New businesses registered in France
286,548 companies were registered in France in 2024.
France, 2024
286,548
Change from 2023
+4.4%
New businesses registered in France over time
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New limited liability companies. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 286,548 companies |
| 2023 | 274,417 companies |
| 2022 | 287,719 companies |
| 2021 | 276,181 companies |
| 2020 | 220,848 companies |
| 2019 | 225,217 companies |
| 2018 | 207,924 companies |
| 2017 | 204,009 companies |
| 2016 | 195,769 companies |
| 2015 | 179,279 companies |
| 2014 | 174,280 companies |
| 2013 | 169,299 companies |
| 2012 | 170,485 companies |
| 2011 | 176,441 companies |
| 2010 | 172,814 companies |
| 2009 | 160,061 companies |
| 2008 | 172,490 companies |
| 2007 | 174,126 companies |
| 2006 | 157,715 companies |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.4% from 274,417 companies in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 174,280 companies, the figure has changed by +64.4%.
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