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How many businesses are created in France each year, what share are micro-entrepreneurs, in which sectors, and how many businesses fail.
Years 2022 to 2025 · INSEE series retrieved on 4 November 2026 · by Martin Adamec
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| Year | Creations | of which companies | of which sole traders (excl. micro) | of which micro-entrepreneurs | Micro share | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,061,969 | 293,158 | 121,705 | 647,106 | 60.9% | 41,241 |
| 2023 | 1,051,476 | 269,905 | 114,125 | 667,446 | 63.5% | 56,274 |
| 2024 | 1,111,238 | 284,564 | 110,480 | 716,194 | 64.5% | 66,123 |
| 2025 | 1,165,795 | 301,337 | 105,916 | 758,542 | 65.1% | 68,540 |
The three categories of creations add up exactly to the total. The series are revised with each release; latest quarter published: Q3 2026 for creations, Q2 2026 for failures. Over the twelve months to the end of August 2026, INSEE counts 70,766 failures (raw rolling total).
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| Sector | NAF | 2024 | 2025 | Change | Micro share 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry | B–E | 70,684 | 71,136 | +0.6% | 58.2% |
| Construction | F | 89,016 | 85,629 | −3.8% | 58.5% |
| Trade, repair of motor vehicles | G | 155,342 | 172,614 | +11.1% | 61.5% |
| Transportation and storage | H | 106,726 | 112,800 | +5.7% | 87.4% |
| Accommodation and food services | I | 44,374 | 47,345 | +6.7% | 44.2% |
| Information and communication | J | 69,288 | 74,999 | +8.2% | 71.0% |
| Financial and insurance activities | K | 34,690 | 29,872 | −13.9% | 14.6% |
| Real estate activities | L | 36,472 | 39,603 | +8.6% | 44.4% |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities, administrative and support services | M–N | 275,877 | 299,312 | +8.5% | 66.8% |
| Public administration, education, human health and social work | O–Q | 103,769 | 107,352 | +3.5% | 61.8% |
| Other service activities | R–U | 125,000 | 125,133 | +0.1% | 79.9% |
| Total | 1,111,238 | 1,165,795 | +4.9% | 65.1% |
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| Sector | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,443 | 1,679 | +16.4% |
| Industry | 4,252 | 4,402 | +3.5% |
| Construction | 14,825 | 14,373 | −3.0% |
| Trade, repair of motor vehicles | 13,808 | 13,843 | +0.3% |
| Transportation and storage | 2,993 | 3,195 | +6.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 8,551 | 9,310 | +8.9% |
| Information and communication | 1,995 | 2,083 | +4.4% |
| Financial and insurance activities | 1,684 | 1,615 | −4.1% |
| Real estate activities | 2,575 | 2,573 | −0.1% |
| Business support services | 7,917 | 8,573 | +8.3% |
| Education, human health, social work and household services | 5,987 | 6,751 | +12.8% |
| Sum of sectors | 66,030 | 68,397 | +3.6% |
The sum of the sectors is lower than the all-sector total (66,123 in 2024, 68,540 in 2025): the overall series includes failures not assigned to any of the published sectors.
The figures come from INSEE; you may reuse them with attribution. Suggestion:
basedecontacts.fr: Business creations and failures in France 2022–2025. Based on INSEE, macro-economic database, series 010756084 and 001656164. Retrieved on 4 November 2026. https://basedecontacts.fr/en/donnees/creations-et-defaillances/
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