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Indicator

Business openings and births

Companies opened in the year according to CNPJ registration (Mapa de Empresas, includes MEI) and company births according to the IBGE Central Business Register (excludes MEI). Each series has its own source, definition, and period.

Unit
businesses
Population
Mapa de Empresas: companies and MEIs registered in the CNPJ; IBGE: Cempre companies excluding MEI (all active companies through 2021; employer companies in the 2015 to 2022 series)
Territory
Brazil
Frequency
Annual
Desirable direction
No desirable direction

Comparisons

The start and end points always come from the same series. The rule for choosing the years is given next to each comparison.

  • 2008 → 2010: 558,608.0 → 733,585.0 businesses (+31.3%).
    Series: IBGE Business Demography: business births, all active businesses excluding MEI (series ended in 2021). Rule: First available year of the series in SIDRA (2008) and last full year of the second term (2010), in the same series. It covers only part of the second term: the series does not have 2002 to 2007 in SIDRA.

Business Map: businesses opened in the year (includes MEI)

Companies opened in the calendar year, according to the 3rd four-month period bulletin of each year: 2020 (gov-br-download-file-7fbd15), 2021 (gov-br-download-file-65b52d), 2022 (gov-br-download-file-f588a2), 2023 (gov-br-download-file-e3c584), and 2024 (gov-br-download-file-0e8e54). The count includes headquarters, branches, and MEIs. Each value is the one published in that year's own bulletin; the changes published in later bulletins use revised bases (for example, the 2023 bulletin reports a 0.7% increase over 2022, and the ratio between the values of the two bulletins gives 0.8%). For that reason the values remain preliminary and there is no comparison between years in this series. 2025: only the 2nd four-month period is available, which is not an annual result.

Methodology sheet (from the cited documentation; no metadata available through an API)
Variable
Companies opened in the year (headquarters, branches, and MEIs registered in the CNPJ)
Unit in the source
businesses
Territory
Brazil
Population
Companies and MEIs registered in the CNPJ; excludes the Inova Simples special regime
Frequency in the source
Four-monthly (bulletins), with annual totals in the 3rd four-month period bulletin
Annual value
Total for the year reported in the 3rd four-month period bulletin
Values
quantity
Seasonal adjustment
not applicable
Revisions
Later bulletins use revised bases for the changes; the earlier absolute values were not republished in the passages read. The Mapa de Empresas methodological manual was not read.
Business Map: businesses opened in the year (includes MEI), 2020 to 2024, in businesses. The values are in the table below.Lula 30.01,063,725.82,127,451.53,191,177.34,254,903.020202021202220232024
Business Map: businesses opened in the year (includes MEI). Source: Business Map (Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business; DREI), CNPJ database (Boletins do 3º quadrimestre de 2020 a 2024), extracted on 2026-10-14. Hollow points: preliminary or partial data. Shaded bands, bounded by dashed lines: years of Lula's terms in office (also marked in the table).
Table with all values (6 periods)
Business Map: businesses opened in the year (includes MEI) (businesses)
PeriodValueStatusTerm in office that year
20203,359,750.0preliminaryother government
20214,026,776.0preliminaryother government
20223,838,063.0preliminaryother government
20233,868,687.0preliminaryLula 3
20244,254,903.0preliminaryLula 3
2025not availablenot availableLula 3

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Business Map: MEIs opened in the year

MEIs opened in the calendar year, according to the 3rd four-month period bulletin of each year (same bulletins as the series of companies opened). MEIs are part of the companies opened, not a separate series to be added. Same caveat of revised bases between bulletins: preliminary values, no comparison between years.

