New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

For 2024, New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) is led by Cayman Islands at 201. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

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

Countries ranked 134
Snapshot year 2024
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0.050.3101151201Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 201201Isle of ManIsle of Man: 3433.6Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 2928.8EstoniaEstonia: 2726.8Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 2423.7Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 2221.8Virgin Islands (U.S.)Virgin Islands (U.S.): 2020.0LuxembourgLuxembourg: 2019.6United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 1919.2St. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis: 1918.7AustraliaAustralia: 1818.1MontenegroMontenegro: 1817.9
Rank Country Value
51 Seychelles 4
52 Antigua and Barbuda 4
53 Armenia 4
54 Hungary 4
55 Dominica 4
56 Spain 4
57 Kazakhstan 3
58 Uruguay 3
59 Italy 3
60 Israel 3
61 Guyana 3
62 Uzbekistan 3
63 Zimbabwe 3
64 Rwanda 3
65 Fiji 3
66 Morocco 3
67 Slovenia 3
68 Jamaica 3
69 Greece 2
70 Malaysia 2
71 Poland 2
72 Albania 2
73 Russian Federation 2
74 Colombia 2
75 Kyrgyz Republic 2
76 Kuwait 2
77 Lithuania 2
78 Serbia 2
79 Cyprus 2
80 Azerbaijan 2
81 Viet Nam 2
82 Turkiye 2
83 Tunisia 2
84 Paraguay 2
85 Thailand 2
86 Kenya 2
87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
88 Ecuador 2
89 Gabon 2
90 Lao PDR 2
91 Angola 2
92 Zambia 2
93 Germany 1
94 Gambia, The 1
95 Ghana 1
96 Senegal 1
97 El Salvador 1
98 Uganda 1
99 St. Lucia 1
100 Togo 1
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Cayman Islands sits at the top of the New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) distribution in 2024 at 201, with a lead of 167 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Slovenia at 3, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Somalia, Fed. Rep. (0), and the page currently covers 134 countries.

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