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Informations rapidesSharp decrease in business births in February 2022 Enterprise births - February 2022

In February 2022, the number of business births for all enterprises declined sharply (–4.7% after +2.6% in January seasonally and working-day adjusted). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations fell back strongly (–7.3% after +4.1%) while conventional business births decreased slightly (–0.4% after +0.1%). The raw number of business births increased strongly over the last twelve months (+13.7% year on year), though at a slightly slower pace than in the previous month (+16.0%). This increase relates to a period covering the first lockdown in 2020, during which business creation had collapsed.

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From the January 2022 publication, business births have been calculated according to a revised scheme. This results in an increase in the level of historic series of business births. Further information about this change is available on the Documentation tab of this issue of Informations Rapides.

In February 2022, the number of business births for all enterprises declined sharply (–4.7% after +2.6% in January seasonally and working-day adjusted). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations fell back strongly (–7.3% after +4.1%) while conventional business births decreased slightly (–0.4% after +0.1%). The raw number of business births increased strongly over the last twelve months (+13.7% year on year), though at a slightly slower pace than in the previous month (+16.0%). This increase relates to a period covering the first lockdown in 2020, during which business creation had collapsed.

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Total of entreprise start-ups Conventional businesses
2022-02 86734 34276
2022-01 91013 34400
2021-12 88725 34354
2021-11 85710 34396
2021-10 87311 34079
2021-09 83358 33058
2021-08 84456 32659
2021-07 85109 34216
2021-06 88113 36438
2021-05 90042 36770
2021-04 88000 34054
2021-03 89276 33751
2021-02 89931 33661
2021-01 89229 34816
2020-12 91692 34540
2020-11 89754 33543
2020-10 86277 33089
2020-09 89302 34489
2020-08 91008 35398
2020-07 86461 32043
2020-06 77136 29406
2020-05 58505 22854
2020-04 36147 14819
2020-03 54280 22763
2020-02 73306 30891
2020-01 75125 30128
2019-12 78191 29989
2019-11 76197 31089
2019-10 73753 30325
2019-09 72977 30694
2019-08 72942 30304
2019-07 71649 30457
2019-06 69710 29257
2019-05 73351 31775
2019-04 68568 29968
2019-03 71976 31484
2019-02 70026 30669
2019-01 70736 31178
2018-12 65257 29584
2018-11 63531 28800
2018-10 65307 29768
2018-09 64971 29739
2018-08 63600 29616
2018-07 62810 29356
2018-06 64353 30256
2018-05 60608 28458
2018-04 61276 29290
2018-03 60593 28821
2018-02 60374 28809
2018-01 58243 28269
2017-12 59022 29052
2017-11 60705 31285
2017-10 57676 29473
2017-09 55520 28320
2017-08 55310 28597
2017-07 56604 28284
2017-06 53737 28206
2017-05 51464 26985
2017-04 52636 27787
2017-03 52677 27613
2017-02 52584 27883
2017-01 52536 28130
2016-12 50066 27737
2016-11 51634 27131
2016-10 49437 25849
2016-09 49907 25928
2016-08 47906 25072
2016-07 49338 26048
2016-06 49888 25995
2016-05 49794 25824
2016-04 50541 25732
2016-03 49139 25986
2016-02 50460 27341
2016-01 49954 26179
2015-12 49652 25351
2015-11 47000 24419
2015-10 47975 24739
2015-09 47890 24893
2015-08 47659 24918
2015-07 46727 23989
2015-06 46114 23523
2015-05 47224 24159
2015-04 47931 24079
2015-03 45785 22488
2015-02 46008 22719
2015-01 46118 23758
2014-12 48747 25133
2014-11 51098 25751
2014-10 48359 24895
2014-09 48653 24918
2014-08 49903 25522
2014-07 49130 25165
2014-06 47516 24762
2014-05 49560 25804
2014-04 48296 25670
2014-03 48328 25371
2014-02 47890 24895
2014-01 48667 25299
2013-12 47215 24625
2013-11 48734 25134
2013-10 48445 25778
2013-09 47747 25162
2013-08 46343 24356
2013-07 46295 24123
2013-06 48210 25194
2013-05 47241 24407
2013-04 47243 24371
2013-03 48108 25022
2013-02 47497 24493
2013-01 45985 23541
2012-12 44667 21835
2012-11 46080 21324
2012-10 46932 21963
2012-09 47139 21794
2012-08 48721 22059
2012-07 48774 22793
2012-06 48838 22380
2012-05 45991 20937
2012-04 46834 21359
2012-03 48405 22290
2012-02 47148 22077
2012-01 48009 23012
2011-12 48546 23619
2011-11 50234 24473
2011-10 45950 22253
2011-09 47899 23546
2011-08 46838 23372
2011-07 48955 23687
2011-06 46757 22349
2011-05 46218 23449
2011-04 46985 23413
2011-03 45605 23251
2011-02 47481 23588
2011-01 46327 23277
2010-12 47349 23101
2010-11 51764 23676
2010-10 54333 23809
2010-09 51176 23893
2010-08 52225 24458
2010-07 51283 23459
2010-06 47546 24354
2010-05 54139 23942
2010-04 53959 23260
2010-03 57882 23226
2010-02 56979 23006
2010-01 56467 24168
2009-12 57042 25057
2009-11 52385 23949
2009-10 51702 23061
2009-09 50951 22911
2009-08 51321 22750
2009-07 50522 22169
2009-06 51701 23275
2009-05 54809 24075
2009-04 50898 23370
2009-03 49603 23904
2009-02 43621 24940
2009-01 37088 24512
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene)

