Japan New Business Registrations (Number per Year) (2024)
Japan's New Business Registrations (Number per Year): 41,946 number of registrations in 2024, +2.4% YoY. World Bank (IC.BUS.NREG), 2006–2024.
Japan (2024)
41,946
number of registrations
+2.4% YoY
YoY Change
+2.4%
number of registrations
Trend
up
Series length
19
years of data
Data
| Year | number of registrations | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,946 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 40,946 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 37,312 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 37,275 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 33,411 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 30,733 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 29,243 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 27,442 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 23,944 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 22,387 | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 19,972 | +35.6% |
| 2013 | 14,729 | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 11,031 | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 9,246 | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 7,269 | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 5,884 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 5,503 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 6,187 | +79.3% |
| 2006 | 3,450 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Japan recorded 41,946 number of registrations in 2024. The latest change was +1,000. Across 2006–2024 the series ranges from 3,450 in 2006 to 41,946 in 2024.
This page tracks the number of new limited liability companies registered per year in Japan from 2006 to present. New business registrations are the primary proxy for startup formation and entrepreneurial activity in the formal economy.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the number of new limited liability companies registered per year in Japan from 2006 to present. New business registrations are the primary proxy for startup formation and entrepreneurial activity in the formal economy. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2006–2024 (19 observations).
The series peaked at 41,946 number of registrations in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3,450 in 2006. The latest reading of 41,946 in 2024 represents a change of +1,000.