15 March 2019
2019Slight downturn in business start-ups in February 2019 Enterprise births - February 2019
In February 2019, the number of business births for all enterprises fell back (-1.1% after +13.6% in January, seasonally and working-day adjusted). Conventional businesses start-ups increased (+1.5% after +4.4%) and micro-entrepreneurs' registrations dropped (-3.8% after +25.0%).
In February 2019, the number of business births for all enterprises fell back (-1.1% after +13.6% in January, seasonally and working-day adjusted). Conventional businesses start-ups increased (+1.5% after +4.4%) and micro-entrepreneurs' registrations dropped (-3.8% after +25.0%).
tableauBusiness monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Total of entreprise start-ups | Conventional businesses | |
---|---|---|
2009-01 | 34375 | 22560 |
2009-02 | 41042 | 22758 |
2009-03 | 48099 | 21631 |
2009-04 | 49515 | 21304 |
2009-05 | 52684 | 21845 |
2009-06 | 49983 | 21004 |
2009-07 | 49851 | 20671 |
2009-08 | 49911 | 20870 |
2009-09 | 49353 | 21073 |
2009-10 | 50691 | 21292 |
2009-11 | 51899 | 22237 |
2009-12 | 54684 | 22745 |
2010-01 | 53949 | 22210 |
2010-02 | 55204 | 21065 |
2010-03 | 57165 | 21218 |
2010-04 | 52800 | 21235 |
2010-05 | 52302 | 21820 |
2010-06 | 45720 | 22141 |
2010-07 | 50104 | 21578 |
2010-08 | 50314 | 22284 |
2010-09 | 50019 | 22098 |
2010-10 | 52958 | 22108 |
2010-11 | 50291 | 21951 |
2010-12 | 45707 | 21386 |
2011-01 | 44272 | 21334 |
2011-02 | 45553 | 21633 |
2011-03 | 44027 | 21186 |
2011-04 | 45324 | 21554 |
2011-05 | 44782 | 21311 |
2011-06 | 45051 | 20496 |
2011-07 | 47319 | 22023 |
2011-08 | 45112 | 21394 |
2011-09 | 46578 | 21763 |
2011-10 | 44660 | 20592 |
2011-11 | 49042 | 22726 |
2011-12 | 47009 | 21864 |
2012-01 | 46472 | 20815 |
2012-02 | 45328 | 20329 |
2012-03 | 46987 | 20639 |
2012-04 | 45827 | 19955 |
2012-05 | 45745 | 19526 |
2012-06 | 46975 | 20174 |
2012-07 | 46739 | 20145 |
2012-08 | 47687 | 20413 |
2012-09 | 45190 | 19779 |
2012-10 | 46075 | 20380 |
2012-11 | 43758 | 19814 |
2012-12 | 44449 | 20641 |
2013-01 | 44419 | 21495 |
2013-02 | 45113 | 22009 |
2013-03 | 45138 | 21986 |
2013-04 | 44727 | 21405 |
2013-05 | 46064 | 22326 |
2013-06 | 44845 | 21856 |
2013-07 | 44150 | 21628 |
2013-08 | 44147 | 21752 |
2013-09 | 45492 | 22173 |
2013-10 | 45443 | 22719 |
2013-11 | 45777 | 22879 |
2013-12 | 45657 | 22462 |
2014-01 | 46402 | 22567 |
2014-02 | 45860 | 22535 |
2014-03 | 45385 | 22349 |
2014-04 | 46042 | 22742 |
2014-05 | 45580 | 22252 |
2014-06 | 45339 | 22083 |
2014-07 | 46640 | 22279 |
2014-08 | 46816 | 22631 |
2014-09 | 45630 | 21392 |
2014-10 | 45644 | 22004 |
2014-11 | 46452 | 22523 |
2014-12 | 46565 | 23030 |
2015-01 | 42445 | 23410 |
2015-02 | 43498 | 24148 |
2015-03 | 44150 | 24449 |
2015-04 | 43636 | 24850 |
2015-05 | 43030 | 24770 |
2015-06 | 43937 | 25270 |
2015-07 | 43657 | 25468 |
2015-08 | 43537 | 25252 |
2015-09 | 44369 | 26075 |
2015-10 | 44347 | 25874 |
2015-11 | 44267 | 26265 |
2015-12 | 44410 | 26102 |
2016-01 | 46011 | 27682 |
2016-02 | 45564 | 26787 |
2016-03 | 45173 | 26602 |
2016-04 | 46750 | 27105 |
2016-05 | 47219 | 27652 |
2016-06 | 46054 | 27525 |
2016-07 | 45882 | 28080 |
2016-08 | 45788 | 27977 |
2016-09 | 47339 | 29033 |
2016-10 | 44945 | 26927 |
2016-11 | 47100 | 28592 |
2016-12 | 45833 | 27620 |
2017-01 | 46599 | 27847 |
2017-02 | 46357 | 27798 |
2017-03 | 47504 | 28601 |
2017-04 | 46854 | 28372 |
2017-05 | 47137 | 28447 |
2017-06 | 48508 | 28999 |
2017-07 | 51556 | 29585 |
2017-08 | 50040 | 29576 |
