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
1Cayman Islands201.0indicator value
2Isle of Man33.6indicator value
3Hong Kong28.8indicator value
4Estonia26.8indicator value
5Turks and Caicos Islands23.7indicator value
6Cape Verde21.8indicator value
7Virgin Islands, U.S.20.0indicator value
8Luxembourg19.6indicator value
9United Kingdom19.2indicator value
10Saint Kitts and Nevis18.7indicator value
11Australia18.1indicator value
12Montenegro17.9indicator value
13New Zealand16.0indicator value
14People's Republic of China15.6indicator value
15Liechtenstein15.6indicator value
16Nauru15.2indicator value
17Croatia15.2indicator value
18Mauritius14.0indicator value
19Botswana13.3indicator value
20Belize13.0indicator value
21Sint Maarten (Dutch part)12.5indicator value
22Singapore11.6indicator value
23South Africa11.5indicator value
24Portugal11.0indicator value
25Iceland10.9indicator value
26Bulgaria10.5indicator value
27Chile9.1indicator value
28Malta8.5indicator value
29Norway8.3indicator value
30Cote d'Ivoire8.3indicator value
31Mongolia8.3indicator value
32Barbados8.1indicator value
33Georgia7.6indicator value
34Romania7.5indicator value
35Sweden7.1indicator value
36Latvia7.0indicator value
37Denmark6.8indicator value
38France6.8indicator value
39Namibia6.7indicator value
40Brazil6.7indicator value
41Ireland6.6indicator value
42Costa Rica6.3indicator value
43Bahrain6.2indicator value
44Finland6.0indicator value
45Slovakia5.7indicator value
46Saudi Arabia5.5indicator value
47Puerto Rico5.3indicator value
48Belgium5.3indicator value
49The Republic of North Macedonia5.2indicator value
50Canada5.2indicator value
51Peru4.9indicator value
52Moldova, Republic of4.9indicator value
53Maldives4.8indicator value
54Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.7indicator value
55Panama4.5indicator value
56Trinidad and Tobago4.5indicator value
57Eswatini4.4indicator value
58Czech Republic4.3indicator value
59Seychelles4.3indicator value
60Antigua and Barbuda4.2indicator value
61Armenia4.1indicator value
62Hungary3.8indicator value
63Dominica3.7indicator value
64Spain3.7indicator value
65South Korea3.5indicator value
66Netherlands3.4indicator value
67Kazakhstan3.3indicator value
68Uruguay3.2indicator value
69Switzerland3.1indicator value
70Italy3.1indicator value
71Israel2.9indicator value
72Guyana2.9indicator value
73Uzbekistan2.8indicator value
74Suriname2.8indicator value
75Zimbabwe2.8indicator value
76Grenada2.7indicator value
77Rwanda2.7indicator value
78Fiji2.7indicator value
79Morocco2.7indicator value
80Slovenia2.6indicator value
81Jamaica2.6indicator value
82United Arab Emirates2.5indicator value
83Greece2.5indicator value
84Malaysia2.4indicator value
85Poland2.4indicator value
86Timor-Leste2.3indicator value
87Albania2.3indicator value
88Russian Federation2.3indicator value
89Colombia2.2indicator value
90Sao Tome and Principe2.2indicator value
91Kyrgyzstan2.2indicator value
92Kuwait2.1indicator value
93Lithuania2.1indicator value
94Serbia2.1indicator value
95Cyprus2.1indicator value
96Azerbaijan2.0indicator value
97Vietnam2.0indicator value
98Türkiye2.0indicator value
99Tunisia1.8indicator value
100Oman1.8indicator value
101Paraguay1.8indicator value
102Thailand1.7indicator value
103Kenya1.7indicator value
104Bosnia and Herzegovina1.6indicator value
105Ecuador1.6indicator value
106Gabon1.6indicator value
107Lao People's Democratic Republic1.6indicator value
108Angola1.5indicator value
109Zambia1.5indicator value
110Lesotho1.5indicator value
111Germany1.4indicator value
112Republic of The Gambia1.4indicator value
113Nepal1.4indicator value
114Ghana1.4indicator value
115Belarus1.3indicator value
116Senegal1.2indicator value
117Sri Lanka1.2indicator value
118El Salvador1.1indicator value
119Tuvalu1.1indicator value
120Nigeria1.1indicator value
121Uganda1.1indicator value
122Saint Lucia1.1indicator value
123Togo1.0indicator value
124Guatemala1.0indicator value
125Austria1.0indicator value
126Burundi1.0indicator value
127Mexico1.0indicator value
128Indonesia0.9indicator value
129Mauritania0.8indicator value
130Algeria0.8indicator value
131Burkina Faso0.8indicator value
132Comoros0.8indicator value
133Sierra Leone0.7indicator value
134Samoa0.7indicator value
135Tonga0.7indicator value
136Benin0.7indicator value
137Guinea0.7indicator value
138Djibouti0.7indicator value
139Papua New Guinea0.7indicator value
140Jordan0.7indicator value
141Ethiopia0.6indicator value
142Islamic Republic of Iran0.6indicator value
143Japan0.6indicator value
144Argentina0.5indicator value
145Philippines0.5indicator value
146Bolivia0.5indicator value
147Brunei Darussalam0.5indicator value
148Guinea-Bissau0.5indicator value
149Cambodia0.5indicator value
150Republic of the Congo0.4indicator value
151Honduras0.4indicator value
152Egypt0.3indicator value
153Mali0.3indicator value
154Mozambique0.2indicator value
155Marshall Islands0.2indicator value
156Pakistan0.2indicator value
157India0.2indicator value
158State of Palestine0.2indicator value
159Chad0.1indicator value
160Madagascar0.1indicator value
161Iraq0.1indicator value
162Democratic Republic of the Congo0.1indicator value
163Niger0.1indicator value
164Central African Republic0.1indicator value
165Bhutan0.1indicator value
166Bangladesh0.1indicator value
167Liberia0.1indicator value
168Somalia0.0indicator 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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