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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
1 Cayman Islands 201
2 Isle of Man 34
3 Hong Kong SAR, China 29
4 Estonia 27
5 Turks and Caicos Islands 24
6 Cabo Verde 22
7 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 20
8 Luxembourg 20
9 United Kingdom 19
10 St. Kitts and Nevis 19
11 Australia 18
12 Montenegro 18
13 New Zealand 16
14 China 16
15 Liechtenstein 16
16 Naoero 15
17 Croatia 15
18 Mauritius 14
19 Botswana 13
20 Belize 13
21 Singapore 12
22 South Africa 11
23 Portugal 11
24 Iceland 11
25 Bulgaria 10
26 Malta 8
27 Kosovo 8
28 Norway 8
29 Cote d'Ivoire 8
30 Mongolia 8
31 Barbados 8
32 Georgia 8
33 Romania 7
34 Sweden 7
35 Latvia 7
36 Denmark 7
37 France 7
38 Namibia 7
39 Brazil 7
40 Ireland 7
41 Costa Rica 6
42 Bahrain 6
43 Finland 6
44 Slovak Republic 6
45 Saudi Arabia 5
46 North Macedonia 5
47 Peru 5
48 Moldova 5
49 Eswatini 4
50 Czechia 4
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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