2017-09 | 50046 | 29635 |
2017-10 | 51372 | 30835 |
2017-11 | 54607 | 30856 |
2017-12 | 54123 | 31691 |
2018-01 | 55257 | 31037 |
2018-02 | 55457 | 31304 |
2018-03 | 55956 | 31570 |
2018-04 | 55881 | 31146 |
2018-05 | 59286 | 33268 |
2018-06 | 58622 | 32638 |
2018-07 | 56657 | 31314 |
2018-08 | 59044 | 32206 |
2018-09 | 59455 | 32612 |
2018-10 | 61973 | 32830 |
2018-11 | 58676 | 32785 |
2018-12 | 58989 | 32539 |
2019-01 | 67032 | 33962 |
2019-02 | 66297 | 34473 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
graphiqueBusiness monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene).
tableauBusiness set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)
Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 | Feb-19 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total businesses set-ups | 58,676 | 58,989 | 67,032 | 66,297 |
Variation [m-o-m] % | -5.3 | 0.5 | 13.6 | -1.1 |
Conventional businesses | 32,785 | 32,539 | 33,962 | 34,473 |
Variation [m-o-m] % | -0.1 | -0.8 | 4.4 | 1.5 |
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 25,891 | 26,450 | 33,071 | 31,824 |
Variation [m-o-m] % | -11.2 | 2.2 | 25.0 | -3.8 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source : Insee, REE (SIRENE)
+17.0% over the twelve last months
The raw number of business start-ups totted up during the last twelve months was still inscreasing sharply (+17.0% after +17.0% in January and +16.9% in December). All the types of business start-ups increased: micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (+28.1%), conventional sole proprietorship start-ups (+16.8%) and, to a lesser extent, company births (+3.0%).
Upsurge of business setp-ups in transportation and storage over the three last months
The raw number of business start-ups totted up during the last three months went up sharply (+15.6% over one year). The sector “Transportation and storage” was the one that contributed the most to this rise (contribution of 4.5 points)*. Over the last three months and compared to the same months a year earlier, the number of creators grew by 7,600 in this sector (of which +7,300 in other postal and mail activities including home delivery).
* 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.
tableauCumulated business start-ups by type
Moving total % change * | Moving total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
over 3 months | over 12 months | January-February 2019 | January-February 2018 | |
Total | 15.6 | 17.0 | 145,302 | 121,562 |
Companies | 6.6 | 3.0 | 38,726 | 35,412 |
Conventional sole proprietorships | 8.2 | 16.8 | 36,749 | 33,274 |
Self-mamaged micro-entrepreneurs | 27.1 | 28.1 | 69,827 | 52,876 |
- *Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
- Source : INSEE, REE(SIRENE)
More than two business set-ups out of five are self-managed micro-entrepreneurs' registrations
In February 2019, the share of micro–entrepreneurs' registrations in the businesses set up over the last twelve months grew for the sixteenth month in a row and reached 45.5%.
tableauBusiness set-ups distribution by type
Dec-18 | Jan-19 | Feb-19 | |
---|---|---|---|
Companies | 29.1 | 28.8 | 28.6 |
Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 26.3 | 26.1 | 25.9 |
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 44.6 | 45.1 | 45.5 |
- Source : Insee, REE (issu de SIRENE)
Revisions
The variation in the overall number of business births in January 2019 has been lowered by 0.2 points to +13.6% due to the revision of raw data and the update of the SA-WDA parameters.
