23 Moving total % change**
SA-WDA * over 3 months over 12 months
Total 2.5 0.2 1.8
Industry BE -2.5 13.5 15.2
Of which Manufacturing C 0.6 -5.8 0.3
Construction FZ -1.7 -8.8 -0.4
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities GI 0.4 1.5 -6.1
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G 0.6 -1.2 -4.5
Transportation and storage H -0.3 4.5 -13.9
Accommodation and food service activities I 1.6 5.4 7.2
Information and communication JZ 1.6 8.4 11.7
Financial and insurance activities KZ 1.1 -9.3 -3.0
Real estate activities LZ 1.4 -9.5 -3.2
Business support activities MN 4.2 2.9 8.9
Education, human health and social work activities PQ 13.1 -5.1 -4.2
Other services activities RS 1.4 -1.5 5.1
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • ** Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
  • Source : Insee, SIDE.

Revisions

The monthly variation in the overall number of business births in May 2023 has been revised downwards by 0.4 points, to ‑3.2% instead of ‑2.8%. Besides, in raw data, the number of business births from March to May 2023 has been revised significantly downwards, due to an upward re-estimation of the share of business creation formalities that have been invalidated.

For further information

The business births data are build from the Business Demography Information System (SIDE) which replaces the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE). This information system is itself supplied with data from SIRENE and enriched with elements from the SIRUS statistical register.

The definition of creation adopted by INSEE is based on the concept defined by Eurostat, to harmonize and compare European data. The appearance of a market producer legal unit with no predecessor is considered to be a newly created enterprise by Eurostat. This concept of creation relies on new production resources.

Starting from the data relating to January 2009, the business start-up statistics include applications for start-ups as micro-entrepreneurs. Since this date, sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional sole proprietorships and start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional businesses.

From the January 2022 publication, business births are calculated according to a revised scheme. This has led to an increase in the level of historic series of business births.

Time series can be accessed at the bottom of the web version this publication, and further information on methodology is available on the Documentation tab.

Next issue: 25 August 2023 at 8:45 am.

Pour en savoir plus

The business births data are build from the Business Demography Information System (SIDE) which replaces the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE). This information system is itself supplied with data from SIRENE and enriched with elements from the SIRUS statistical register.

The definition of creation adopted by INSEE is based on the concept defined by Eurostat, to harmonize and compare European data. The appearance of a market producer legal unit with no predecessor is considered to be a newly created enterprise by Eurostat. This concept of creation relies on new production resources.

Starting from the data relating to January 2009, the business start-up statistics include applications for start-ups as micro-entrepreneurs. Since this date, sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional sole proprietorships and start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional businesses.

From the January 2022 publication, business births are calculated according to a revised scheme. This has led to an increase in the level of historic series of business births.

Time series can be accessed at the bottom of the web version this publication, and further information on methodology is available on the Documentation tab.

Next issue: 25 August 2023 at 8:45 am.

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