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France - Number of New Business Registrations and Bankruptcies 286,548

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 183 economies tracked

Latest value

286,548 (2024)

Global rank

##6 of 183 economies

vs global median

23.6×

Growth since 2006

1.82×

Ranking Race — Number of New Business Registrations and Bankruptcies

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#1020062011201620212024#5#62011 overtook South Africa2019 overtook Australia
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Real annual global ranks, 2006 - 2024. France climbed from #5 to #6 (overtook South Africa). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for France ↓

Key Events — France

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

GDP contracts as the financial crisis spreads to Europe.

2011
Overtook South Africa in global rank auto
2018
Yellow vest protests curated

Widespread protests over living costs and tax policy.

2019
Overtook Australia in global rank auto

Number of New Business Registrations and Bankruptcies, 2006-2024

World Bank WDI · Number · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20062011201620212024157,715201,050244,384287,719

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