tableauTrade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Trade | Business support activities | |
---|---|---|
2009-01 | 8941 | 5971 |
2009-02 | 9711 | 7832 |
2009-03 | 10546 | 11088 |
2009-04 | 10841 | 11031 |
2009-05 | 11671 | 11462 |
2009-06 | 10890 | 11105 |
2009-07 | 11271 | 10965 |
2009-08 | 11033 | 10894 |
2009-09 | 11038 | 11002 |
2009-10 | 11236 | 11030 |
2009-11 | 11214 | 11387 |
2009-12 | 11702 | 11566 |
2010-01 | 11608 | 11698 |
2010-02 | 11659 | 11790 |
2010-03 | 11803 | 13334 |
2010-04 | 11022 | 11727 |
2010-05 | 11082 | 11537 |
2010-06 | 9895 | 9946 |
2010-07 | 10297 | 11247 |
2010-08 | 10680 | 10845 |
2010-09 | 10719 | 11038 |
2010-10 | 10824 | 11788 |
2010-11 | 10270 | 11353 |
2010-12 | 9548 | 9662 |
2011-01 | 9531 | 9468 |
2011-02 | 9803 | 9634 |
2011-03 | 9274 | 9398 |
2011-04 | 9807 | 9496 |
2011-05 | 9343 | 9556 |
2011-06 | 9654 | 9630 |
2011-07 | 9990 | 10420 |
2011-08 | 9376 | 9568 |
2011-09 | 10022 | 9679 |
2011-10 | 9225 | 9264 |
2011-11 | 9789 | 10973 |
2011-12 | 9750 | 9597 |
2012-01 | 9711 | 9656 |
2012-02 | 9215 | 9328 |
2012-03 | 9389 | 9894 |
2012-04 | 9257 | 9545 |
2012-05 | 9441 | 9581 |
2012-06 | 9548 | 9556 |
2012-07 | 9407 | 9664 |
2012-08 | 9679 | 10086 |
2012-09 | 9273 | 9317 |
2012-10 | 9506 | 9623 |
2012-11 | 9184 | 9234 |
2012-12 | 9359 | 9279 |
2013-01 | 9059 | 9242 |
2013-02 | 9130 | 9374 |
2013-03 | 9194 | 9338 |
2013-04 | 9126 | 9389 |
2013-05 | 9339 | 9450 |
2013-06 | 9190 | 9357 |
2013-07 | 9235 | 9228 |
2013-08 | 9188 | 9196 |
2013-09 | 9343 | 9474 |
2013-10 | 9173 | 9560 |
2013-11 | 9122 | 9725 |
2013-12 | 9036 | 9452 |
2014-01 | 9183 | 9743 |
2014-02 | 8997 | 9691 |
2014-03 | 9069 | 9617 |
2014-04 | 9117 | 9842 |
2014-05 | 9149 | 9713 |
2014-06 | 8769 | 9744 |
2014-07 | 9207 | 9940 |
2014-08 | 9123 | 10071 |
2014-09 | 8791 | 9968 |
2014-10 | 8983 | 9694 |
2014-11 | 8991 | 9720 |
2014-12 | 9029 | 9799 |
2015-01 | 8011 | 9164 |
2015-02 | 8281 | 9605 |
2015-03 | 8301 | 9600 |
2015-04 | 8229 | 9524 |
2015-05 | 8183 | 9438 |
2015-06 | 8288 | 9563 |
2015-07 | 8154 | 9659 |
2015-08 | 8088 | 9627 |
2015-09 | 8168 | 9667 |
2015-10 | 8091 | 9841 |
2015-11 | 8083 | 9842 |
2015-12 | 7852 | 10073 |
2016-01 | 8352 | 10183 |
2016-02 | 8290 | 10297 |
2016-03 | 8065 | 10187 |
2016-04 | 8244 | 10507 |
2016-05 | 8338 | 10623 |
2016-06 | 7972 | 10329 |
2016-07 | 7880 | 10315 |
2016-08 | 7916 | 10424 |
2016-09 | 8439 | 10729 |
2016-10 | 7503 | 10027 |
2016-11 | 8189 | 10962 |
2016-12 | 7803 | 10324 |
2017-01 | 7680 | 10758 |
2017-02 | 7667 | 10731 |
2017-03 | 7833 | 11047 |
2017-04 | 7834 | 10913 |
2017-05 | 7825 | 11262 |
2017-06 | 8111 | 11559 |
2017-07 | 8458 | 12575 |
2017-08 | 8617 | 11717 |
2017-09 | 8504 | 11912 |
2017-10 | 8863 | 11987 |
2017-11 | 8934 | 13564 |
2017-12 | 9019 | 12249 |
2018-01 | 8892 | 13507 |
2018-02 | 8832 | 13463 |
2018-03 | 8802 | 13585 |
2018-04 | 8550 | 13371 |
2018-05 | 9076 | 14087 |
2018-06 | 9054 | 13876 |
2018-07 | 8835 | 13692 |
2018-08 | 9011 | 13454 |
2018-09 | 9245 | 13897 |
2018-10 | 9376 | 15142 |
2018-11 | 9190 | 13644 |
2018-12 | 9106 | 13630 |
2019-01 | 9756 | 16814 |
2019-02 | 10031 | 15948 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
graphiqueTrade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene).
