Informations Rapides ·
19 June 2025 · n° 149
Moderate increase in business births in May 2025 Enterprise births - May 2025
In May 2025, the total number of business births—all types of businesses combined and seasonally and working-day adjusted—continued to increase, though at a slower pace than the previous month (+0.5% after +4.0% in April). Conventional business births slowed (+1.1% after +4.6%), while micro-entrepreneur registrations stabilized (+0.1% after +3.8%). In raw data, the total number of businesses created over the last twelve months (June 2024 to May 2025) rose by 0.5% compared to the same period a year earlier (June 2023 to May 2024).
This month, the estimation models for seasonal and working-day adjustments have been updated, which may lead to larger-than-usual revisions of past series (see Revisions section). On this occasion, new series on company births are now available in INSEE’s Macro-economic Database (BDM), such as the one on seasonally adjusted monthly company births in France.
In May 2025, the total number of business births—all types of businesses combined and seasonally and working-day adjusted—continued to increase, though at a slower pace than the previous month (+0.5% after +4.0% in April). Conventional business births slowed (+1.1% after +4.6%), while micro-entrepreneur registrations stabilized (+0.1% after +3.8%). In raw data, the total number of businesses created over the last twelve months (June 2024 to May 2025) rose by 0.5% compared to the same period a year earlier (June 2023 to May 2024).
tableauMonthly business births
| Total of entreprise births | Conventional businesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 95350 | 33574 |
| 2025-04 | 94902 | 33204 |
| 2025-03 | 91223 | 31757 |
| 2025-02 | 93081 | 33678 |
| 2025-01 | 93288 | 32964 |
| 2024-12 | 94210 | 32739 |
| 2024-11 | 94016 | 34508 |
| 2024-10 | 88428 | 31237 |
| 2024-09 | 88597 | 31161 |
| 2024-08 | 91392 | 31697 |
| 2024-07 | 92596 | 32526 |
| 2024-06 | 94355 | 33448 |
| 2024-05 | 95150 | 32985 |
| 2024-04 | 92770 | 32652 |
| 2024-03 | 92611 | 33463 |
| 2024-02 | 94720 | 33629 |
| 2024-01 | 94739 | 34520 |
| 2023-12 | 91133 | 33131 |
| 2023-11 | 92955 | 34597 |
| 2023-10 | 92787 | 34268 |
| 2023-09 | 93069 | 34303 |
| 2023-08 | 91935 | 31649 |
| 2023-07 | 87967 | 31416 |
| 2023-06 | 84024 | 30746 |
| 2023-05 | 83129 | 30588 |
| 2023-04 | 86013 | 31326 |
| 2023-03 | 84548 | 31414 |
| 2023-02 | 82656 | 29900 |
| 2023-01 | 81763 | 30581 |
| 2022-12 | 88824 | 35657 |
| 2022-11 | 91308 | 34239 |
| 2022-10 | 90240 | 33978 |
| 2022-09 | 90260 | 35159 |
| 2022-08 | 87315 | 34142 |
| 2022-07 | 86900 | 34396 |
| 2022-06 | 84110 | 33832 |
| 2022-05 | 83252 | 32812 |
| 2022-04 | 85890 | 34350 |
| 2022-03 | 89320 | 35140 |
| 2022-02 | 87136 | 34418 |
| 2022-01 | 89902 | 33962 |
| 2021-12 | 86619 | 33957 |
| 2021-11 | 83164 | 33255 |
| 2021-10 | 85946 | 33299 |
| 2021-09 | 82591 | 32611 |
| 2021-08 | 82612 | 32698 |
| 2021-07 | 84390 | 34247 |
| 2021-06 | 89663 | 36563 |
| 2021-05 | 93083 | 37454 |
| 2021-04 | 89254 | 34535 |
| 2021-03 | 90222 | 33965 |
| 2021-02 | 90421 | 33886 |
| 2021-01 | 87970 | 34280 |
