New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) by country
The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.
Countries reporting
176
Highest
201 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
Cayman Islands
Lowest
0.0202 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
Somalia
Median
2.25 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
Years covered
19
2006–2024
Data points
3,625
What the numbers show
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 201 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Cayman Islands; the lowest is 0.0202 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.25 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, and the mean is 5.62 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,957.
Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 2,430.5%), and the largest decrease in Somalia (down 90.4%).
New business density: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 201 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 2 | Isle of Man | 33.58 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 28.85 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 4 | Estonia | 26.76 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 5 | Cape Verde | 21.76 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 575.0% | volatile |
| 6 | United States Virgin Islands | 19.96 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 19.61 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 25.3% | flat |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 19.19 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.72 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 182.0% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 18.06 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 11 | Montenegro | 17.86 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 12 | New Zealand | 16.05 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 13 | China | 15.59 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 15.57 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 1,234.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Nauru | 15.23 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Croatia | 15.21 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritius | 13.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 18 | Botswana | 13.33 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 19 | Belize | 13.01 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 339.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Singapore | 11.59 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 11.46 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 11 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 10.86 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 10.46 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 9.09 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2023 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 8.47 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 50.4% | flat |
| 27 | Kosovo | 8.35 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 375.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 8.32 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.28 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 499.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Mongolia | 8.26 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 31 | Barbados | 8.11 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 32 | Georgia | 7.62 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 7.47 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 7.08 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 7.02 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 6.85 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 37 | France | 6.82 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 38 | Qatar | 6.77 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2018 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 39 | Namibia | 6.74 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 6.67 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 147.0% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 6.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 6.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 43 | Bahrain | 6.16 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 333.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Finland | 5.97 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 45 | Slovakia | 5.68 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 5.46 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 588.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 5.33 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | up 156.1% | rising |
| 48 | Belgium | 5.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2023 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 5.18 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 50 | Canada | 5.17 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | up 2,430.5% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 4.9 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 52 | Moldova | 4.89 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 53 | Maldives | 4.85 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2023 | up 93.9% | falling |
| 54 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.66 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 55 | Panama | 4.52 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.49 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 57 | Eswatini | 4.39 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 4.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 59 | Seychelles | 4.26 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.16 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 61 | Armenia | 4.12 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 3.83 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 63 | Dominica | 3.73 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 64 | Spain | 3.67 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 65 | South Korea | 3.51 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 66 | Netherlands | 3.41 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 3.35 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Uruguay | 3.23 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 69 | Switzerland | 3.13 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 70 | Italy | 3.09 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 71 | Israel | 2.92 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 72 | Guyana | 2.9 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 2.79 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 232.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Suriname | 2.77 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 2.77 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Grenada | 2.74 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 77 | Rwanda | 2.72 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Fiji | 2.7 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Morocco | 2.66 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 80 | Slovenia | 2.62 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 81 | Jamaica | 2.6 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 184.9% | rising |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 2.48 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 83 | Greece | 2.45 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Malaysia | 2.38 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 85 | Poland | 2.38 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 86 | East Timor | 2.34 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Albania | 2.29 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 88 | Russia | 2.28 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 89 | Colombia | 2.22 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.19 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.15 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 265.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Kuwait | 2.14 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 220.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Lithuania | 2.13 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 94 | Serbia | 2.12 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 95 | Cyprus | 2.08 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 32.0% | falling |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 2 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 99.7% | rising |
| 97 | Vietnam | 2 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 124.6% | rising |
| 98 | Turkey | 1.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 99 | Tunisia | 1.82 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 100 | Oman | 1.79 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 101 | Paraguay | 1.76 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 1,308.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Thailand | 1.75 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 103 | Kenya | 1.73 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 104 | Ukraine | 1.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2017 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.64 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 106 | Ecuador | 1.59 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 1.58 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2018 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Gabon | 1.57 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 109 | Laos | 1.57 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 578.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Angola | 1.55 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Zambia | 1.5 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 1.47 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 1.45 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2018 | up 184.2% | rising |
| 114 | Germany | 1.44 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 115 | Gambia | 1.4 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 116 | Nepal | 1.4 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 117 | Ghana | 1.37 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 118 | Belarus | 1.27 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 119 | Senegal | 1.22 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 258.3% | rising |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 1.19 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | up 142.1% | rising |
| 121 | El Salvador | 1.14 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 122 | Tuvalu | 1.13 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | up 155.4% | rising |
| 123 | Nigeria | 1.12 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 1.09 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2018 | up 584.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Uganda | 1.08 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 1.06 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 127 | Togo | 1.04 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 374.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Guatemala | 1.02 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 129 | Austria | 0.9996 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 130 | Burundi | 0.9798 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Mexico | 0.954 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 132 | Indonesia | 0.9436 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | 0.8334 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 134 | Algeria | 0.8289 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 135 | Burkina Faso | 0.768 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 373.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Comoros | 0.7646 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 0.7321 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 303.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | 0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 139 | Tonga | 0.6965 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | 0.6901 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea | 0.6853 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 425.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Djibouti | 0.6756 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 143 | Jordan | 0.669 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 144 | Ethiopia | 0.6072 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Japan | 0.5756 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Argentina | 0.5246 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 147 | Philippines | 0.5071 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 148 | Bolivia | 0.4714 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 149 | Brunei | 0.4692 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4682 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 151 | Cambodia | 0.4548 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 152 | Congo | 0.4011 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 2,064.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Myanmar | 0.3939 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2018 | up 1,682.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Honduras | 0.3737 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 155 | South Sudan | 0.3033 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2016 | up 282.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Egypt | 0.2648 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | up 491.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Mali | 0.2515 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | up 132.3% | rising |
| 158 | Mozambique | 0.2452 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2020 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 0.2208 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2018 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 160 | Pakistan | 0.2023 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 410.2% | volatile |
| 161 | India | 0.1755 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 162 | Tanzania | 0.1725 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2018 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 163 | Palestine | 0.1708 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 164 | Tajikistan | 0.1472 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2018 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Chad | 0.1322 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 166 | Madagascar | 0.1204 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 167 | Iraq | 0.1168 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 168 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.1096 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 169 | Niger | 0.0998 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 332.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Central African Republic | 0.0991 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 272.8% | rising |
| 171 | Bhutan | 0.0714 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2022 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Haiti | 0.0653 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2010 | — | rising |
| 173 | Bangladesh | 0.0648 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 174 | Liberia | 0.052 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | up 230.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Kiribati | 0.0268 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2018 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 176 | Somalia | 0.0202 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Late-demographic dividend 11.29 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- European Union 4.43 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.18 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Euro area 4.38 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 11.18 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- East Asia & Pacific 10.73 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Other small states 9.64 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Upper middle income 9.26 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Small states 6.46 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- IBRD only 5.98 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Middle income 5.44 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Central Europe and the Baltics 5.28 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- High income 5.21 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- World 5.15 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Low & middle income 5.1 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- IDA & IBRD total 5.04 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Europe & Central Asia 4.89 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- OECD members 4.46 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Latin America & Caribbean 3.68 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3.62 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Caribbean Small States 3.37 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.94 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2.61 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Africa Eastern and Southern 2.42 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.86 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.86 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.86 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Pacific island small states 1.51 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Africa Western and Central 1.44 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- IDA blend 1.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.06 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.05 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Early-demographic dividend 0.8576 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- IDA total 0.854 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Arab World 0.8284 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.5893 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Lower middle income 0.4975 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0.4815 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0.4777 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
About this data
The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.