What the Data Shows
The comparison covers enterprise births as a share of active enterprises across 13 Greek regions for 2022. The rate is newly born enterprises as a percentage of active enterprises. Attica ranks first at 11.3%, ahead of South Aegean at 10%. North Aegean records the lowest included value at 7%, a range of 4.3 percentage points from the leader.
Data table
Unit: percent of active enterprises · Period: 2022
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | Attica | 11.3% | 2022 |
| 2 | South Aegean | 10% | 2022 |
| 3 | Central Macedonia | 9.9% | 2022 |
| 4 | Ionian Islands | 9.6% | 2022 |
| 5 | Western Macedonia | 8.9% | 2022 |
| 6 | Thessaly | 8.7% | 2022 |
| 7 | Western Greece | 8.7% | 2022 |
| 8 | Epirus | 8.4% | 2022 |
| 9 | Crete | 8.3% | 2022 |
| 10 | Peloponnese | 8.2% | 2022 |
| 11 | Eastern Macedonia & Thrace | 8.1% | 2022 |
Sources
Source 1: Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2025 — Business
Publisher: Eurostat
Dataset/table: Enterprise birth rate
Units: percent of active enterprises
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Provides enterprise births as a share of active enterprises for the Greek regions in 2022.
Data notes & caveats
The rate is newly born enterprises as a percentage of active enterprises. The page retains all 13 eligible Greek regions, while the graphic focuses on 11.
Methodology
Eurostat’s 2025 Regional Yearbook supplies enterprise births as a share of active enterprises for the included Greek regions. All values use the common 2022 reference period and percent of active enterprises basis, and are ordered highest to lowest using unrounded figures.
Source consistency notes
All included values use the same Eurostat source family, 2022 reference period, regional level and percent of active enterprises basis. No Greek area is supplemented from another source family.
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