| 2020-12 | 89257 | 34626 |
| 2020-11 | 87569 | 33225 |
| 2020-10 | 85529 | 32952 |
| 2020-09 | 88834 | 33763 |
| 2020-08 | 88981 | 35074 |
| 2020-07 | 86063 | 32155 |
| 2020-06 | 78131 | 29134 |
| 2020-05 | 61469 | 24125 |
| 2020-04 | 36480 | 14562 |
| 2020-03 | 53946 | 22264 |
| 2020-02 | 74507 | 30493 |
| 2020-01 | 74802 | 29832 |
| 2019-12 | 76163 | 29689 |
| 2019-11 | 74825 | 30758 |
| 2019-10 | 73410 | 30101 |
| 2019-09 | 72390 | 30336 |
| 2019-08 | 72495 | 30400 |
| 2019-07 | 71707 | 30726 |
| 2019-06 | 69467 | 28773 |
| 2019-05 | 75345 | 32969 |
| 2019-04 | 69474 | 30349 |
| 2019-03 | 71816 | 31188 |
| 2019-02 | 70091 | 30680 |
| 2019-01 | 70270 | 30909 |
| 2018-12 | 64271 | 29654 |
| 2018-11 | 62883 | 28618 |
| 2018-10 | 65045 | 29536 |
| 2018-09 | 64664 | 29573 |
| 2018-08 | 63559 | 29712 |
| 2018-07 | 62635 | 29163 |
| 2018-06 | 64586 | 30299 |
| 2018-05 | 61313 | 28945 |
| 2018-04 | 61491 | 29335 |
| 2018-03 | 60901 | 29151 |
| 2018-02 | 60356 | 28829 |
| 2018-01 | 57807 | 27791 |
| 2017-12 | 58328 | 28649 |
| 2017-11 | 59780 | 30993 |
| 2017-10 | 57228 | 29033 |
| 2017-09 | 55481 | 28322 |
| 2017-08 | 55316 | 28666 |
| 2017-07 | 56547 | 28426 |
| 2017-06 | 53566 | 27918 |
| 2017-05 | 52009 | 27172 |
| 2017-04 | 52844 | 27800 |
| 2017-03 | 52892 | 27910 |
| 2017-02 | 52451 | 27924 |
| 2017-01 | 52173 | 27873 |
| 2016-12 | 50420 | 28338 |
| 2016-11 | 50981 | 26925 |
| 2016-10 | 49196 | 25685 |
| 2016-09 | 49853 | 26029 |
| 2016-08 | 47914 | 24972 |
| 2016-07 | 49095 | 25546 |
| 2016-06 | 49973 | 26153 |
| 2016-05 | 50060 | 25995 |
| 2016-04 | 51053 | 26185 |
| 2016-03 | 49149 | 25919 |
| 2016-02 | 50530 | 26940 |
| 2016-01 | 49656 | 25945 |
| 2015-12 | 49585 | 25544 |
| 2015-11 | 46642 | 24435 |
| 2015-10 | 47961 | 24715 |
| 2015-09 | 47739 | 24824 |
| 2015-08 | 47657 | 24921 |
| 2015-07 | 46454 | 23928 |
| 2015-06 | 46237 | 23563 |
| 2015-05 | 47292 | 24120 |
| 2015-04 | 48114 | 24217 |
| 2015-03 | 45779 | 22372 |
| 2015-02 | 45986 | 22815 |
| 2015-01 | 46036 | 23649 |
| 2014-12 | 48898 | 25215 |
| 2014-11 | 50586 | 25652 |
| 2014-10 | 48140 | 24665 |
| 2014-09 | 48652 | 24969 |
| 2014-08 | 49965 | 25584 |
| 2014-07 | 49022 | 25039 |
| 2014-06 | 47275 | 24445 |
| 2014-05 | 49556 | 25746 |
| 2014-04 | 48291 | 25425 |
| 2014-03 | 48373 | 25402 |
| 2014-02 | 47854 | 24938 |
| 2014-01 | 48562 | 25163 |
| 2013-12 | 47585 | 24908 |
| 2013-11 | 48405 | 25150 |
| 2013-10 | 48265 | 25574 |
| 2013-09 | 47443 | 25158 |
| 2013-08 | 46470 | 24479 |
| 2013-07 | 46501 | 24345 |
| 2013-06 | 48017 | 25091 |
| 2013-05 | 47162 | 24277 |
| 2013-04 | 47181 | 24258 |
| 2013-03 | 47964 | 24730 |
| 2013-02 | 47489 | 24619 |
| 2013-01 | 45940 | 23517 |
| 2012-12 | 44908 | 22237 |
| 2012-11 | 45549 | 21313 |
| 2012-10 | 46746 | 21737 |
| 2012-09 | 46972 | 21869 |
| 2012-08 | 48183 | 22014 |
| 2012-07 | 48428 | 22501 |
| 2012-06 | 48751 | 22311 |
| 2012-05 | 45938 | 20930 |
| 2012-04 | 46806 | 21276 |
| 2012-03 | 48886 | 22452 |
| 2012-02 | 47565 | 21808 |
| 2012-01 | 48365 | 23177 |
| 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 |
graphiqueMonthly business births
- Source: INSEE, SIDE.
