Enterprise birth rate in Greece
New enterprises in Greece equalled 9.1% of active enterprises in 2024.
Greece, 2024
9.1%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.0%
Position in 2024
25th of 34
Enterprise birth rate in Greece over time
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% of active enterprises. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.1% | 10.4% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | 10.5% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 7.2%b (break in time series) | 10.8% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 8.5% in 2023.
- Since 2021, when it was 7.2%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Greece has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.4%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Industrial production
112.6p (Provisional) (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
0.7%p (Provisional)
September 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
4.28%
July 2026 · ECB
Industry share of GDP
15.2%
2025 · World Bank
New businesses registered
16,000 companies
2024 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
21.3%
2024 · World Bank