Methodology sheet (from the cited documentation; no metadata available through an API)
Variable
MEIs opened in the year (individual microentrepreneur registrations in the CNPJ)
Unit in the source
MEIs
Territory
Brazil
Population
Individual microentrepreneurs registered in the CNPJ
Frequency in the source
Four-monthly (bulletins), with annual totals in the 3rd four-month period bulletin
Annual value
Total for the year reported in the 3rd four-month period bulletin
Values
quantity
Seasonal adjustment
not applicable
Revisions
Later bulletins use revised bases for the changes (the 2023 bulletin reports a 0.6% increase in MEIs over 2022, which does not match the value published in the 2022 bulletin).
Business Map: MEIs opened in the year, 2020 to 2024, in businesses. The values are in the table below.Lula 30.0782,962.81,565,925.52,348,888.33,131,851.020202021202220232024
Business Map: MEIs opened in the year. Source: Business Map (Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business; DREI), CNPJ database (Boletins do 3º quadrimestre de 2020 a 2024), extracted on 2026-10-14. Hollow points: preliminary or partial data. Shaded bands, bounded by dashed lines: years of Lula's terms in office (also marked in the table).
Table with all values (6 periods)
Business Map: MEIs opened in the year (businesses)
PeriodValueStatusTerm in office that year
20202,663,309.0preliminaryother government
20213,131,851.0preliminaryother government
20222,926,610.0preliminaryother government
20232,887,788.0preliminaryLula 3
20243,123,969.0preliminaryLula 3
2025not availablenot availableLula 3

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IBGE Business Demography: business births, all active businesses excluding MEI (series ended in 2021)

Company births in the year, among all active companies in the Central Business Register (including those without salaried staff), excluding MEIs, which IBGE disregards. Series from 2008 to 2021 in SIDRA; IBGE reports that, starting in 2022, the survey covers only employer companies, with no comparability with the previous series.

Methodology sheet (checked against the official metadata)
Variable
Number of companies (variable 630), event type Birth
Unit in the source
Units
Territory
Brazil (N1)
Population
Active Cempre companies, excluding MEI, all salaried employed staff size bands
Frequency in the source
annual (2008 to 2021)
Annual value
Annual value published by the source
Values
quantity
Seasonal adjustment
not applicable
Revisions
Series ended in 2021; starting in 2022 IBGE publishes a new series covering only employer companies.
Metadata
official lookup (checked on 2026-10-14)
IBGE Business Demography: business births, all active businesses excluding MEI (series ended in 2021), 2008 to 2021, in businesses. The values are in the table below.Lula 20.0194,234.0388,468.0582,702.0776,936.02008201020122014201620182020
IBGE Business Demography: business births, all active businesses excluding MEI (series ended in 2021). Source: IBGE, Business Demography and Entrepreneurship Statistics (Cempre) (SIDRA 2718, variável 630, tipo de evento 9499 (Nascimento), CNAE 2.0 total, faixa de pessoal assalariado total), extracted on 2026-10-14. Hollow points: preliminary or partial data. Shaded bands, bounded by dashed lines: years of Lula's terms in office (also marked in the table).
Table with all values (14 periods)
IBGE Business Demography: business births, all active businesses excluding MEI (series ended in 2021) (businesses)
PeriodValueStatusTerm in office that year
2008558,608.0finalLula 2
2009694,461.0finalLula 2
2010733,585.0finalLula 2
2011660,893.0finalother government
2012597,165.0finalother government
2013621,773.0finalother government
2014551,289.0finalother government
2015485,368.0finalother government
2016463,749.0finalother government
2017503,212.0finalother government
2018536,020.0finalother government
2019726,527.0finalother government
2020669,651.0finalother government
2021776,936.0finalother government

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IBGE Business Demography: births of employer businesses, excluding MEI

Births of employer companies (with at least one salaried person) in the year, excluding MEIs. Includes companies that started or restarted activity and those that had existed without employees for at least 24 months (entry by growth). Series from 2015 to 2022 in SIDRA; last year available: 2022.

Methodology sheet (checked against the official metadata)
Variable
Number of employer companies (variable 13193), event type Birth of employer company
Unit in the source
Units
Territory
Brazil (N1)
Population
Cempre employer companies, excluding MEI
Frequency in the source
annual (2015 to 2022)
Annual value
Annual value published by the source
Values
quantity
Seasonal adjustment
not applicable
Revisions
New series starting with the 2022 publication, with no comparability with the series of all companies from 2007 to 2021.
Metadata
official lookup (checked on 2026-10-14)
IBGE Business Demography: births of employer businesses, excluding MEI, 2015 to 2022, in businesses. The values are in the table below.0.0101,390.8202,781.5304,172.3405,563.020152016201720182019202020212022
IBGE Business Demography: births of employer businesses, excluding MEI. Source: IBGE, Business Demography and Entrepreneurship Statistics (Cempre) (SIDRA 9924, variável 13193, tipo de evento 73118 (Nascimento de empresa empregadora), CNAE 2.0 total, faixa de pessoal assalariado total), extracted on 2026-10-14. Hollow points: preliminary or partial data. Shaded bands, bounded by dashed lines: years of Lula's terms in office (also marked in the table).
Table with all values (8 periods)
IBGE Business Demography: births of employer businesses, excluding MEI (businesses)
PeriodValueStatusTerm in office that year
2015278,942.0finalother government
2016252,220.0finalother government
2017261,302.0finalother government
2018271,565.0finalother government
2019304,307.0finalother government
2020251,005.0finalother government
2021337,330.0finalother government
2022405,563.0finalother government