tableauMonthly change in business births by type
| Business types | February 25 / January 25 (in %) | March 25 / February 25 (in %) | April 25 / March 25 (in %) | May 25 / April 25 (in %) | May 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total businesses births | -0.2 | -2.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 95,350 |
| Conventional businesses | 2.2 | -5.7 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 33,574 |
| Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | -1.5 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 61,777 |
- Source: INSEE, SIDE.
Increase in business births over one month, particularly in the trade sector
In May 2025, seasonally and working-day adjusted, business births increased again in the trade sector, including motor vehicle and motorcycle repair (+4.9% after +6.4%), driven by micro-entrepreneur registrations. They accelerated in education, health and social work activities (+3.1% after +1.7%) and rose anew in household services (+1.9% after -0.1%). On the contrary, they fell back in construction (-4.3% after +8.3%) and in transportation and storage (-5.6% after +11.4%).
Year-on-year increase in business births over the past three months
In raw data, the cumulative number of businesses created from March 2025 to May 2025 increased by 0.5% compared to the same period a year earlier. Company births rose (+5.0%) as did micro-entrepreneur registrations (+0.9%), while conventional sole proprietorships dropped sharply (-13.3%).
Over this period, the main contributor to the increase was the transportation and storage sector (+3,900 more business births than in the same period a year earlier, contributing* +1.4 points). Within this sector, the rise was particularly marked in “other postal and courier activities” (+3,800 compared to the same period the year before). Conversely, the construction sector partly offset this increase, with 2,500 fewer business births compared to the same period a year earlier.
Business births increased over the past twelve months, except for conventional sole proprietorships
In raw data, the total number of businesses created over the last twelve months (June 2024 to May 2025) rose by 0.5% year on year. Company births increased (+3.4%), as did micro-entrepreneur registrations (+1.6%), while conventional sole proprietorships dropped sharply (-13.2%).
tableauBusiness births by type – Moving and cumulative totals
| Business types | Moving total % change * | Cumulative total for the first 5 months of the year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over 3 months | over 12 months | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Total | 0.5 | 0.5 | 485,376 | 482,995 |
| Companies | 5.0 | 3.4 | 123,247 | 127,598 |
| Traditional sole proprietors | -13.3 | -13.2 | 50,390 | 43,137 |
| Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 0.9 | 1.6 | 311,739 | 312,260 |
- *Total of business births during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier.
