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In 2025 1% positive balance for the birth rate of Italian companies

The annual report by Unioncamere and InfoCamere (based on Movimprese data) on companies registered in the Chamber of Commerce Register has been published

by Marco Bellinazzo

23 January 2026

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Italy in 2025 recorded a positive balance of 56,599 enterprises between those that started up and those that ceased operations. This is a growth in the stock of enterprises of 0.96%, a higher result than both that of 2024 (+0.62%) and 2023 (+0.70%), derived from the substantial stability of new registrations (323,533 units, in line with 2024) and, above all, with a contraction of closures of existing businesses, down to 266,934 units (-6.7% compared to the previous year). At the end of 2025, therefore, the total stock of registered enterprises in Italy stands at 5,849,524 units.

These are the main findings that emerge from the Movimprese data, processed by Unioncamere and InfoCamere on the basis of the Chambers of Commerce Business Register.

"The significant reduction in terminations recorded in 2025 is a concrete sign of the resilience of the national production system," explained Unioncamere president Andrea Prete. The Movimprese data confirm the progressive downsizing of some traditional sectors, starting with agriculture and manufacturing, and the strengthening of the service economy, particularly financial, professional and business support services, which are increasingly central in accompanying the development, innovation and growth paths of the entrepreneurial fabric"

The service economy

In terms of sectors, the highest rates of increase were recorded in Financial and Insurance Activities (+5.89%) and Electricity, Gas and Steam Supply (+5.16%). On the contrary, the downsizing of traditional sectors continues: Agriculture loses more than 8,000 enterprises (-1.17%), Commerce declines by 9,840 units (-0.72%), and Manufacturing activities decline by 0.80% (-3,981 units). Construction remained tonic with a balance of 9,306 more enterprises (+1.12%).

More specifically, the most significant contribution in absolute terms came from Real Estate Activities, which closed the year with a balance of 8,265 more enterprises (+2.69%) and Specialised Construction Work (+7,430 units, representing growth of 1.41%).

A very positive performance also came from Financial Services (excluding insurance and pension funds), which recorded a leap of +18.31%, equal to 5,866 new businesses, from Accommodation (+6.61%), Advertising and Market Research (+5.89%) and Management Consulting (+5.07%). Signs of strong dynamism also came from the technology sector, with Software Production and IT Consulting increasing its base by more than 2,100 units (+3.79%).

Corporate Models and Territories

The positive annual balance is entirely attributable to joint stock companies, which increased by 66,878 units (+3.48%). Sole proprietorships returned to the positive field, albeit with a marginal increase (+1,254 units, or +0.04%), after the negative figure of 2024. On the other hand, partnerships continue to decline, losing more than 11,500 units (-1.39%).

All the geographical macro-divisions closed the year with a 'plus' sign. The most dynamic area is the Centre (+1.20%), followed by the South and Islands (+1.07%) and the North-West (+1.00%), while the North-East shows the lowest growth (+0.46%). Among the regions, Latium confirmed itself as the liveliest with a growth rate of 2.07% (+12,259 enterprises), followed by Lombardy (+1.41%, or +13,343 units) and Sicily (+1.34%). At the provincial level, the best performances in terms of growth rate were in Rome (+2.54%), Milan (+2.37%) and Syracuse (+2.11%).

Focus on the Capital

Rome has, in turn, recorded the best entrepreneurial balance at Italian level: 28,007 registrations against 16,910 terminations, equal to a positive balance of +11,097 enterprises. And a growth rate, in 2025, of 2.54% (almost three times the national average of +0.96%). The total number of registered enterprises at the end of December 2025, in Rome and its province, was 436,681, or 7.4% of the total number of Italian enterprises.

"In a general socio-political situation that is still unstable and in a global economic framework of great unpredictability," emphasises the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Rome, Lorenzo Tagliavanti, "induce a certain optimism and confirm a tenacious dynamism of our productive fabric. Rome and Lazio, in 2025, respectively recorded the best growth rate among Italian cities and regions: an important and encouraging result. The Jubilee and PNRR have contributed to consolidating a new investment cycle and have represented a great element of growth for our productive fabric, which, in turn, has not been unprepared. Now, however, we have a crucial challenge ahead of us: to consolidate growth and increase productivity even in the absence of extraordinary events or massive public investment. Rome and Lazio have what it takes to do this and we, in our own small way, will certainly not fail to lend our support'.