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    Entrepreneurs

    Number of enterprise births
    29,076
    2024
    Number of young high-growth enterprises
    221
    2021-2024

    Here you can see the development in the number of enterprise births and deaths and how they are allocated across activities and types of ownership. You can also find statistics on high-growth enterprises.

    Explainer on…

    An enterprise that becomes active for the first time, or becomes active again after minimum two years of inactivity.

    An enterprise that ceases to be active.

    An enterprise that is continually active over a set period of years, after it has been characterised as an enterprise birth.

    A person who exercises influence on a newly started enterprise, either by himself or in association with others.

    An enterprise that achieves sustained growth in full time employees of minimum 20 percent each year, over a three-year period, and is characterized as an enterprise birth, one or two years before the high growth period.

    Selected statistics on Entrepreneurs

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Entrepreneurs. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Change in the number of enterprise births

    Here you can see how the number of enterprise births is changing each year.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Business Demography (DEMO14)

    Allocation of enterprise births by activity

    How are the enterprise births in Denmark allocated across activities? Here you can see how many enterprises are active in each activity. Note that enterprises are categorized by their main industry.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Business Demography (DEMO14)

    Type of ownership for enterprise births

    Here you can see the allocation of enterprise births by type of ownership.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Business Demography (DEMO15)

    Change in the number of young high-growth enterprises

    Here you can see how the number of young high-growth enterprises is changing each year.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on New high growth enterprises (VIV)
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    Enterprises and enterprise groups in Denmark
    How many enterprises and enterprise groups are active in Denmark See our subject page on enterprises and enterprise groups.
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    Board members and managers
    What characterizes the people who run enterprises in Denmark? See our subject page on board members and managers.

    Change in the number of enterprise deaths

    Here you can see how the number of enterprise deaths is changing each year.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Business Demography (DEMO14)

    On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

    Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

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    Need more data on Entrepreneurs?

    Find further details in Statbank Denmark on enterprise births, deaths and survivals as well as young high-growth enterprises, allocated by industry, municipality and enterprise size.

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