- Source: INSEE, SIDE.
tableauDistribution of business births by type
| Business types | Cumulative over 1 month (May 2025) | Cumulative over 3 months (March 2025 to May 2025) | Cumulative over 12 months (June 2024 to May 2025) | Cumulative over 12 months, one year earlier (June 2023 to May 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Companies | 26.0 | 26.6 | 26.1 | 25.3 |
| Traditional sole proprietors | 9.4 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 10.8 |
| Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 64.6 | 64.7 | 64.6 | 63.9 |
- Source: INSEE, SIDE.
tableauMonthly business births in trade and business support activities
| Trade | Business support activities | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 14728 | 23603 |
| 2025-04 | 14040 | 23703 |
| 2025-03 | 13200 | 23478 |
| 2025-02 | 13573 | 23513 |
| 2025-01 | 13602 | 22556 |
| 2024-12 | 13098 | 24312 |
| 2024-11 | 13457 | 24052 |
| 2024-10 | 12919 | 21649 |
| 2024-09 | 12578 | 21526 |
| 2024-08 | 12586 | 22590 |
| 2024-07 | 12626 | 22846 |
| 2024-06 | 12762 | 23454 |
| 2024-05 | 12543 | 23733 |
| 2024-04 | 12942 | 23189 |
| 2024-03 | 13316 | 22969 |
| 2024-02 | 13609 | 23363 |
| 2024-01 | 13199 | 23308 |
| 2023-12 | 12950 | 22740 |
| 2023-11 | 13114 | 23214 |
| 2023-10 | 13035 | 23628 |
| 2023-09 | 12940 | 23743 |
| 2023-08 | 13094 | 23036 |
| 2023-07 | 12199 | 22546 |
| 2023-06 | 11516 | 21982 |
| 2023-05 | 11969 | 21808 |
| 2023-04 | 11995 | 22599 |
| 2023-03 | 11437 | 22062 |
| 2023-02 | 11364 | 21686 |
| 2023-01 | 11240 | 21830 |
| 2022-12 | 12207 | 23088 |
| 2022-11 | 12273 | 23795 |
| 2022-10 | 12197 | 23973 |
| 2022-09 | 12500 | 22849 |
| 2022-08 | 11813 | 22932 |
| 2022-07 | 12205 | 22702 |
| 2022-06 | 11898 | 21430 |
| 2022-05 | 11821 | 21083 |
| 2022-04 | 12190 | 21501 |
| 2022-03 | 12440 | 22064 |
| 2022-02 | 12672 | 21641 |
| 2022-01 | 12440 | 23184 |
| 2021-12 | 12475 | 21323 |
| 2021-11 | 12425 | 20023 |
| 2021-10 | 12840 | 20242 |
| 2021-09 | 12854 | 19023 |
| 2021-08 | 12924 | 18768 |
| 2021-07 | 14067 | 18744 |
| 2021-06 | 15005 | 20089 |
| 2021-05 | 16379 | 20228 |
| 2021-04 | 15326 | 19137 |
| 2021-03 | 15708 | 18319 |
| 2021-02 | 15837 | 18605 |
| 2021-01 | 16697 | 18283 |
| 2020-12 | 17734 | 18802 |
| 2020-11 | 17160 | 18331 |
| 2020-10 | 16391 | 17845 |
| 2020-09 | 17089 | 18528 |
| 2020-08 | 17946 | 18573 |
| 2020-07 | 17687 | 17401 |
| 2020-06 | 16092 | 16511 |
| 2020-05 | 14234 | 13969 |
| 2020-04 | 7722 | 9279 |
| 2020-03 | 9052 | 13471 |
| 2020-02 | 13139 | 16631 |
| 2020-01 | 12902 | 16820 |
| 2019-12 | 12841 | 17744 |
| 2019-11 | 12982 | 17352 |
| 2019-10 | 12621 | 16741 |
| 2019-09 | 12637 | 16632 |