tableauConstruction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)
Construction | Transportation and storage | |
---|---|---|
2009-01 | 4748 | 622 |
2009-02 | 5935 | 673 |
2009-03 | 6226 | 673 |
2009-04 | 6583 | 716 |
2009-05 | 6929 | 753 |
2009-06 | 6899 | 725 |
2009-07 | 7024 | 714 |
2009-08 | 7024 | 719 |
2009-09 | 6993 | 671 |
2009-10 | 7318 | 737 |
2009-11 | 7491 | 678 |
2009-12 | 8052 | 731 |
2010-01 | 7949 | 846 |
2010-02 | 8544 | 811 |
2010-03 | 8381 | 879 |
2010-04 | 7896 | 798 |
2010-05 | 7618 | 807 |
2010-06 | 6459 | 740 |
2010-07 | 7421 | 774 |
2010-08 | 7350 | 761 |
2010-09 | 7494 | 814 |
2010-10 | 7901 | 819 |
2010-11 | 7386 | 779 |
2010-12 | 6749 | 773 |
2011-01 | 6411 | 779 |
2011-02 | 6778 | 764 |
2011-03 | 6587 | 782 |
2011-04 | 6794 | 808 |
2011-05 | 6782 | 757 |
2011-06 | 6570 | 776 |
2011-07 | 6823 | 779 |
2011-08 | 6936 | 894 |
2011-09 | 6862 | 793 |
2011-10 | 6861 | 806 |
2011-11 | 7135 | 773 |
2011-12 | 7086 | 768 |
2012-01 | 7072 | 768 |
2012-02 | 6931 | 778 |
2012-03 | 7216 | 800 |
2012-04 | 7113 | 792 |
2012-05 | 6762 | 801 |
2012-06 | 7343 | 864 |
2012-07 | 7293 | 891 |
2012-08 | 7355 | 891 |
2012-09 | 7124 | 790 |
2012-10 | 6958 | 834 |
2012-11 | 6545 | 806 |
2012-12 | 6604 | 819 |
2013-01 | 6531 | 835 |
2013-02 | 6577 | 906 |
2013-03 | 6697 | 896 |
2013-04 | 6607 | 795 |
2013-05 | 6964 | 965 |
2013-06 | 6590 | 931 |
2013-07 | 6480 | 919 |
2013-08 | 6425 | 890 |
2013-09 | 6463 | 973 |
2013-10 | 6620 | 937 |
2013-11 | 6651 | 962 |
2013-12 | 6877 | 1018 |
2014-01 | 6868 | 1081 |
2014-02 | 6949 | 1109 |
2014-03 | 6574 | 1041 |
2014-04 | 6634 | 1055 |
2014-05 | 6255 | 1034 |
2014-06 | 6348 | 1082 |
2014-07 | 6348 | 1195 |
2014-08 | 6217 | 1315 |
2014-09 | 6076 | 1157 |
2014-10 | 6062 | 1240 |
2014-11 | 6014 | 2270 |
2014-12 | 5955 | 1322 |
2015-01 | 5458 | 1091 |
2015-02 | 5354 | 1219 |
2015-03 | 5573 | 1904 |
2015-04 | 5355 | 1652 |
2015-05 | 5329 | 1435 |
2015-06 | 5354 | 1558 |
2015-07 | 5253 | 1653 |
2015-08 | 5215 | 1766 |
2015-09 | 5509 | 2044 |
2015-10 | 5195 | 2321 |
2015-11 | 5145 | 2329 |
2015-12 | 5116 | 2492 |
2016-01 | 5403 | 2389 |
2016-02 | 5224 | 2425 |
2016-03 | 5017 | 2492 |
2016-04 | 5407 | 2695 |
2016-05 | 5255 | 2932 |
2016-06 | 5175 | 2950 |
2016-07 | 5173 | 2997 |
2016-08 | 5086 | 2686 |
2016-09 | 5128 | 3135 |
2016-10 | 4877 | 3065 |
2016-11 | 4824 | 2921 |
2016-12 | 4908 | 2945 |
2017-01 | 4965 | 3191 |
2017-02 | 4895 | 3438 |
2017-03 | 4936 | 3398 |
2017-04 | 4902 | 3052 |
2017-05 | 4932 | 3197 |
2017-06 | 4931 | 3343 |
2017-07 | 5346 | 3469 |
2017-08 | 5087 | 3469 |
2017-09 | 5076 | 3196 |
2017-10 | 5380 | 3505 |
2017-11 | 5452 | 4319 |
2017-12 | 5545 | 4586 |
2018-01 | 5240 | 4818 |
2018-02 | 5497 | 4654 |
2018-03 | 5555 | 5015 |
2018-04 | 5480 | 5498 |
2018-05 | 5610 | 6348 |
2018-06 | 5755 | 6084 |
2018-07 | 5580 | 5789 |
2018-08 | 5835 | 6610 |
2018-09 | 5789 | 6320 |
2018-10 | 5808 | 6668 |
