The number of registered enterprises in Poland rose 4.9% in the third quarter of 2025, compared to the same period a year ago, new data from Statistics Poland has revealed.
According to the data, as of the third quarter of this year, there were 2,875,994 active enterprises in Poland, of which micro-enterprises, defined as those employing up to nine individuals, represented the vast majority (95.9%).
The number of micro-enterprises in Poland rose by 5.2% in the third quarter, compared to the corresponding period a year earlier.
Sector by sector
On a sector-by-sector basis, the trade and repair of motor vehicles (17.2%) accounted for the highest percentage of all active companies, followed by construction (15.2%), and professional, scientific and technical activities (13.8%).
The smallest share of enterprises, meanwhile, was in the mining and quarrying (0.1%) and energy generation and supply (0.3%) sectors, Statistics Poland noted.
Compared to the same period a year ago, the biggest increase in the number of active enterprises in Poland in Q3 was in the education sector, which saw a 17.8% rise, followed by administration and support activities (15.9%), and arts, entertainment and recreation activities (9.2%).
Regional enterprises
On a regional basis, the largest number of active enterprises was registered in the Mazowieckie voivodship, which accounted for a fifth (20.1%) of all registered enterprises.
This was followed by the Wielkopolskie (10.3%), the Śląskie (10.2%) and the Małopolskie (10.0%) voivodships, while the Opolskie voivodship (1.9%) boasted the lowest share of enterprises.
Compared with the corresponding period a year earlier, the number of small enterprises in Poland, i.e. those employing 10 to 49 individuals, declined by 0.5%. Medium-sized enterprises, employing 50 to 249 individuals, decreased by 1.0%, while the number of large enterprises, defined as having 250 or more employees, also declined.
Collectively, small, medium and large enterprises accounted for 3.4%, 0.6% and 0.1% of all active enterprises in Poland, respectively. Read more here.