| 2019-08 | 12682 | 16518 |
| 2019-07 | 12684 | 16973 |
| 2019-06 | 12091 | 16256 |
| 2019-05 | 13671 | 17364 |
| 2019-04 | 12920 | 15519 |
| 2019-03 | 13206 | 16147 |
| 2019-02 | 12837 | 15865 |
| 2019-01 | 12989 | 15673 |
| 2018-12 | 11732 | 14582 |
| 2018-11 | 11881 | 13688 |
| 2018-10 | 12318 | 14618 |
| 2018-09 | 12523 | 14390 |
| 2018-08 | 12550 | 14050 |
| 2018-07 | 12666 | 14079 |
| 2018-06 | 12696 | 14370 |
| 2018-05 | 11773 | 13686 |
| 2018-04 | 12037 | 13450 |
| 2018-03 | 12095 | 13752 |
| 2018-02 | 11853 | 13473 |
| 2018-01 | 11140 | 13188 |
| 2017-12 | 11655 | 12861 |
| 2017-11 | 12045 | 13113 |
| 2017-10 | 12301 | 12751 |
| 2017-09 | 11689 | 12375 |
| 2017-08 | 11771 | 12152 |
| 2017-07 | 11406 | 12686 |
| 2017-06 | 11044 | 11963 |
| 2017-05 | 10714 | 11522 |
| 2017-04 | 11020 | 11402 |
| 2017-03 | 10956 | 11200 |
| 2017-02 | 11023 | 11050 |
| 2017-01 | 11309 | 10861 |
| 2016-12 | 10224 | 10807 |
| 2016-11 | 10502 | 10885 |
| 2016-10 | 9811 | 10437 |
| 2016-09 | 9991 | 10852 |
| 2016-08 | 9528 | 10383 |
| 2016-07 | 9663 | 10383 |
| 2016-06 | 10307 | 10342 |
| 2016-05 | 10621 | 10423 |
| 2016-04 | 10640 | 10573 |
| 2016-03 | 10925 | 9958 |
| 2016-02 | 11992 | 10383 |
| 2016-01 | 10157 | 10448 |
| 2015-12 | 10183 | 10461 |
| 2015-11 | 9797 | 9477 |
| 2015-10 | 9968 | 9952 |
| 2015-09 | 9724 | 10018 |
| 2015-08 | 9745 | 9732 |
| 2015-07 | 9495 | 9560 |
| 2015-06 | 9706 | 9427 |
| 2015-05 | 10034 | 9505 |
| 2015-04 | 10013 | 9776 |
| 2015-03 | 9434 | 9508 |
| 2015-02 | 9514 | 9594 |
| 2015-01 | 9193 | 9751 |
| 2014-12 | 9932 | 10019 |
| 2014-11 | 10391 | 10099 |
| 2014-10 | 9865 | 9929 |
| 2014-09 | 10087 | 10197 |
| 2014-08 | 10242 | 10428 |
| 2014-07 | 10262 | 10136 |
| 2014-06 | 9485 | 9863 |
| 2014-05 | 10130 | 10251 |
| 2014-04 | 10021 | 9870 |
| 2014-03 | 10072 | 9839 |
| 2014-02 | 9944 | 9740 |
| 2014-01 | 10119 | 9889 |
| 2013-12 | 9885 | 9415 |
| 2013-11 | 10188 | 9775 |
| 2013-10 | 10417 | 9704 |
| 2013-09 | 10293 | 9544 |
| 2013-08 | 10217 | 9233 |
| 2013-07 | 10133 | 9374 |
| 2013-06 | 10480 | 9621 |
| 2013-05 | 9971 | 9431 |
| 2013-04 | 10134 | 9627 |
| 2013-03 | 10365 | 9604 |
| 2013-02 | 10345 | 9516 |
| 2013-01 | 9566 | 9303 |
| 2012-12 | 9271 | 8916 |
| 2012-11 | 9358 | 9365 |
| 2012-10 | 9542 | 9552 |
| 2012-09 | 9643 | 9527 |
| 2012-08 | 9747 | 10173 |
| 2012-07 | 9852 | 9882 |
| 2012-06 | 9819 | 9892 |
| 2012-05 | 9190 | 9548 |
| 2012-04 | 9350 | 9568 |
| 2012-03 | 9673 | 10014 |
| 2012-02 | 9565 | 9743 |
| 2012-01 | 10006 | 9679 |
| 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 |
graphiqueMonthly business births in trade and business support activities
- Source: INSEE, SIDE.
