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Informations Rapides · 15 April 2022 · n° 94
Informations rapidesRebound in business births in March 2022 Enterprise births - March 2022

In March 2022, the number of business births for all enterprises recovered (+1,9% after a sharp decline of –4.7% in February seasonally and working-day adjusted). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations bounced back (+2.1% after –7.3%) and conventional business births recovered as well (+1.6% after –0.4%). The raw number of business births increased strongly over the last twelve months (+8.5% year on year), though at a slower pace than in the previous month (+13.6%). This increase is partly explained by the heavy fall in business births during the first lockdown in 2020.

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From the January 2022 publication, business births are calculated according to a revised scheme. This results in an increase in the level of historic series of business births. Further information about this change is available on the Documentation tab of this issue of Informations Rapides.

In March 2022, the number of business births for all enterprises recovered (+1,9% after a sharp decline of –4.7% in February seasonally and working-day adjusted). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations bounced back (+2.1% after –7.3%) and conventional business births recovered as well (+1.6% after –0.4%). The raw number of business births increased strongly over the last twelve months (+8.5% year on year), though at a slower pace than in the previous month (+13.6%). This increase is partly explained by the heavy fall in business births during the first lockdown in 2020.

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Total of entreprise start-ups Conventional businesses
2022-03 88169 34702
2022-02 86495 34148
2022-01 90775 34301
2021-12 88759 34343
2021-11 85695 34393
2021-10 87314 34080
2021-09 83378 33067
2021-08 84484 32667
2021-07 85121 34222
2021-06 88126 36446
2021-05 90016 36755
2021-04 87978 34035
2021-03 89187 33785
2021-02 89986 33643
2021-01 89191 34802
2020-12 91728 34533
2020-11 89745 33543
2020-10 86286 33091
2020-09 89323 34498
2020-08 91033 35406
2020-07 86474 32049
2020-06 77153 29416
2020-05 58491 22846
2020-04 36137 14813
2020-03 54253 22767
2020-02 73327 30881
2020-01 75106 30122
2019-12 78213 29988
2019-11 76196 31090
2019-10 73758 30326
2019-09 72987 30700
2019-08 72955 30310
2019-07 71656 30463
2019-06 69721 29265
2019-05 73336 31769
2019-04 68558 29963
2019-03 71957 31479
2019-02 70033 30666
2019-01 70719 31176
2018-12 65269 29585
2018-11 63534 28801
2018-10 65310 29768
2018-09 64976 29741
2018-08 63605 29617
2018-07 62814 29359
2018-06 64361 30261
2018-05 60598 28455
2018-04 61270 29288
2018-03 60586 28819
2018-02 60378 28808
2018-01 58239 28268
2017-12 59026 29053
2017-11 60710 31285
2017-10 57677 29472
2017-09 55521 28321
2017-08 55311 28598
2017-07 56605 28285
2017-06 53739 28207
2017-05 51457 26981
2017-04 52633 27787
2017-03 52676 27613
2017-02 52585 27882
2017-01 52536 28129
2016-12 50067 27737
2016-11 51639 27131
2016-10 49437 25849
2016-09 49907 25929
2016-08 47905 25072
2016-07 49338 26048
2016-06 49888 25996
2016-05 49790 25822
2016-04 50539 25732
2016-03 49138 25987
2016-02 50460 27341
2016-01 49954 26179
2015-12 49653 25351
2015-11 47004 24419
2015-10 47976 24740
2015-09 47889 24893
2015-08 47659 24918
2015-07 46727 23989
2015-06 46113 23523
2015-05 47222 24158
2015-04 47929 24078
2015-03 45785 22488
2015-02 46008 22720
2015-01 46119 23758
2014-12 48747 25133
2014-11 51101 25751
2014-10 48359 24895
2014-09 48653 24918
2014-08 49902 25522
2014-07 49130 25165
2014-06 47516 24762
2014-05 49560 25803
2014-04 48295 25670
2014-03 48328 25371
2014-02 47891 24895
2014-01 48667 25298
2013-12 47216 24626
2013-11 48736 25134
2013-10 48445 25778
2013-09 47747 25162
2013-08 46343 24356
2013-07 46294 24123
2013-06 48209 25194
2013-05 47241 24407
2013-04 47242 24370
2013-03 48108 25023
2013-02 47497 24493
2013-01 45985 23541
2012-12 44668 21835
2012-11 46081 21324
2012-10 46933 21963
2012-09 47140 21794
2012-08 48721 22059
2012-07 48774 22793
2012-06 48837 22380
2012-05 45991 20936
2012-04 46833 21358
2012-03 48405 22290
2012-02 47148 22077
2012-01 48009 23012
2011-12 48546 23619
2011-11 50234 24473
2011-10 45950 22253
2011-09 47899 23546
2011-08 46838 23372
2011-07 48955 23687
2011-06 46757 22349
2011-05 46218 23449
2011-04 46985 23413
2011-03 45605 23251
2011-02 47481 23588
2011-01 46327 23277
2010-12 47349 23101
2010-11 51764 23676
2010-10 54333 23809
2010-09 51176 23893
2010-08 52225 24458
2010-07 51283 23459
2010-06 47546 24354
2010-05 54139 23942
2010-04 53959 23260
2010-03 57882 23226
2010-02 56979 23006
2010-01 56467 24168
2009-12 57042 25057
2009-11 52385 23949
2009-10 51702 23061
2009-09 50951 22911
2009-08 51321 22750
2009-07 50522 22169
2009-06 51701 23275
2009-05 54809 24075
2009-04 50898 23370
2009-03 49603 23904
2009-02 43621 24940
2009-01 37088 24512
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene)

Business set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)

Business set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)
Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
Total businesses set-ups 88,759 90,775 86,495 88,169
Variation [m-o-m] % 3.6 2.3 -4.7 1.9
Conventional businesses 34,343 34,301 34,148 34,702
Variation [m-o-m] % -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 1.6
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 54,416 56,474 52,347 53,467
Variation [m-o-m] % 6.1 3.8 -7.3 2.1
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: Insee, REE (SIRENE)

Rebound in business births in business support activities and in information and communication

In March 2022, the number of business births bounced back in business support activities (+2.7% compared to the previous month) and in information and communication activities (+12.6%), after very sharp decreases in February in these sectors. However, business births decreased in trade and in transportation and storage (-3.3% in each of these sectors).

Very slight decrease in business births in the first quarter of 2022

The raw number of business births in the first quarter of 2022 decreased very slightly in comparison with the same quarter of 2021 (–0.4%). Conventional sole proprietorships’ births fell sharply (–11.2%) and micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations decreased more moderately (–1.6%). Conversely, company births increased sharply (+7.7%).

Over this period, transportation and storage activities made the strongest negative contribution to the overall change (–17,600 business births in comparison with the first quarter of 2021, representing a contribution of –6.1 points)*. Within this sector, the strongest fall was in other postal and courier activities (–18,200 business births in Q1 2022 in comparison with the same quarter of 2021).

* The contribution of a sector to the overall variation is the variation observed in this sector, weighted by the share of this sector in the total number of births.

Sharp increase in business births over the last twelve months

The raw number of business births totted up during the last twelve months went up sharply (+8.5% year on year). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations increased strongly (+6.6%), and even more company births (+20.2%), in view of the very low level of business births during the first lockdown in 2020. Conversely, conventional sole proprietorships’ births decreased (–3.7%).

Cumulated business start-ups by type

Raw data
Cumulated business start-ups by type (Raw data)
Moving total % change * Moving total
over 3 months over 12 months January – March 2022 January – March 2021
Total -0.4 8.5 286,319 287,590
Companies 7.7 20.2 78,360 72,756
Conventional sole proprietorships -11.2 -3.7 32,232 36,304
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs -1.6 6.6 175,727 178,530
  • *Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
  • Source: INSEE, REE(SIRENE)

Six business births out of ten are micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations

In March 2022, in raw data, the share of micro-entrepreneurs in business births over the last twelve months barely decreased, standing at 60.6%.

Business set-ups distribution by type

% over the twelve last months (raw data)
Business set-ups distribution by type (% over the twelve last months (raw data))
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
Companies 26.7 26.9 27.2
Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 12.4 12.3 12.2
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 61.0 60.8 60.6
  • Source: Insee, REE (issu de SIRENE)

Revisions

The variation in the overall number of business births in February 2022 is unchanged.

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Trade Business support activities
2022-03 12297 21926
2022-02 12720 21354
2022-01 12643 23446
2021-12 12932 21756
2021-11 12759 19985
2021-10 13325 20536
2021-09 13234 19331
2021-08 13028 19480
2021-07 13965 18987
2021-06 14590 19807
2021-05 15601 19918
2021-04 15063 19138
2021-03 15343 18142
2021-02 15852 18336
2021-01 17131 18244
2020-12 17760 19000
2020-11 17409 18764
2020-10 16643 18083
2020-09 17443 18567
2020-08 18384 19331
2020-07 18082 17655
2020-06 15729 16470
2020-05 13439 13463
2020-04 7846 9186
2020-03 9035 13515
2020-02 13255 15910
2020-01 13250 16917
2019-12 12794 18273
2019-11 13214 17404
2019-10 12665 16802
2019-09 12788 16988
2019-08 12805 16749
2019-07 12537 16787
2019-06 12116 16275
2019-05 13059 17223
2019-04 12593 15331
2019-03 13250 16119
2019-02 12892 15732
2019-01 13454 15600
2018-12 11993 15006
2018-11 12054 13859
2018-10 12356 14636
2018-09 12652 14435
2018-08 12504 14380
2018-07 12531 14195
2018-06 12646 14310
2018-05 11841 13642
2018-04 11985 13523
2018-03 11900 13716
2018-02 11879 13422
2018-01 11490 12977
2017-12 12033 12950
2017-11 12102 13569
2017-10 12296 12902
2017-09 11854 12257
2017-08 11751 12269
2017-07 11262 12692
2017-06 11121 12038
2017-05 10644 11272
2017-04 10978 11373
2017-03 10836 11232
2017-02 11015 11069
2017-01 11459 10888
2016-12 10234 10800
2016-11 10556 11040
2016-10 9856 10519
2016-09 10115 10799
2016-08 9432 10269
2016-07 9909 10314
2016-06 10269 10303
2016-05 10481 10334
2016-04 10488 10530
2016-03 10767 9963
2016-02 12137 10286
2016-01 10384 10477
2015-12 10165 10488
2015-11 9649 9721
2015-10 10005 9982
2015-09 9846 9747
2015-08 9685 9715
2015-07 9747 9656
2015-06 9530 9367
2015-05 10033 9468
2015-04 10006 9818
2015-03 9255 9603
2015-02 9470 9686
2015-01 9355 9666
2014-12 10091 9966
2014-11 10538 10350
2014-10 10014 9944
2014-09 10025 10054
2014-08 10222 10434
2014-07 10288 10110
2014-06 9537 9971
2014-05 10266 10183
2014-04 10000 9804
2014-03 9969 9869
2014-02 9846 9810
2014-01 10178 9883
2013-12 9807 9602
2013-11 10264 9745
2013-10 10354 9668
2013-09 10358 9515
2013-08 10252 9182
2013-07 10062 9351
2013-06 10490 9639
2013-05 9993 9547
2013-04 10014 9673
2013-03 10472 9604
2013-02 10217 9630
2013-01 9605 9288
2012-12 9447 9079
2012-11 9427 9350
2012-10 9496 9516
2012-09 9726 9320
2012-08 9822 10177
2012-07 9796 10097
2012-06 9852 9875
2012-05 9352 9561
2012-04 9375 9722
2012-03 9704 9994
2012-02 9559 9620
2012-01 9829 9700
2011-12 10095 9992
2011-11 10033 10468
2011-10 9375 9419
2011-09 10190 9772
2011-08 9643 9553
2011-07 10150 10797
2011-06 9944 9826
2011-05 9665 9351
2011-04 10084 9877
2011-03 9643 9380
2011-02 10118 10055
2011-01 9732 9827
2010-12 9817 10080
2010-11 10505 11179
2010-10 10970 12065
2010-09 10900 10766
2010-08 10920 11027
2010-07 10665 11333
2010-06 10218 9954
2010-05 11291 11741
2010-04 11321 11695
2010-03 11997 12550
2010-02 11983 12115
2010-01 11921 12272
2009-12 12328 11961
2009-11 11439 10903
2009-10 11490 10998
2009-09 11213 10873
2009-08 11200 11066
2009-07 11393 10775
2009-06 11262 11152
2009-05 12039 11642
2009-04 11180 10890
2009-03 10863 11035
2009-02 10098 8537
2009-01 9204 6782
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene)

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)
Construction Transportation and storage
2022-03 8123 6971
2022-02 7672 7212
2022-01 7811 7858
2021-12 8138 8106
2021-11 7952 8344
2021-10 7906 8470
2021-09 7627 8999
2021-08 7615 9762
2021-07 7368 8475
2021-06 7741 9028
2021-05 7696 11222
2021-04 7656 12476
2021-03 7718 13826
2021-02 7702 12913
2021-01 7679 11870
2020-12 8164 11773
2020-11 8976 11467
2020-10 7920 11268
2020-09 8211 11391
2020-08 8447 11089
2020-07 7818 10864
2020-06 7131 10182
2020-05 4792 6289
2020-04 2911 2686
2020-03 5043 4504
2020-02 7457 6331
2020-01 7360 6759
2019-12 7593 6215
2019-11 7723 6892
2019-10 7370 7163
2019-09 7289 6487
2019-08 7102 6481
2019-07 7265 6322
2019-06 6753 6794
2019-05 6815 7107
2019-04 6358 6890
2019-03 6497 7837
2019-02 6369 7492
2019-01 6392 7251
2018-12 5987 7019
2018-11 5932 6639
2018-10 6043 6469
2018-09 6003 6436
2018-08 5952 6232
2018-07 5979 6006
2018-06 6062 5881
2018-05 5573 5596
2018-04 5919 5358
2018-03 5786 4886
2018-02 5867 4707
2018-01 5491 4710
2017-12 5649 4564
2017-11 6029 4211
2017-10 5680 3696
2017-09 5342 3201
2017-08 5458 3278
2017-07 5524 3721
2017-06 5384 3182
2017-05 5358 3025
2017-04 5294 3107
2017-03 5385 3119
2017-02 5336 3313
2017-01 5361 3148
2016-12 5016 2985
2016-11 5244 2888
2016-10 5113 3108
2016-09 5287 2955
2016-08 5313 2484
2016-07 5319 3028
2016-06 5424 2874
2016-05 5317 2762
2016-04 5478 2675
2016-03 5373 2429
2016-02 5200 2317
2016-01 5517 2437
2015-12 5465 2559
2015-11 5454 2333
2015-10 5337 2328
2015-09 5802 2017
2015-08 5703 1761
2015-07 5528 1565
2015-06 5453 1578
2015-05 5689 1585
2015-04 5625 1696
2015-03 5396 1880
2015-02 5383 1224
2015-01 5454 1170
2014-12 5965 1304
2014-11 6355 2239
2014-10 6292 1217
2014-09 6262 1235
2014-08 6248 1346
2014-07 6392 1240
2014-06 6347 1100
2014-05 6557 1118
2014-04 6773 1087
2014-03 6654 1117
2014-02 7001 1135
2014-01 6858 1154
2013-12 6676 1082
2013-11 6973 1014
2013-10 6977 1003
2013-09 6543 1002
2013-08 6403 977
2013-07 6491 980
2013-06 6821 1027
2013-05 6831 1015
2013-04 6645 912
2013-03 6830 940
2013-02 6599 907
2013-01 6519 853
2012-12 6421 791
2012-11 7077 818
2012-10 7288 860
2012-09 7474 835
2012-08 7567 905
2012-07 7507 973
2012-06 7371 940
2012-05 6702 789
2012-04 6921 850
2012-03 7112 851
2012-02 6815 811
2012-01 7041 805
2011-12 6988 791
2011-11 7585 807
2011-10 6799 852
2011-09 7022 822
2011-08 7300 930
2011-07 6858 826
2011-06 6857 797
2011-05 6931 821
2011-04 6773 845
2011-03 6791 812
2011-02 6777 798
2011-01 6568 818
2010-12 7020 780
2010-11 7923 827
2010-10 8037 845
2010-09 7714 847
2010-08 7460 807
2010-07 7148 819
2010-06 6726 778
2010-05 7975 854
2010-04 7849 821
2010-03 8517 921
2010-02 8464 846
2010-01 8126 883
2009-12 8117 765
2009-11 7564 723
2009-10 7388 759
2009-09 7323 709
2009-08 7012 756
2009-07 7148 724
2009-06 6976 769
2009-05 6911 823
2009-04 6659 741
2009-03 6265 719
2009-02 6009 710
2009-01 4939 647
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene)

Number of monthly business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)

SA-WDA *
Number of monthly business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs) (SA-WDA *)
NA Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
Total 90,775 86,495 88,169
Industry BE 4,407 4,641 4,502
Of which Manufacturing C 3,410 3,462 3,598
Construction FZ 7,811 7,672 8,123
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities GI 23,376 23,062 22,533
Trade G 12,643 12,720 12,297
Transportation and storage H 7,858 7,212 6,971
Accommodation and food service activities I 2,875 3,130 3,265
Information and communication JZ 5,003 4,529 5,099
Financial and insurance activities KZ 2,826 2,973 3,089
Real estate activities LZ 3,560 3,564 3,915
Business support activities MN 23,446 21,354 21,926
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities OQ 9,944 9,114 8,893
Other services activities RS 10,401 9,586 10,088
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: Insee, REE (SIRENE)

Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)

In %
Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs) (In %) - ** Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
NA Mar-22/Feb-22 Moving total % change**
SA-WDA * over 3 months over 12 months
Total 1.9 -0.4 8.5
Industry BE -3.0 14.4 23.2
Of which Manufacturing C 3.9 2.4 13.1
Construction FZ 5.9 2.2 7.6
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities GI -2.3 -30.9 -13.9
Trade G -3.3 -21.2 -13.8
Transportation and storage H -3.3 -42.7 -12.4
Accommodation and food service activities I 4.3 -31.9 -18.0
Information and communication JZ 12.6 15.8 21.6
Financial and insurance activities KZ 3.9 11.7 26.7
Real estate activities LZ 9.8 6.6 16.6
Business support activities MN 2.7 21.7 20.3
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities OQ -2.4 19.0 22.2
Other services activities RS 5.2 31.7 38.3
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • ** Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
  • Source: Insee, REE (SIRENE)

For further information

The business births data are build from the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE). This register is itself supplied with data from Sirene and enriched with elements from the Sirus statistical register.

The definition of creation adopted by INSEE is based on the concept defined by Eurostat, to harmonize and compare European data.

The appearance of a market producer legal unit with no predecessor is considered to be a newly created enterprise by Eurostat. This concept of creation relies on new production resources.

The business start-up statistics include applications for start-ups as micro-entrepreneurs, starting from the data relating to January 2009. Since this date, sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional sole proprietorships and start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional businesses.

Additional informations (time series) are available at the bottom of this page.

Next issue: 20 May 2022 at 8:45am

Documentation

Methodology (pdf,108 Ko)

Overhaul of the system for calculating business start-ups (pdf,102 Ko)

Business start-ups

Aggregated classification - NA, 2008

Pour en savoir plus

The business births data are build from the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE). This register is itself supplied with data from Sirene and enriched with elements from the Sirus statistical register.

The definition of creation adopted by INSEE is based on the concept defined by Eurostat, to harmonize and compare European data.

The appearance of a market producer legal unit with no predecessor is considered to be a newly created enterprise by Eurostat. This concept of creation relies on new production resources.

The business start-up statistics include applications for start-ups as micro-entrepreneurs, starting from the data relating to January 2009. Since this date, sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional sole proprietorships and start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional businesses.

Additional informations (time series) are available at the bottom of this page.

Next issue: 20 May 2022 at 8:45am

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