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

Business set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)
Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22
Total businesses set-ups 85,710 88,725 91,013 86,734
Variation [m-o-m] % -1.8 3.5 2.6 -4.7
Conventional businesses 34,396 34,354 34,400 34,276
Variation [m-o-m] % 0.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.4
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 51,313 54,370 56,613 52,459
Variation [m-o-m] % -3.6 6.0 4.1 -7.3
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: Insee, REE (SIRENE)

Sharp fall in business births in business support activities

In February 2022, the number of business births fell back sharply in business support activities (–9.0% compared to the previous month) and in education, human health and social work activities (–8.5%), after sharp increases in January in these sectors.

Stability in business births over the last three months

The raw number of business births totted up during the last three months (December 2021 to February 2022) is unchanged in comparison with the same months one year ago. Company births increased sharply (+7.6%). Conversely, micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations dropped slightly (–0.5%) and conventional sole proprietorships’ births fell sharply (–12.7%).

Over this period, business support activities made the strongest positive contribution to the overall change (+11,300 business births compared to the last three months of the previous year, representing a contribution of +4.2 points)*. Within this sector, the strongest growth was in public relations and communication activities (+4,500 business births over the last three months in comparison with the same months one year ago). On the other hand, wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles activities is the sector that weighed the most negatively on the overall change, with a number of creations down by 11,700 over the same period.

* 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.

Sharp increase in business births over the last twelve months

The raw number of business births totted up during the last twelve months went up sharply (+13.7% year on year). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations increased strongly (+12.5%), and even more company births (+23.9%), due to the very low level of business births during the lockdown in 2020. The rise was much more moderate for sole proprietorships’ births (+0.5%).

Cumulated business start-ups by type

Raw data
Cumulated business start-ups by type (Raw data)
Moving total % change * Moving total
over 3 months over 12 months January – February 2022 January – February 2021
Total 0.0 13.7 183,662 184,831
Companies 7.6 23.9 49,258 46,629
Conventional sole proprietorships -12.7 0.5 20,868 23,657
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs -0.5 12.5 113,536 114,545
  • *Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
  • Source: INSEE, REE(SIRENE)

Six business births out of ten are micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations

In February 2022, in raw data, the share of micro-entrepreneurs in business births over the last twelve months decreased slightly and stood at 60.8%, its level in December 2021.

Business set-ups distribution by type

% over the twelve last months (raw data)
Business set-ups distribution by type (% over the twelve last months (raw data))
Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22
Companies 26.6 26.7 26.9
Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 12.6 12.4 12.3
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 60.8 61.0 60.8
  • Source: Insee, REE (issu de SIRENE)

Revisions

The variation in the overall number of business births in January 2022 has been lowered by 0.5 points, to +2.6% instead of +3.1%, due to the revision of the raw data and the update of the SA-WDA parameters.