tableauMonthly business births in construction and transportation activities
| Construction | Transportation and storage | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 6678 | 9673 |
| 2025-04 | 6980 | 10247 |
| 2025-03 | 6446 | 9197 |
| 2025-02 | 6754 | 9688 |
| 2025-01 | 7033 | 9656 |
| 2024-12 | 7089 | 9972 |
| 2024-11 | 7189 | 9730 |
| 2024-10 | 6453 | 9684 |
| 2024-09 | 6532 | 9482 |
| 2024-08 | 7455 | 9535 |
| 2024-07 | 7967 | 8949 |
| 2024-06 | 8024 | 9085 |
| 2024-05 | 7507 | 9002 |
| 2024-04 | 7333 | 8393 |
| 2024-03 | 7682 | 7794 |
| 2024-02 | 8033 | 8230 |
| 2024-01 | 7642 | 8173 |
| 2023-12 | 7281 | 8025 |
| 2023-11 | 8351 | 7762 |
| 2023-10 | 8114 | 8206 |
| 2023-09 | 8356 | 8104 |
| 2023-08 | 7308 | 7985 |
| 2023-07 | 6978 | 7770 |
| 2023-06 | 6713 | 6745 |
| 2023-05 | 6855 | 6423 |
| 2023-04 | 6960 | 6369 |
| 2023-03 | 7034 | 5955 |
| 2023-02 | 7039 | 5973 |
| 2023-01 | 7326 | 6118 |
| 2022-12 | 8236 | 6976 |
| 2022-11 | 8191 | 6528 |
| 2022-10 | 8435 | 6186 |
| 2022-09 | 8174 | 6275 |
| 2022-08 | 7625 | 6634 |
| 2022-07 | 7775 | 6449 |
| 2022-06 | 7816 | 6567 |
| 2022-05 | 7506 | 6014 |
| 2022-04 | 7894 | 6334 |
| 2022-03 | 8151 | 7215 |
| 2022-02 | 7746 | 7143 |
| 2022-01 | 7874 | 7464 |
| 2021-12 | 7940 | 7420 |
| 2021-11 | 7490 | 7830 |
| 2021-10 | 7771 | 8065 |
| 2021-09 | 7562 | 8793 |
| 2021-08 | 7383 | 9241 |
| 2021-07 | 7397 | 8625 |
| 2021-06 | 7977 | 10170 |
| 2021-05 | 7749 | 11908 |
| 2021-04 | 7827 | 13074 |
| 2021-03 | 7757 | 14098 |
| 2021-02 | 7845 | 12646 |
| 2021-01 | 7785 | 11155 |
| 2020-12 | 7913 | 10596 |
| 2020-11 | 8411 | 11049 |
| 2020-10 | 7943 | 10971 |
| 2020-09 | 8087 | 11361 |
| 2020-08 | 8090 | 10837 |
| 2020-07 | 7913 | 11185 |
| 2020-06 | 7196 | 11189 |
| 2020-05 | 4994 | 6462 |
| 2020-04 | 2947 | 2698 |
| 2020-03 | 4846 | 4407 |
| 2020-02 | 7619 | 6439 |
| 2020-01 | 7493 | 6578 |
| 2019-12 | 7284 | 5848 |
| 2019-11 | 7417 | 6669 |
| 2019-10 | 7328 | 7006 |
| 2019-09 | 7166 | 6558 |
| 2019-08 | 6963 | 6513 |
| 2019-07 | 7244 | 6509 |
| 2019-06 | 6842 | 7070 |
| 2019-05 | 6864 | 7352 |
| 2019-04 | 6406 | 7005 |
| 2019-03 | 6469 | 7589 |
| 2019-02 | 6382 | 7327 |
| 2019-01 | 6406 | 7083 |
| 2018-12 | 6208 | 6755 |
| 2018-11 | 5811 | 6709 |
| 2018-10 | 5961 | 6442 |
