France vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: New business density

France
6.82 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.5893 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2022
France rank
38th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
37th

New business density over time

  • France
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0246200620152024

How they compare

France currently reports 6.82 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 0.5893 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 6.23 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.

That makes France's figure about 11.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th of 177 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 3.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.3797 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 3.6 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 France
2010s 4.48 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.4836 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 3.99 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 France
2020s 6.25 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.5939 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 5.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new business density, France or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
France, at 6.82 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 0.5893 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in new business density between France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
6.23 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for new business density?
France ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
Unit
new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
Source
Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 3,644 data points, 2006–2024
Last refreshed

The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.