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

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Trade Business support activities
2022-02 12754 21375
2022-01 12666 23493
2021-12 12938 21733
2021-11 12770 19998
2021-10 13331 20537
2021-09 13235 19328
2021-08 13029 19472
2021-07 13966 18988
2021-06 14589 19809
2021-05 15606 19933
2021-04 15072 19152
2021-03 15318 18158
2021-02 15850 18318
2021-01 17133 18238
2020-12 17767 18982
2020-11 17420 18771
2020-10 16647 18081
2020-09 17442 18563
2020-08 18384 19324
2020-07 18082 17655
2020-06 15726 16470
2020-05 13440 13471
2020-04 7848 9191
2020-03 9031 13523
2020-02 13252 15902
2020-01 13250 16914
2019-12 12797 18261
2019-11 13218 17406
2019-10 12666 16801
2019-09 12786 16986
2019-08 12804 16745
2019-07 12536 16787
2019-06 12113 16274
2019-05 13059 17231
2019-04 12595 15337
2019-03 13252 16120
2019-02 12890 15731
2019-01 13454 15601
2018-12 11995 15002
2018-11 12056 13857
2018-10 12356 14635
2018-09 12651 14434
2018-08 12503 14379
2018-07 12531 14196
2018-06 12644 14309
2018-05 11840 13646
2018-04 11985 13527
2018-03 11900 13716
2018-02 11878 13420
2018-01 11490 12977
2017-12 12035 12949
2017-11 12102 13565
2017-10 12296 12903
2017-09 11853 12257
2017-08 11751 12268
2017-07 11262 12692
2017-06 11121 12038
2017-05 10644 11275
2017-04 10978 11375
2017-03 10836 11232
2017-02 11014 11069
2017-01 11459 10888
2016-12 10235 10800
2016-11 10556 11036
2016-10 9856 10519
2016-09 10115 10800
2016-08 9432 10270
2016-07 9909 10314
2016-06 10269 10303
2016-05 10481 10335
2016-04 10488 10531
2016-03 10767 9963
2016-02 12137 10286
2016-01 10384 10477
2015-12 10165 10488
2015-11 9650 9718
2015-10 10005 9982
2015-09 9846 9747
2015-08 9685 9715
2015-07 9746 9657
2015-06 9530 9367
2015-05 10033 9468
2015-04 10006 9819
2015-03 9255 9603
2015-02 9470 9686
2015-01 9355 9666
2014-12 10091 9966
2014-11 10539 10348
2014-10 10014 9944
2014-09 10025 10054
2014-08 10222 10434
2014-07 10288 10110
2014-06 9537 9971
2014-05 10266 10183
2014-04 10000 9804
2014-03 9969 9869
2014-02 9846 9810
2014-01 10178 9883
2013-12 9807 9602
2013-11 10264 9744
2013-10 10354 9668
2013-09 10358 9515
2013-08 10252 9182
2013-07 10062 9351
2013-06 10490 9639
2013-05 9993 9547
2013-04 10014 9673
2013-03 10472 9604
2013-02 10217 9630
2013-01 9605 9288
2012-12 9447 9079
2012-11 9427 9349
2012-10 9496 9516
2012-09 9726 9320
2012-08 9822 10177
2012-07 9796 10097
2012-06 9852 9875
2012-05 9352 9561
2012-04 9375 9722
2012-03 9704 9994
2012-02 9559 9620
2012-01 9829 9700
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, REE (Sirene)