2018-11 | 5698 | 6726 |
2018-12 | 5903 | 6563 |
2019-01 | 6033 | 7252 |
2019-02 | 6015 | 7684 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
graphiqueConstruction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)

- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene).
tableauNumber of monthly business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
NA | Dec. 2018 | Jan. 2019 | Feb. 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 58,989 | 67,032 | 66,297 | |
Industry | BE | 2,479 | 2,608 | 2,663 |
Of which Manufacturing | C | 2,219 | 2,303 | 2,344 |
Construction | FZ | 5,903 | 6,033 | 6,015 |
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 18,606 | 20,152 | 20,916 |
Trade | G | 9,106 | 9,756 | 10,031 |
Transportation and storage | H | 6,563 | 7,252 | 7,684 |
Accommodation and food service activities | I | 2,937 | 3,143 | 3,200 |
Information and communication | JZ | 2,932 | 3,391 | 3,230 |
Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 1,534 | 1,625 | 1,625 |
Real estate activities | LZ | 2,343 | 2,437 | 2,530 |
Business support activities | MN | 13,630 | 16,814 | 15,948 |
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | 6,291 | 7,438 | 6,920 |
Other services activities | RS | 5,271 | 6,535 | 6,450 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source : Insee, REE (SIRENE)
tableauFluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
NA | Feb. 19 / Jan. 19 | Moving total % change** | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
SA-WDA * | over 3 months | over 12 months | ||
Total | -1.1 | 15.6 | 17.0 | |
Industry | BE | 2.1 | 14.4 | 15.4 |
Of which Manufacturing | C | 1.8 | 12.7 | 15.6 |
Construction | FZ | -0.3 | 9.7 | 10.7 |
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 3.8 | 22.1 | 24.1 |
Trade | G | 2.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 |
Transportation and storage | H | 6.0 | 53.5 | 69.7 |
Accommodation and food service activities | I | 1.8 | 14.0 | 10.4 |
Information and communication | JZ | -4.8 | 15.6 | 16.4 |
Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 0.0 | 10.4 | 7.1 |
Real estate activities | LZ | 3.8 | 16.4 | 18.3 |
Business support activities | MN | -5.1 | 15.4 | 16.9 |
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | -7.0 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
Other services activities | RS | -1.3 | 19.5 | 19.7 |
- * 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, REE (SIRENE)
The appearance of a legal operating unit with no predecessor is considered to be a newly created enterprise by Eurostat. This concept of creation relies on new production resources. The business start-up statistics include applications for start-ups as micro-entrepreneurs, starting from the data relating to January 2009. 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.
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