Business creation in European Union countries Annual data from 2021 to 2023
tableauBusiness creation in European Union countries
| Country | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Creation rate (%) | Number | Creation rate (%) | Number | Creation rate (%) | |
| Germany | 245,746 | 7.8 | 252,479 | 8.0 | 268,936 | 8.4 |
| Austria | 35,371 | 6.0 | 36,294 | 6.2 | 37,576 | 6.2 |
| Belgium | 65,482 | 7.8 | 80,387 | 9.0 | 74,552 | 8.2 |
| Bulgaria | 38,314 | 10.0 | 39,445 | 10.0 | 43,353 | 10.7 |
| Cyprus | 8,433 | 10.2 | 8,619 | 9.8 | 8,797 | 9.7 |
| Croatia | 23,942 | 11.0 | 26,222 | 11.5 | 30,110 | 12.5 |
| Denmark | 32,800 | 11.3 | 28,219 | 7.4 | 27,825 | 7.3 |
| Spain | 314,033 | 9.2 | 301,406 | 8.6 | 319,085 | 9.1 |
| Estonia | 34,811 | 25.4 | 25,591 | 16.6 | 23,544 | 14.3 |
| Finland | 38,236 | 8.9 | 39,282 | 8.9 | 40,787 | 9.0 |
| France | 780,499 | 16.2 | (*) 742,324 | (*) 14.3 | 743,451 | 14.0 |
| Greece | 63,597 | 7.2 | 90,224 | 9.8 | 78,754 | 8.5 |
| Hungary | 113,547 | 12.0 | 91,951 | 9.4 | 85,054 | 9.4 |
| Ireland | 37,597 | 10.2 | 47,540 | 12.2 | 47,542 | 11.9 |
| Italy | 360,246 | 8.1 | 361,886 | 7.9 | 359,220 | 7.8 |
| Latvia | 18,048 | 13.0 | 20,800 | 14.3 | 18,847 | 12.9 |
| Lithuania | 57,981 | 19.3 | 60,163 | 18.3 | 70,228 | 19.6 |
| Luxembourg | 3,584 | 8.6 | (*) 4,747 | (*) 10.5 | (*) 4,370 | (*) 9.0 |
| Malta | 7,521 | 14.4 | 7,372 | 14.3 | 9,669 | 17.1 |
| Netherlands | 225,992 | 11.0 | 204,660 | 9.3 | 216,777 | 9.4 |
| Poland | 327,008 | 12.3 | 327,059 | 12.2 | 314,632 | 11.5 |
| Portugal | 177,144 | 14.4 | 222,462 | 16.7 | 236,244 | 16.8 |
| Czech Republic | 110,112 | 8.8 | 116,705 | 9.0 | 120,109 | 9.1 |
| Romania | 107,150 | 11.5 | 117,500 | 12.1 | 126,537 | 12.4 |
| Slovakia | 68,019 | 11.4 | 76,622 | 12.1 | 77,986 | 11.7 |
| Slovenia | 20,017 | 10.8 | 21,833 | 11.2 | (*) 21,133 | (*) 10.5 |
| Sweden | 84,455 | 8.2 | 76,116 | 9.1 | 70,651 | 8.2 |
| European Union (27 Member States) | 3,399,670 | 10.8 | 3,427,908 | 10.5 | 3,475,769 | 10.5 |
- *: break in the series.
- Reading note: in 2023, the business creation rate in France was 14.0%.
- Coverage: enterprises in the industrial, construction and market services sectors, except public administration and defence, compulsory social security and activities of membership organisations.
- Source: Eurostat (data extracted on 9 January 2026).
graphiqueBusiness creation rate in European Union countries in 2023
- Reading note: in 2023, the business creation rate in France was 14.0%.
- Coverage: enterprises in the industrial, construction and market services sectors, except public administration and defence, compulsory social security and activities of membership organisations.
- Source: Eurostat (data extracted on 9 January 2026).