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

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)
Construction Transportation and storage
2022-02 7689 7250
2022-01 7834 7916
2021-12 8140 8092
2021-11 7949 8331
2021-10 7902 8454
2021-09 7621 8986
2021-08 7607 9750
2021-07 7366 8466
2021-06 7740 9017
2021-05 7701 11214
2021-04 7661 12459
2021-03 7721 13918
2021-02 7704 12899
2021-01 7684 11913
2020-12 8165 11754
2020-11 8973 11457
2020-10 7916 11252
2020-09 8205 11380
2020-08 8440 11079
2020-07 7817 10855
2020-06 7130 10174
2020-05 4797 6287
2020-04 2913 2683
2020-03 5045 4520
2020-02 7458 6327
2020-01 7363 6779
2019-12 7593 6208
2019-11 7721 6888
2019-10 7367 7157
2019-09 7286 6484
2019-08 7098 6477
2019-07 7264 6320
2019-06 6751 6791
2019-05 6821 7107
2019-04 6360 6887
2019-03 6498 7848
2019-02 6370 7489
2019-01 6394 7265
2018-12 5986 7013
2018-11 5930 6638
2018-10 6042 6465
2018-09 6001 6435
2018-08 5950 6230
2018-07 5978 6005
2018-06 6061 5880
2018-05 5579 5596
2018-04 5921 5357
2018-03 5786 4892
2018-02 5867 4705
2018-01 5491 4714
2017-12 5648 4562
2017-11 6028 4211
2017-10 5679 3695
2017-09 5341 3201
2017-08 5457 3278
2017-07 5522 3721
2017-06 5383 3181
2017-05 5363 3025
2017-04 5295 3107
2017-03 5385 3121
2017-02 5336 3313
2017-01 5360 3149
2016-12 5015 2985
2016-11 5243 2888
2016-10 5112 3108
2016-09 5286 2955
2016-08 5313 2484
2016-07 5319 3028
2016-06 5424 2874
2016-05 5321 2762
2016-04 5480 2675
2016-03 5372 2430
2016-02 5200 2317
2016-01 5517 2437
2015-12 5465 2559
2015-11 5453 2333
2015-10 5336 2328
2015-09 5802 2017
2015-08 5703 1761
2015-07 5528 1565
2015-06 5453 1578
2015-05 5690 1585
2015-04 5626 1696
2015-03 5396 1880
2015-02 5383 1224
2015-01 5454 1170
2014-12 5965 1304
2014-11 6354 2239
2014-10 6292 1217
2014-09 6262 1235
2014-08 6249 1346
2014-07 6392 1240
2014-06 6347 1100
2014-05 6556 1118
2014-04 6774 1087
2014-03 6654 1117
2014-02 7001 1135
2014-01 6858 1154
2013-12 6676 1082
2013-11 6972 1014
2013-10 6977 1003
2013-09 6543 1002
2013-08 6403 977
2013-07 6492 980
2013-06 6822 1027
2013-05 6830 1015
2013-04 6645 912
2013-03 6830 940
2013-02 6599 907
2013-01 6520 853
2012-12 6421 791
2012-11 7076 818
2012-10 7288 860
2012-09 7474 835
2012-08 7568 905
2012-07 7507 973
2012-06 7371 940
2012-05 6701 789
2012-04 6922 850
2012-03 7112 851
2012-02 6815 811
2012-01 7041 805
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, REE (Sirene)

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 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22
Total 88,725 91,013 86,734
Industry BE 4,800 4,408 4,640
Of which Manufacturing C 3,805 3,412 3,463
Construction FZ 8,140 7,834 7,689
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities GI 24,153 23,456 23,149
Trade G 12,938 12,666 12,754
Transportation and storage H 8,092 7,916 7,250
Accommodation and food service activities I 3,123 2,874 3,145
Information and communication JZ 4,748 5,005 4,546
Financial and insurance activities KZ 2,908 2,828 2,981
Real estate activities LZ 3,630 3,573 3,596
Business support activities MN 21,733 23,493 21,375
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities OQ 8,782 9,974 9,126
Other services activities RS 9,832 10,442 9,634
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: Insee, REE (SIRENE)

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 Feb.22/Jan.22 Moving total % change**
SA-WDA * over 3 months over 12 months
Total -4.7 0.0 13.7
Industry BE 5.2 11.2 26.5
Of which Manufacturing C 1.5 0.4 16.4
Construction FZ -1.8 1.0 11.1
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities GI -1.3 -28.5 -4.4
Trade G 0.7 -23.6 -8.1
Transportation and storage H -8.4 -33.2 4.3
Accommodation and food service activities I 9.5 -35.3 -11.6
Information and communication JZ -9.2 13.1 23.8
Financial and insurance activities KZ 5.4 11.6 30.1
Real estate activities LZ 0.6 3.8 20.8
Business support activities MN -9.0 19.2 21.6
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities OQ -8.5 20.3 25.0
Other services activities RS -7.7 30.3 39.9
  • * 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)

For further information

The business births data are build from the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE). This register 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.

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.

Additional informations (time series) are available at the bottom of this page.

Next issue: 15 April 2022 at 8:45am

Documentation

Note on Methodology 2024 (2024.pdf,252 Ko)

Overhaul of the system for calculating business start-ups (pdf,102 Ko)

Business start-ups

Aggregated classification - NA, 2008

Pour en savoir plus

The business births data are build from the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE). This register 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.

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.

Additional informations (time series) are available at the bottom of this page.

Next issue: 15 April 2022 at 8:45am

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