Enterprise birth rate in Romania

New enterprises in Romania equalled 11.6% of active enterprises in 2024.

Measure: Enterprise birth rate Unit: % of active enterprises Data: 2021 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Romania, 2024 11.6% % of active enterprises
Change from 2023 −0.8percentage points 2023: 12.4%
European Union, 2024 10.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 10.0% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 12th of 34 See the full ranking

Enterprise birth rate in Romania over time

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% of active enterprises. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Enterprise birth rate (% of active enterprises), 2021 to 2024
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2024 11.6% 10.4%
2023 12.4% 10.5%
2022 12.1% 10.5%
2021 11.5% 10.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 12.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2021, when it was 11.5%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.4%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
bd_size · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A age=TOTAL sizeclas=TOTAL indic_sbs=ENT_BRTHR_PC nace_r2=B-S_X_O_S94
Observation period
2021 to 2024 for Romania
Provider update
23 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat