Insee Première ·
February 2024 · n° 1984Business births in 2023 Slight decrease in business births in 2023
In 2023, the number of business births in France remained at high levels, with 1,051,500 new businesses created. After a sharp increase between 2016 and 2021, the amont of business births tended to stabilise, falling by 1% in 2023 after a 1% rise in the previous year.
The numbers of company births fell by 8% and conventional sole proprietorships’ births by 6%, while the number of micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations continued to rise (+3%).
Business set-ups fell back in most sectors, particularly in professional, scientific and technical activities (-8%), construction (-8%) and real estate activities (-12%). Conversely, they continued to rise in administrative and support services activities (+17%).
At the time of their establishment, only 2% of businesses had employees. This proportion fell to 5% in 2023 for companies, compared with 12% ten years ago.