| 2018-09 | 5956 | 6450 |
| 2018-08 | 5908 | 6337 |
| 2018-07 | 5912 | 6114 |
| 2018-06 | 6174 | 6155 |
| 2018-05 | 5704 | 5662 |
| 2018-04 | 6017 | 5405 |
| 2018-03 | 5755 | 4760 |
| 2018-02 | 5870 | 4601 |
| 2018-01 | 5418 | 4618 |
| 2017-12 | 5748 | 4390 |
| 2017-11 | 5908 | 4265 |
| 2017-10 | 5593 | 3690 |
| 2017-09 | 5329 | 3250 |
| 2017-08 | 5480 | 3309 |
| 2017-07 | 5599 | 3733 |
| 2017-06 | 5316 | 3219 |
| 2017-05 | 5326 | 3023 |
| 2017-04 | 5360 | 3097 |
| 2017-03 | 5358 | 3087 |
| 2017-02 | 5324 | 3248 |
| 2017-01 | 5334 | 3140 |
| 2016-12 | 5219 | 2980 |
| 2016-11 | 5173 | 2904 |
| 2016-10 | 5168 | 3115 |
| 2016-09 | 5230 | 2984 |
| 2016-08 | 5173 | 2448 |
| 2016-07 | 5332 | 3018 |
| 2016-06 | 5434 | 2912 |
| 2016-05 | 5270 | 2753 |
| 2016-04 | 5695 | 2748 |
| 2016-03 | 5281 | 2394 |
| 2016-02 | 5225 | 2400 |
| 2016-01 | 5651 | 2431 |
| 2015-12 | 5421 | 2526 |
| 2015-11 | 5244 | 2358 |
| 2015-10 | 5365 | 2352 |
| 2015-09 | 5731 | 1986 |
| 2015-08 | 5626 | 1742 |
| 2015-07 | 5540 | 1609 |
| 2015-06 | 5364 | 1577 |
| 2015-05 | 5683 | 1565 |
| 2015-04 | 5798 | 1705 |
| 2015-03 | 5413 | 1855 |
| 2015-02 | 5487 | 1190 |
| 2015-01 | 5520 | 1172 |
| 2014-12 | 6229 | 1264 |
| 2014-11 | 6351 | 2259 |
| 2014-10 | 6207 | 1218 |
| 2014-09 | 6142 | 1232 |
| 2014-08 | 6448 | 1369 |
| 2014-07 | 6318 | 1222 |
| 2014-06 | 6283 | 1116 |
| 2014-05 | 6697 | 1112 |
| 2014-04 | 6736 | 1048 |
| 2014-03 | 6647 | 1114 |
| 2014-02 | 6982 | 1100 |
| 2014-01 | 6775 | 1159 |
| 2013-12 | 6851 | 1076 |
| 2013-11 | 6811 | 1018 |
| 2013-10 | 6782 | 994 |
| 2013-09 | 6513 | 1021 |
| 2013-08 | 6551 | 995 |
| 2013-07 | 6596 | 978 |
| 2013-06 | 6761 | 1027 |
| 2013-05 | 6759 | 1024 |
| 2013-04 | 6615 | 885 |
| 2013-03 | 6777 | 923 |
| 2013-02 | 6606 | 885 |
| 2013-01 | 6544 | 866 |
| 2012-12 | 6690 | 800 |
| 2012-11 | 6597 | 822 |
| 2012-10 | 7335 | 856 |
| 2012-09 | 7374 | 833 |
| 2012-08 | 7003 | 919 |
| 2012-07 | 7197 | 994 |
| 2012-06 | 7414 | 916 |
| 2012-05 | 6793 | 803 |
| 2012-04 | 7146 | 843 |
| 2012-03 | 7511 | 838 |
| 2012-02 | 7064 | 831 |
| 2012-01 | 7295 | 825 |
| 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 |
graphiqueMonthly business births in construction and transportation activities
- Source: INSEE, SIDE.
