Statistics on business demography - A record number of new businesses in 2019
Neuchâtel, 14.03.2022 - In Switzerland, 42 606 businesses were started from scratch in 2019. This figure, the highest ever recorded, represents growth of 8.0% compared with the previous year. In the same year, the number of high growth enterprises also reached a record, with 4803 units (+8.1% compared with 2018). One high growth enterprise in twenty was less than five years old. Such businesses are referred to as gazelle companies. These are the some of the results from the Federal Statistical Office’s (FSO) statistics on business demography (UDEMO).
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Andrea Grossi, FSO, Economic Structure and Analyses, tel.: +41 58 463 66 40,
e-mail: Andrea.Grossi@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
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