Business creation in European Union countries Annual data from 2008 to 2020
tableauBusiness creation in selected European Union countries
| Countries | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Creation rate (%) | Number | Creation rate (%) | Number | Creation rate (%) | |
| Germany | 260,913 | 8.0 | (*) 311,484 | (*) 9.4 | 219,476 | 7.0 |
| Austria | 40,472 | 7.1 | 35,956 | 6.3 | (p) 32,773 | (p) 5.7 |
| Bulgaria | 46,595 | 11.3 | 46,557 | 11.4 | 35,906 | 9.0 |
| Cyprus | 6,998 | 10.7 | 6,969 | 9.1 | 7,176 | 9.0 |
| Croatia | 16,667 | 9.5 | (*) 26,184 | (*) 12.6 | 19,281 | 9.4 |
| Denmark | 30,230 | 11.0 | 30,908 | 11.0 | 31,446 | 11.2 |
| Spain | 376,785 | 10.2 | 365,893 | 9.8 | 278,525 | 7.5 |
| Estonia | 13,481 | 12.4 | 12,414 | 11.2 | 13,884 | 12.2 |
| Finland | 30,505 | 8.2 | 34,198 | 9.0 | 34,898 | 9.0 |
| France¹ | 553,999 | 10.8 | 656,605 | 12.0 | 643,780 | 11.1 |
| Greece (p) | 45,275 | 4.8 | 47,418 | 4.8 | 47,338 | 4.7 |
| Hungary | 99,809 | 13.3 | 100,652 | 12.7 | (*) 92,518 | (*) 10.9 |
| Ireland | (e) 16,564 | (e) 4.9 | nd | nd | 23,184 | 6.6 |
| Italia | 329,374 | 7.4 | 333,607 | 7.6 | 302,018 | 6.8 |
| Latvia | 18,507 | 12.6 | 18,110 | 12.4 | 18,067 | 12.4 |
| Lituania | 49,866 | 19.1 | 53,541 | 19.6 | 51,038 | 18.0 |
| Luxembourg | 3,517 | 8.8 | 3,704 | 9.0 | 3,178 | 7.8 |
| Malta | 7,799 | 15.4 | 6,326 | 13.5 | 6,721 | 14.2 |
| Pays-Bas | 174,061 | 10.1 | 197,154 | 10.7 | 198,284 | 10.3 |
| Portugal | 182,516 | 15.7 | 185,740 | 15.5 | 145,045 | 12.2 |
| Czech Republic | 111 332 | 9,4 | 104 808 | 8,7 | 98 626 | 8,1 |
| Romania | 97,070 | 11.5 | 104,178 | 12.2 | 98,989 | 11.0 |
| Slovaquia | 69,085 | 12.6 | 68,817 | 12.1 | 59,821 | 10.4 |
| Slovenia | 19,442 | 11.2 | 19,748 | 11.0 | 17,306 | 9.6 |
- n/a: data not available.
- e: estimated data.
- *: break in series.
- 1. Excluding micro-entrepreneurs who have not started business.
- Reading note: in 2020, the business creation rate in France was 11.1%.
- Coverage: enterprises in the industrial, construction and services sectors, excluding holding companies.
- Source : Eurostat (data extracted on 7 november 2022).
graphiqueCreation rate in several European Union countries in 2020
- 1. Excluding micro-entrepreneurs who have not started business.
- Reading note: in 2020, the business creation rate in France was 11.1%.
- Coverage: enterprises in the industrial, construction and services sectors, excluding holding companies.
- Source : Eurostat (data extracted on 7 november 2022 ).