Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region (2008-2019) by country
Countries reporting
24
Highest
1.58 million
Italy
Lowest
646
Mayotte
Median
150,786
Years covered
12
2008–2019
Data points
7,051
What the numbers show
Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region (2008-2019) is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 1.58 million in Italy; the lowest is 646 in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 150,786, and the mean is 350,969.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,443.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Mayotte (up 12,820.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 24.1%).
Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 … 2008-2019: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1.58 million | 2019 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 1.57 million | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 3 | France | 1.37 million | 2019 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 4 | Hungary | 601,195 | 2019 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 439,700 | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 384,031 | 2019 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 313,390 | 2019 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 313,390 | 2019 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 250,798 | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 234,734 | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 197,928 | 2019 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 12 | Slovakia | 150,786 | 2019 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 12 | Slovakia | 150,786 | 2019 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 150,245 | 2019 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 144,434 | 2019 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 131,127 | 2019 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 131,127 | 2019 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 82,554 | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 82,554 | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 68,710 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 68,710 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 22 | Guadeloupe | 9,037 | 2019 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 23 | Martinique | 8,100 | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 24 | Mayotte | 646 | 2019 | up 12,820.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Este 498,966
- Nord-Ovest 419,390
- Continente 370,785
- Sud 343,222
- Centro (IT) 341,320
- Ile de France 318,475
- Sur 306,383
- Cataluña 276,301
- Közép-Magyarország 271,372
- Lombardia 269,861
- Andalucía 255,554
- Česko 250,798
- Madrid 228,834
- Comunidad de Madrid 228,834
- Barcelona 203,991
- Közép-Magyarország (NUTS 2013) 194,213
- Méditerranée (NUTS 2013) 193,824
- Budapest 177,234
- Comunitat Valenciana 176,279
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 173,755
- Bassin Parisien (NUTS 2013) 172,978
- Centro (ES) 169,524
- Alföld és Észak 167,970
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 164,953
- Dunántúl 161,853
- Lazio 157,136
- Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 154,490
- West-Nederland 152,384
- Isole 150,868
- Slovensko 150,786
- Rhône-Alpes 148,690
- Manner-Suomi 148,279
- Macroregiunea Trei 148,180
- Noreste 147,106
- Noroeste 146,347
- Danmark 144,434
- Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) 140,338
- Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 140,081
- Campania 138,333
- Veneto 137,723