Enterprise birth rate i
34 countries with data for 2024 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: % · Basic
Source: Eurostat (bd_size), retrieved 2026-10-16 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU2710.4%
Euro area10.4%
Spain9.4% 23 of 34
Simple average10.9%
Highest · 
Lithuania17.5%
Lithuania17.5%Lowest · 
Austria6.3%
Austria6.3%Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 10.4% | -0.1 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 10.4% | -0.1 pp | — |
| 1 | Lithuania | 17.5% | -2.2 pp | 1/27 |
| 2 |  Portugal | 16.1% | -0.7 pp | 2/27 |
| 3 |  Türkiye | 15.8% | +0.4 pp | — |
| 4 |  Malta | 14.4% | -2.7 pp | 3/27 |
| 5 |  France | 14.2% | +0.1 pp | 4/27 |
| 6 |  Latvia | 13.9% | +1.0 pp | 5/27 |
| 7 |  Montenegro | 12.4% | — | — |
| 8 |  Finland | 12.2% | +3.2 pp | 6/27 |
| 9 |  Albania | 12.2% | +1.6 pp | — |
| 10 |  Estonia | 12.1% | -2.2 pp | 7/27 |
| 11 |  Croatia | 11.9% | -0.7 pp | 8/27 |
| 12 |  Romania | 11.6% | -0.8 pp | 9/27 |
| 13 |  Serbia | 11.4% | -1.1 pp | — |
| 14 |  Poland | 11.2% | -0.2 pp | 10/27 |
| 15 |  Iceland | 11.2% | -0.0 pp | — |
| 16 |  Slovakia | 10.9% | -0.8 pp | 11/27 |
| 17 |  Ireland | 10.8% | -1.0 pp | 12/27 |
| 18 |  Norway | 10.7% | -1.1 pp | — |
| 19 |  Bulgaria | 10.4% | -0.3 pp | 13/27 |
| 20 |  Slovenia | 10.0% | -0.5 pp | 14/27 |
| 21 |  Cyprus | 9.7% | +0.0 pp | 15/27 |
| 22 |  Czechia | 9.6% | +0.5 pp | 16/27 |
| 23 |  Spain | 9.4% | +0.3 pp | 17/27 |
| 24 |  North Macedonia | 9.3% | +0.1 pp | — |
| 25 |  Greece | 9.1% | +0.7 pp | 18/27 |
| 26 |  Sweden | 9.0% | +0.3 pp | 19/27 |
| 27 |  Hungary | 8.6% | -0.8 pp | 20/27 |
| 28 |  Luxembourg | 8.5% | -0.5 pp | 21/27 |
| 29 |  Netherlands | 8.2% | -1.2 pp | 22/27 |
| 30 |  Belgium | 8.0% | -0.2 pp | 23/27 |
| 31 |  Italy | 7.9% | +0.2 pp | 24/27 |
| 32 |  Germany | 7.8% | -0.6 pp | 25/27 |
| 33 |  Denmark | 7.2% | -0.1 pp | 26/27 |
| 34 | Austria | 6.3% | +0.1 pp | 27/27 |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest enterprise birth rate?
- Lithuania, with 17.5% in 2024. The EU27 figure is 10.4%.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 9.4% in 2024, rank 23 of 34 countries.
- What does enterprise birth rate measure?
- Enterprise birth rate, in %. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the enterprise birth rate data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset bd_size («Business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is enterprise birth rate updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2024; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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