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Series breaks

mapa-empresas-abertas × ibge-nascimentos-todas-2008-2021: Different bases and definitions: the Mapa de Empresas counts CNPJ registrations, with headquarters, branches, and MEIs; IBGE counts company births in the Cempre and disregards MEIs. They are not spliced or compared in level.

According to IBGE (Business Demography and Entrepreneurship Statistics 2022, published in 2024), MEIs are excluded from the Cempre statistics because most of them are exempt from the administrative records of the Ministry of Labor; from 2005 (published in 2007) through 2021 the survey covered all active companies, and from 2022 it addresses employer companies, with no comparability with the 2007 to 2021 historical series, starting a new series.[10]

mapa-empresas-abertas × ibge-nascimentos-empregadoras-2015-2022: Different bases and definitions: CNPJ registrations with MEI (Mapa de Empresas) and births of employer companies excluding MEI (IBGE). They are not spliced or compared in level.

According to IBGE (Business Demography and Entrepreneurship Statistics 2022, published in 2024), MEIs are excluded from the Cempre statistics because most of them are exempt from the administrative records of the Ministry of Labor; from 2005 (published in 2007) through 2021 the survey covered all active companies, and from 2022 it addresses employer companies, with no comparability with the 2007 to 2021 historical series, starting a new series.[10]

ibge-nascimentos-todas-2008-2021 × ibge-nascimentos-empregadoras-2015-2022: IBGE reports that, starting in 2022, Business Demography covers employer companies, with no comparability with the series of all active companies; the two series are not spliced, even in the years when they overlap (2015 to 2021).

According to IBGE (Business Demography and Entrepreneurship Statistics 2022, published in 2024), MEIs are excluded from the Cempre statistics because most of them are exempt from the administrative records of the Ministry of Labor; from 2005 (published in 2007) through 2021 the survey covered all active companies, and from 2022 it addresses employer companies, with no comparability with the 2007 to 2021 historical series, starting a new series.[10]

Context and interpretation

According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletins, the count of active companies includes headquarters, branches, and individual microentrepreneurs (MEI), does not include companies registered under the Inova Simples special regime, and counts as active MEIs only the registrations with an active status in the CNPJ.[1]

According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2020, 3,359,750 companies were opened in 2020 (an increase of 6.0% over 2019) and 1,044,696 were closed, for a positive balance of 2,315,054 and 19,907,733 active companies; 2,663,309 MEIs were opened in 2020.[2]

According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2021, 4,026,776 companies were opened in 2021 and 1,410,870 were closed, for a positive balance of 2,615,906 and 18,915,002 active companies; 3,131,851 MEIs were opened in 2021.[3]

According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2022, 3,838,063 companies were opened in 2022 (a decline of 4.8% from 2021) and 1,695,763 were closed, for a positive balance of 2,142,300 and 20,191,290 active companies; 2,926,610 MEIs were opened in 2022.[4]

According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2023, published on January 26, 2024, 3,868,687 companies were opened in 2023 (an increase of 0.7% over the previous year) and 2,153,840 were closed (an increase of 25.7%), for a positive balance of 1,714,847 and 20,798,291 active companies; 2,887,788 MEIs were opened in 2023.[5]

According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2024, 4,254,903 companies were opened in 2024 (an increase of 9.8% over 2023) and 2,436,190 were closed (an increase of 12.1%), for a positive annual balance of 1,818,713 and 22,004,843 active companies; 3,123,969 MEIs were opened in 2024, and MEIs accounted for 73.4% of the companies opened in the year.[6]

According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 2nd four-month period of 2025, 1,668,753 companies were opened in the second four-month period of 2025, of which 1,257,036 were MEIs, and 942,049 were closed; the country had 24,213,445 active companies, of which 12,660,170 were MEIs.[7]

