Enterprise birth rate in Spain

New enterprises in Spain equalled 9.4% of active enterprises in 2024.

Measure: Enterprise birth rate Unit: % of active enterprises Data: 2021 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Spain, 2024 9.4% % of active enterprises
Change from 2023 +0.3percentage points 2023: 9.1%
European Union, 2024 10.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 10.0% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 23rd of 34 See the full ranking

Enterprise birth rate in Spain 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 SpainEuropean Union
2024 9.4% 10.4%
2023 9.1% 10.5%
2022 8.6% 10.5%
2021 9.2%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 +0.3 percentage points from 9.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2021, when it was 9.2%, the figure has changed by +0.2 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, Spain has the 23rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.4%.

Source and dates

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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
Selection
freq=A age=TOTAL sizeclas=TOTAL indic_sbs=ENT_BRTHR_PC nace_r2=B-S_X_O_S94
Observation period
2021 to 2024 for Spain
Provider update
23 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat