Enterprise birth rate in Netherlands
New enterprises in Netherlands equalled 8.2% of active enterprises in 2024.
Netherlands, 2024
8.2%
Change from 2023
−1.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.0%
Position in 2024
29th of 34
Enterprise birth rate in Netherlands over time
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% of active enterprises. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | 10.5% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | 10.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 9.4% in 2023.
- Since 2021, when it was 11.0%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.4%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Industrial production
101.1p (Provisional) (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
8.8%p (Provisional)
September 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
3.16%
September 2026 · ECB
Industry share of GDP
17.7%
2025 · World Bank
New businesses registered
39,055 companies
2022 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
54.2%
2024 · World Bank