At the time of the October 2026 collection, the Mapa de Empresas page displayed as highlights 25.7 million active companies, an average company opening time of 23 hours, and 464.5 thousand companies opened in September 2026.[8]

According to the Mapa de Empresas dashboards page, from December 2025 the company opening time data began to reflect the new national CNPJ registration flow implemented by the Federal Revenue Service with the Tax Administration Module, which raised the times recorded; for that reason, comparison with the historical series must take this change into account.[9]

According to IBGE, the birth of an employer company comprises companies with at least one salaried person that began activity in the reference year or resumed it after more than 24 months of inactivity, and also companies that already existed but had no employees for at least 24 months (entry by growth).[11]

According to IBGE, in 2022 there were 405.6 thousand births of employer companies, of which 220.9 thousand (54.5%) were actually born that year and 184.7 thousand entered by growth (45.5%); the birth rate of employer companies rose from 10.9% in 2017 to 15.3% in 2022.[12]

In table 9924 of SIDRA/IBGE, births of employer companies in Brazil were 278,942 in 2015, 252,220 in 2016, 261,302 in 2017, 271,565 in 2018, 304,307 in 2019, 251,005 in 2020, 337,330 in 2021, and 405,563 in 2022.[13]

In table 2718 of SIDRA/IBGE, births of companies in Brazil were 558,608 in 2008, 694,461 in 2009, and 733,585 in 2010; in the following years, 660,893 (2011), 597,165 (2012), 621,773 (2013), 551,289 (2014), 485,368 (2015), 463,749 (2016), 503,212 (2017), 536,020 (2018), 726,527 (2019), 669,651 (2020), and 776,936 (2021).[14]

In the same table 2718 of SIDRA/IBGE, the total number of active companies was 4,077,662 in 2008, 4,268,930 in 2009, and 4,530,583 in 2010, and exits from activity were 719,915 in 2008, 755,154 in 2009, and 736,428 in 2010.[15]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletins, the count of active companies includes headquarters, branches, and individual microentrepreneurs (MEI), does not include companies registered under the Inova Simples special regime, and counts as active MEIs only the registrations with an active status in the CNPJ.

    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2023 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: PDF p. 3, General data, Highlight 1, and footnotes 1 to 3. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “De acordo com o Mapa, o terceiro quadrimestre de 2023 registrou 20.798.291 empresas ativas2, considerando matrizes, filiais e microempreendedores individuais (MEI).”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2023 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: PDF p. 3, footnote 2. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “2 O dado não considera empresas inscritas no regime especial simplificado do Inova Simples.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2024 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Individual Microentrepreneur (MEI) section, footnote 5. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Mapa de Empresas considera como MEIs ativos apenas as inscrições com “situação cadastral ativa” no Cadastro Nacional de Pessoas Jurídicas (CNPJ).”

  2. 2. According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2020, 3,359,750 companies were opened in 2020 (an increase of 6.0% over 2019) and 1,044,696 were closed, for a positive balance of 2,315,054 and 19,907,733 active companies; 2,663,309 MEIs were opened in 2020.

    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre de 2020 · Ministry of Economy, National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Em 2020 foram abertas 3.359.750 empresas, um recorde histórico, que representa um aumento de 6,0% em relação ao ano anterior. No mesmo período foram fechadas 1.044.696 empresas, queda de 11,3% quando comparado com 2019.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre de 2020 · Ministry of Economy, National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Summary (end of paragraph 1). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “resultados revelam um saldo positivo de 2.315.054 empresas abertas em 2020, com um número total de 19.907.733 empresas ativas.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre de 2020 · Ministry of Economy, National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Individual Microentrepreneur (MEI) section. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Foi verificada a abertura de 2.663.309 MEIs em 2020, representando um aumento de 8,4% em relação ao ano de 2019, consolidando-se o total de 11.292.384 MEIs ativos.”

  3. 3. According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2021, 4,026,776 companies were opened in 2021 and 1,410,870 were closed, for a positive balance of 2,615,906 and 18,915,002 active companies; 3,131,851 MEIs were opened in 2021.

