Enterprise birth rate in Austria
New enterprises in Austria equalled 6.3% of active enterprises in 2024.
Austria, 2024
6.3%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.0%
Position in 2024
34th of 34
Enterprise birth rate in Austria over time
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% of active enterprises. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Austria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.3% | 10.4% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | 10.5% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | 10.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 6.2% in 2023.
- Since 2021, when it was 6.0%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Austria has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.4%.
More for Austria
All statistics for Austria
Industrial production
103.3 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
-0.7%p (Provisional)
September 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
3.90%
September 2026 · ECB
Industry share of GDP
24.0%
2025 · World Bank
New businesses registered
5,982 companies
2023 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
47.1%
2024 · World Bank