demographic2026
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
6.0indicator value
Median: 2.4indicator value
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Cayman Islands
201.0indicator value
Lowest
Somalia
0.0indicator value
Top 5 Countries
1Cayman Islands201.0indicator value
2Isle of Man33.6indicator value
3Hong Kong28.8indicator value
4Estonia26.8indicator value
5Turks and Caicos Islands23.7indicator value
By Region
Oceania17.1indicator value(2 countries)
Europe7.0indicator value(31 countries)
Other6.5indicator value(94 countries)
South America4.0indicator value(7 countries)
Asia4.0indicator value(22 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0indicator value)High (201.0indicator value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.0indicator value)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
Other (94)
South America (7)
Asia (22)
Africa (9)
North America (3)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 201.0indicator value |
| 2 | Isle of Man | 33.6indicator value |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 28.8indicator value |
| 4 | Estonia | 26.8indicator value |
| 5 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23.7indicator value |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 21.8indicator value |
| 7 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 20.0indicator value |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 19.6indicator value |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 19.2indicator value |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.7indicator value |
| 11 | Australia | 18.1indicator value |
| 12 | Montenegro | 17.9indicator value |
| 13 | New Zealand | 16.0indicator value |
| 14 | People's Republic of China | 15.6indicator value |
| 15 | Liechtenstein | 15.6indicator value |
| 16 | Nauru | 15.2indicator value |
| 17 | Croatia | 15.2indicator value |
| 18 | Mauritius | 14.0indicator value |
| 19 | Botswana | 13.3indicator value |
| 20 | Belize | 13.0indicator value |
| 21 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 12.5indicator value |
| 22 | Singapore | 11.6indicator value |
| 23 | South Africa | 11.5indicator value |
| 24 | Portugal | 11.0indicator value |
| 25 | Iceland | 10.9indicator value |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 10.5indicator value |
| 27 | Chile | 9.1indicator value |
| 28 | Malta | 8.5indicator value |
| 29 | Norway | 8.3indicator value |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.3indicator value |
| 31 | Mongolia | 8.3indicator value |
| 32 | Barbados | 8.1indicator value |
| 33 | Georgia | 7.6indicator value |
| 34 | Romania | 7.5indicator value |
| 35 | Sweden | 7.1indicator value |
| 36 | Latvia | 7.0indicator value |
| 37 | Denmark | 6.8indicator value |
| 38 | France | 6.8indicator value |
| 39 | Namibia | 6.7indicator value |
| 40 | Brazil | 6.7indicator value |
| 41 | Ireland | 6.6indicator value |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 6.3indicator value |
| 43 | Bahrain | 6.2indicator value |
| 44 | Finland | 6.0indicator value |
| 45 | Slovakia | 5.7indicator value |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 5.5indicator value |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 5.3indicator value |
| 48 | Belgium | 5.3indicator value |
| 49 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.2indicator value |
| 50 | Canada | 5.2indicator value |
| 51 | Peru | 4.9indicator value |
| 52 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.9indicator value |
| 53 | Maldives | 4.8indicator value |
| 54 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.7indicator value |
| 55 | Panama | 4.5indicator value |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.5indicator value |
| 57 | Eswatini | 4.4indicator value |
| 58 | Czech Republic | 4.3indicator value |
| 59 | Seychelles | 4.3indicator value |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.2indicator value |
| 61 | Armenia | 4.1indicator value |
| 62 | Hungary | 3.8indicator value |
| 63 | Dominica | 3.7indicator value |
| 64 | Spain | 3.7indicator value |
| 65 | South Korea | 3.5indicator value |
| 66 | Netherlands | 3.4indicator value |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 3.3indicator value |
| 68 | Uruguay | 3.2indicator value |
| 69 | Switzerland | 3.1indicator value |
| 70 | Italy | 3.1indicator value |
| 71 | Israel | 2.9indicator value |
| 72 | Guyana | 2.9indicator value |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 2.8indicator value |