    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre de 2021 · Ministry of Economy, National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “o ano de 2021 foram abertas 4.026.776 empresas, um recorde histórico, que representa um aumento de 19,7% em relação ao ano anterior. No mesmo período foram fechadas 1.410.870 empresas, aumento de 34,6% quando comparado com 2020.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre de 2021 · Ministry of Economy, National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “revelam um saldo positivo de 2.615.906 empresas abertas em 2021, com um número total de 18.915.002 empresas ativas.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre de 2021 · Ministry of Economy, National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Individual Microentrepreneur (MEI) section. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Foi verificada a abertura de 3.131.851 MEIs em 2021, representando um aumento de 19,8% em relação ao ano de 2020, consolidando-se o total de 10.822.385 MEIs ativos.”

  4. 4. According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2022, 3,838,063 companies were opened in 2022 (a decline of 4.8% from 2021) and 1,695,763 were closed, for a positive balance of 2,142,300 and 20,191,290 active companies; 2,926,610 MEIs were opened in 2022.

    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre de 2022 · Ministry of Economy, National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “o ano de 2022 foram abertas 3.838.063 empresas, o que representa uma queda de 4,8% em relação ao ano anterior. No mesmo período foram fechadas 1.695.763 empresas, aumento de 19,8% quando comparado com 2021.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre de 2022 · Ministry of Economy, National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Os resultados apresentam um saldo positivo de 2.142.300 empresas abertas em 2022, com um número total de 20.191.290 empresas ativas.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre de 2022 · Ministry of Economy, National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Individual Microentrepreneur (MEI) section. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Foi verificada a abertura de 2.926.610 MEIs em 2022, representando uma queda de 5,0% em relação ao ano de 2021, consolidando-se o total de 11.635.321 MEIs ativos4.”

  5. 5. According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2023, published on January 26, 2024, 3,868,687 companies were opened in 2023 (an increase of 0.7% over the previous year) and 2,153,840 were closed (an increase of 25.7%), for a positive balance of 1,714,847 and 20,798,291 active companies; 2,887,788 MEIs were opened in 2023.

    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2023 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: PDF p. 2, Summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “o ano de 2023 foram abertas 3.868.687 empresas, o que representa um aumento de 0,7% em relação ao ano anterior. No mesmo período foram fechadas 2.153.840 empresas, aumento de 25,7% quando comparado com 2022.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2023 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: PDF p. 2, Summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Os resultados revelam um saldo positivo de 1.714.847 empresas abertas em 2023, com um número total de 20.798.291 empresas ativas.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2023 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Individual Microentrepreneur (MEI) section. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Foi verificada a abertura de 2.887.788 MEIs em 2023, representando um aumento de 0,6% em relação ao ano de 2022, consolidando-se o total de 11.682.765 MEIs ativos5.”

  6. 6. According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 3rd four-month period of 2024, 4,254,903 companies were opened in 2024 (an increase of 9.8% over 2023) and 2,436,190 were closed (an increase of 12.1%), for a positive annual balance of 1,818,713 and 22,004,843 active companies; 3,123,969 MEIs were opened in 2024, and MEIs accounted for 73.4% of the companies opened in the year.

    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2024 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “o ano de 2024 foram abertas 4.254.903 empresas, o que representa um aumento de 9,8% em relação ao ano anterior. No mesmo período foram fechadas 2.436.190 empresas, aumento de 12,1% quando comparado com 2023.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2024 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Os resultados revelam um saldo anual positivo de 1.818.713 empresas abertas em 2024, com um número total de 22.004.843 empresas ativas.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2024 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Individual Microentrepreneur (MEI) section. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Ademais, o MEI representa 73,4% das empresas abertas em 2024 dado similar ao recorte do quadrimestre com 72,7% das empresas abertas no terceiro quadrimestre de 2024.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 3º quadrimestre/2024 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: Individual Microentrepreneur (MEI) section. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Foi verificada a abertura de 3.123.969 MEIs em 2024, representando um aumento de 10,7% em relação ao ano de 2023, consolidando-se o total de 11.670.355 MEIs ativos5.”

  7. 7. According to the Mapa de Empresas bulletin for the 2nd four-month period of 2025, 1,668,753 companies were opened in the second four-month period of 2025, of which 1,257,036 were MEIs, and 942,049 were closed; the country had 24,213,445 active companies, of which 12,660,170 were MEIs.

