Enterprise birth rate in Sweden
New enterprises in Sweden equalled 9.0% of active enterprises in 2024.
Sweden, 2024
9.0%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.0%
Position in 2024
26th of 34
Enterprise birth rate in Sweden over time
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% of active enterprises. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.0% | 10.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | 10.5% |
| 2022 | 9.4%b (break in time series) | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | 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 8.7% in 2023.
- Since 2021, when it was 8.2%, the figure has changed by +0.8 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, Sweden has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.4%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Industrial production
107.0 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
-2.4%p (Provisional)
September 2026 · Eurostat
Industry share of GDP
21.0%
2025 · World Bank
New businesses registered
46,622 companies
2024 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
56.2%
2024 · World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
12.5%
2025 · World Bank