| 74 | Suriname | 2.8indicator value |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 2.8indicator value |
| 76 | Grenada | 2.7indicator value |
| 77 | Rwanda | 2.7indicator value |
| 78 | Fiji | 2.7indicator value |
| 79 | Morocco | 2.7indicator value |
| 80 | Slovenia | 2.6indicator value |
| 81 | Jamaica | 2.6indicator value |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 2.5indicator value |
| 83 | Greece | 2.5indicator value |
| 84 | Malaysia | 2.4indicator value |
| 85 | Poland | 2.4indicator value |
| 86 | Timor-Leste | 2.3indicator value |
| 87 | Albania | 2.3indicator value |
| 88 | Russian Federation | 2.3indicator value |
| 89 | Colombia | 2.2indicator value |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.2indicator value |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2indicator value |
| 92 | Kuwait | 2.1indicator value |
| 93 | Lithuania | 2.1indicator value |
| 94 | Serbia | 2.1indicator value |
| 95 | Cyprus | 2.1indicator value |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 2.0indicator value |
| 97 | Vietnam | 2.0indicator value |
| 98 | Türkiye | 2.0indicator value |
| 99 | Tunisia | 1.8indicator value |
| 100 | Oman | 1.8indicator value |
| 101 | Paraguay | 1.8indicator value |
| 102 | Thailand | 1.7indicator value |
| 103 | Kenya | 1.7indicator value |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.6indicator value |
| 105 | Ecuador | 1.6indicator value |
| 106 | Gabon | 1.6indicator value |
| 107 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.6indicator value |
| 108 | Angola | 1.5indicator value |
| 109 | Zambia | 1.5indicator value |
| 110 | Lesotho | 1.5indicator value |
| 111 | Germany | 1.4indicator value |
| 112 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.4indicator value |
| 113 | Nepal | 1.4indicator value |
| 114 | Ghana | 1.4indicator value |
| 115 | Belarus | 1.3indicator value |
| 116 | Senegal | 1.2indicator value |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 1.2indicator value |
| 118 | El Salvador | 1.1indicator value |
| 119 | Tuvalu | 1.1indicator value |
| 120 | Nigeria | 1.1indicator value |
| 121 | Uganda | 1.1indicator value |
| 122 | Saint Lucia | 1.1indicator value |
| 123 | Togo | 1.0indicator value |
| 124 | Guatemala | 1.0indicator value |
| 125 | Austria | 1.0indicator value |
| 126 | Burundi | 1.0indicator value |
| 127 | Mexico | 1.0indicator value |
| 128 | Indonesia | 0.9indicator value |
| 129 | Mauritania | 0.8indicator value |
| 130 | Algeria | 0.8indicator value |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 0.8indicator value |
| 132 | Comoros | 0.8indicator value |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 0.7indicator value |
| 134 | Samoa | 0.7indicator value |
| 135 | Tonga | 0.7indicator value |
| 136 | Benin | 0.7indicator value |
| 137 | Guinea | 0.7indicator value |
| 138 | Djibouti | 0.7indicator value |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7indicator value |
| 140 | Jordan | 0.7indicator value |
| 141 | Ethiopia | 0.6indicator value |
| 142 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.6indicator value |
| 143 | Japan | 0.6indicator value |
| 144 | Argentina | 0.5indicator value |
| 145 | Philippines | 0.5indicator value |
| 146 | Bolivia | 0.5indicator value |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5indicator value |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5indicator value |
| 149 | Cambodia | 0.5indicator value |
| 150 | Republic of the Congo | 0.4indicator value |
| 151 | Honduras | 0.4indicator value |
| 152 | Egypt | 0.3indicator value |
| 153 | Mali | 0.3indicator value |
| 154 | Mozambique | 0.2indicator value |
| 155 | Marshall Islands | 0.2indicator value |
| 156 | Pakistan | 0.2indicator value |
| 157 | India | 0.2indicator value |
| 158 | State of Palestine | 0.2indicator value |
| 159 | Chad | 0.1indicator value |
| 160 | Madagascar | 0.1indicator value |
| 161 | Iraq | 0.1indicator value |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1indicator value |
| 163 | Niger | 0.1indicator value |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 0.1indicator value |
| 165 | Bhutan | 0.1indicator value |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 0.1indicator value |
| 167 | Liberia | 0.1indicator value |
| 168 | Somalia | 0.0indicator value |
Showing 168 of 168 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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