Enterprise birth rate in Iceland
New enterprises in Iceland equalled 11.2% of active enterprises in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2015.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Iceland, 2024
11.2%e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
10.0%
Position in 2024
15th of 34
Enterprise birth rate in Iceland over time
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% of active enterprises. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.2%e (estimated) | 10.4% |
| 2023 | 11.2%e (estimated) | 10.5% |
| 2022 | 11.5%e (estimated) | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 12.8%e (estimated) | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 12.1%e (estimated) | – |
| 2019 | 11.6%e (estimated) | – |
| 2018 | 11.7%e (estimated) | – |
| 2017 | 12.6%e (estimated) | – |
| 2016 | 13.2%e (estimated) | – |
| 2015 | 12.2%e (estimated) | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 11.2% in 2023.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.2%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.4%.