Saturday, 15 March 2025
The number of active enterprises in Poland reached 2,788,814 in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting a 3.7% increase compared to the same period in 2023. The largest share of these businesses operated in the trade and motor vehicle repair sector, accounting for 18% of all enterprises. The highest concentration of active businesses was in the Mazowieckie voivodeship, where 20.1% of all registered enterprises were based.
Micro-enterprises, employing up to nine people, continued to dominate the market, making up 95.7% of all active businesses. Their number increased by 3.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. Small enterprises, with 10 to 49 employees, accounted for 3.5% of the total and saw a modest growth of 1.6%, while large enterprises, employing 250 or more people, increased by 1.1%. In contrast, medium-sized businesses, with 50 to 249 employees, experienced a decline of 1.1%.
The most significant growth in business activity was seen in the energy generation and supply sector, which recorded a 20.9% increase. Administrative and support service activities rose by 7.7%, while the information and communication sector grew by 7.1%. Conversely, the lowest number of active enterprises was recorded in the mining and quarrying sector, which accounted for only 0.1% of the total, followed by energy generation and supply at 0.3%.
Regionally, Mazowieckie, Wielkopolskie (10.3%), and Małopolskie (9.9%) had the highest number of active enterprises. In contrast, Opolskie recorded the lowest share at 1.9%, with Lubuskie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, and Warmińsko-Mazurskie also accounting for less than 3% each. The fastest-growing regions were Mazowieckie and Małopolskie, with increases of 6.1% and 4.7%, respectively.
Among large enterprises, the manufacturing sector had the highest representation, comprising 42.5% of businesses in this category. Micro-enterprises were most prevalent in trade and motor vehicle repair (17.8%), construction (15.3%), and professional, scientific, and technical activities (14%).
The data reflects an overall positive trend in Poland’s business activity, with growth in key industries and a steady increase in the number of enterprises across various regions.
