Enterprise death rate i
33 countries with data for 2024 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: % · Basic
Source: Eurostat (bd_size), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU279.2%
Euro area9.0%
Spain7.6% 16 of 33
Simple average9.4%
Highest · 
Estonia29.2%
Estonia29.2%Lowest · 
Albania0.8%
Albania0.8%Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 9.2% | +1.1 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 9.0% | +1.0 pp | — |
| 1 | Albania | 0.8% | +0.1 pp | — |
| 2 |  Greece | 3.9% | +0.6 pp | 1/27 |
| 3 |  Malta | 4.4% | -6.8 pp | 2/27 |
| 4 |  Montenegro | 4.8% | — | — |
| 5 |  Norway | 4.9% | -4.2 pp | — |
| 6 |  Austria | 5.3% | -0.5 pp | 3/27 |
| 7 |  Belgium | 5.7% | +1.1 pp | 4/27 |
| 8 |  Cyprus | 5.9% | +0.2 pp | 5/27 |
| 9 |  Italy | 6.4% | -0.0 pp | 6/27 |
| 10 |  Netherlands | 6.5% | +1.7 pp | 7/27 |
| 11 |  Czechia | 6.6% | -1.2 pp | 8/27 |
| 12 |  Croatia | 7.0% | +0.3 pp | 9/27 |
| 13 |  Latvia | 7.2% | -2.2 pp | 10/27 |
| 14 |  Slovenia | 7.2% | -0.4 pp | 11/27 |
| 15 |  Iceland | 7.3% | -1.2 pp | — |
| 16 |  Spain | 7.6% | -0.2 pp | 12/27 |
| 17 |  Sweden | 7.7% | +1.8 pp | 13/27 |
| 18 |  Romania | 7.8% | +1.4 pp | 14/27 |
| 19 |  Luxembourg | 8.3% | +0.6 pp | 15/27 |
| 20 |  Finland | 9.2% | +2.4 pp | 16/27 |
| 21 |  Serbia | 9.7% | +0.8 pp | — |
| 22 |  Denmark | 10.1% | +1.7 pp | 17/27 |
| 23 |  Germany | 10.2% | +2.3 pp | 18/27 |
| 24 |  France | 10.9% | +0.6 pp | 19/27 |
| 25 |  Portugal | 11.8% | -0.8 pp | 20/27 |
| 26 |  Poland | 12.2% | +1.9 pp | 21/27 |
| 27 |  Hungary | 12.8% | +3.6 pp | 22/27 |
| 28 |  Slovakia | 14.5% | +4.8 pp | 23/27 |
| 29 |  Bulgaria | 15.0% | +7.0 pp | 24/27 |
| 30 |  North Macedonia | 15.0% | +8.8 pp | — |
| 31 |  Lithuania | 15.6% | +3.0 pp | 25/27 |
| 32 |  Ireland | 16.9% | +6.0 pp | 26/27 |
| 33 | Estonia | 29.2% | +18.0 pp | 27/27 |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest enterprise death rate?
- Estonia, with 29.2% in 2024. The EU27 figure is 9.2%.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 7.6% in 2024, rank 16 of 33 countries.
- What does enterprise death rate measure?
- Enterprise death rate, in %. A lower value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the enterprise death 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 death 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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