tableauBusiness births by sector (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
| Aggregated classification | Code | March 25 | April 25 | May 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 91,223 | 94,902 | 95,350 | |
| Industry | B-E | 5,105 | 5,484 | 5,667 |
| Of which Manufacturing | C | 3,495 | 3,650 | 3,678 |
| Construction | FZ | 6,446 | 6,980 | 6,678 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | G-I | 26,156 | 28,250 | 28,409 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | G | 13,200 | 14,040 | 14,728 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 9,197 | 10,247 | 9,673 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | 3,760 | 3,963 | 4,007 |
| Information and communication | JZ | 5,702 | 5,779 | 5,902 |
| Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 2,485 | 2,558 | 2,490 |
| Real estate activities | LZ | 3,116 | 3,279 | 3,271 |
| Business support activities | M-N | 23,478 | 23,703 | 23,603 |
| Education, human health and social work activities | P-Q | 8,595 | 8,739 | 9,007 |
| Household services | R-S | 10,140 | 10,130 | 10,323 |
- Source: INSEE, SIDE.
tableauChange in business births by sector (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
| Aggregated classification | Code | Monthly variation SA-WDA * | Moving total % change ** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 / April 25 | over 3 months | over 12 months | ||
| Total | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Industry | B-E | 3.3 | -11.0 | -2.5 |
| Of which Manufacturing | C | 0.8 | -5.2 | -1.0 |
| Construction | FZ | -4.3 | -10.4 | -7.6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | G-I | 0.6 | 10.2 | 8.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | G | 4.9 | 8.2 | 2.9 |
| Transportation and storage | H | -5.6 | 15.0 | 19.3 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | 1.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Information and communication | JZ | 2.1 | -7.2 | -4.7 |
| Financial and insurance activities | KZ | -2.7 | -14.6 | -7.3 |
| Real estate activities | LZ | -0.2 | 6.3 | 1.6 |
| Business support activities | M-N | -0.4 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| Education, human health and social work activities | P-Q | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Household services | R-S | 1.9 | -5.0 | -5.1 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data.
- ** Total of business births during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier.
- Source: INSEE, SIDE.
Revisions
For April 2025, the monthly change in total business births (all types of businesses combined) has been revised downward by 0.6 points, due to the revision of raw data and the update of seasonal and working-day adjustment models: it now stands at +4.0%, instead of +4.6% in the previous release. In particular, the change in conventional business births was revised upward, from +4.0% to +4.6%, while the change in micro-entrepreneur registrations was revised downward, from +4.9% to +3.8%, mainly in the transportation sector.
For further information
* 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.
The business births series is compiled using data from the Business Demography Information System (SIDE). This system is fed with data from Sirene and supplemented with information from the statistical register Sirus.
The concept of business birth presented by Insee is based on the definition established by Eurostat to ensure harmonization and comparability of european data. According to Eurostat, a business birth corresponds to the emergence of a new legal, market-oriented, and productive entity with no predecessor. This concept of business birth is based on the establishment of new production means.
Business birth statistics distinguish applications for registering individual businesses under the micro-entrepreneur status. The term “conventional sole proprietorships” refers to individual businesses excluding micro-entrepreneurs, while “conventional businesses” refers to all businesses excluding micro-entrepreneurs.
Sectoral trends are presented in descending order of their contribution to the overall change in business births.
Long-term data series are available at the bottom of the web version of this publication, and additional methodological information can be found under the “Documentation’ tab.
Next release: 23 July 2025, at 8:45 a.m.
Documentation
Note on Methodology 2024 (2024.pdf,252 Ko)
Pour en savoir plus
* 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.
The business births series is compiled using data from the Business Demography Information System (SIDE). This system is fed with data from Sirene and supplemented with information from the statistical register Sirus.
The concept of business birth presented by Insee is based on the definition established by Eurostat to ensure harmonization and comparability of european data. According to Eurostat, a business birth corresponds to the emergence of a new legal, market-oriented, and productive entity with no predecessor. This concept of business birth is based on the establishment of new production means.
Business birth statistics distinguish applications for registering individual businesses under the micro-entrepreneur status. The term “conventional sole proprietorships” refers to individual businesses excluding micro-entrepreneurs, while “conventional businesses” refers to all businesses excluding micro-entrepreneurs.
Sectoral trends are presented in descending order of their contribution to the overall change in business births.
Long-term data series are available at the bottom of the web version of this publication, and additional methodological information can be found under the “Documentation’ tab.
Next release: 23 July 2025, at 8:45 a.m.