    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 2º quadrimestre de 2025 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: PDF p. 4, General data. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “No segundo quadrimestre de 2025 foram abertas 1.668.753 empresas, o que representa uma queda de 9% em relação ao 1º quadrimestre de 2025, porém com um aumento de 14,1% em relação ao mesmo período em 2024. No mesmo período foram fechadas 942.049 empresas,”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 2º quadrimestre de 2025 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: PDF p. 4, General data. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Desse montante 1.257.036 são MEIs, representando uma queda de 9,2% em relação ao primeiro quadrimestre de 2025 e aumento de 19% em relação ao segundo quadrimestre de 2024.”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 2º quadrimestre de 2025 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: PDF p. 3, Highlight 1; p. 4, paragraph 1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “De acordo com o Mapa, o segundo quadrimestre de 2025 registrou 24.213.445 empresas ativas2, considerando matrizes, filiais e microempreendedores individuais (MEI).”
    • Mapa de Empresas: Boletim do 2º quadrimestre de 2025 · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business, National Directorate of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) Official statistics
      Where: PDF p. 4, paragraph 1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Dentro desse universo empresarial, os microempreendedores individuais (MEIs) representam uma parcela significativa (12.660.170),”

  8. 8. At the time of the October 2026 collection, the Mapa de Empresas page displayed as highlights 25.7 million active companies, an average company opening time of 23 hours, and 464.5 thousand companies opened in September 2026.

    • Mapa de Empresas (página principal) · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business Official statistics
      Where: Highlights block. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Destaques 25,7 milhões de empresas ativas 23 horas é o tempo médio para abertura de empresas 464,5 mil empresas abertas em setembro/2026”

  9. 9. According to the Mapa de Empresas dashboards page, from December 2025 the company opening time data began to reflect the new national CNPJ registration flow implemented by the Federal Revenue Service with the Tax Administration Module, which raised the times recorded; for that reason, comparison with the historical series must take this change into account.

    • Painéis do Mapa de Empresas · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business Official statistics
      Where: Company Opening Time data dashboard, explanatory note. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Nota explicativa: A partir de dezembro de 2025, os dados de tempo de abertura de empresas passaram a refletir o novo fluxo nacional de inscrição no Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ), implementado pela Receita Federal do Brasil com a entrada em operação do Módulo de Administração Tributária (MAT).”
    • Painéis do Mapa de Empresas · Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Micro and Small Business Official statistics
      Where: Company Opening Time data dashboard, explanatory note (continued). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Por esse motivo, a comparação da série histórica deve considerar essa alteração no processo de abertura de empresas.”

  10. 10. According to IBGE (Business Demography and Entrepreneurship Statistics 2022, published in 2024), MEIs are excluded from the Cempre statistics because most of them are exempt from the administrative records of the Ministry of Labor; from 2005 (published in 2007) through 2021 the survey covered all active companies, and from 2022 it addresses employer companies, with no comparability with the 2007 to 2021 historical series, starting a new series.

  11. 11. According to IBGE, the birth of an employer company comprises companies with at least one salaried person that began activity in the reference year or resumed it after more than 24 months of inactivity, and also companies that already existed but had no employees for at least 24 months (entry by growth).

    • Demografia das empresas e estatísticas de empreendedorismo: 2022 (Estudos e Pesquisas, Informação Econômica n. 38) · IBGE Official statistics
      Where: PDF p. 12, Concepts. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Nascimento de empresa empregadora: Essa população é composta por empresas com pelo menos uma pessoa assalariada que iniciaram sua atividade no ano de referência ou reiniciaram sua atividade após um período de inatividade superior a 24 meses; e também por aquelas empresas com pelo menos uma pessoa assalariada que existiam antes do ano de referência, mas não possuíam empregados por um período de pelo menos 24 meses (entrada por crescimento).”

  12. 12. According to IBGE, in 2022 there were 405.6 thousand births of employer companies, of which 220.9 thousand (54.5%) were actually born that year and 184.7 thousand entered by growth (45.5%); the birth rate of employer companies rose from 10.9% in 2017 to 15.3% in 2022.

  13. 13. In table 9924 of SIDRA/IBGE, births of employer companies in Brazil were 278,942 in 2015, 252,220 in 2016, 261,302 in 2017, 271,565 in 2018, 304,307 in 2019, 251,005 in 2020, 337,330 in 2021, and 405,563 in 2022.

  14. 14. In table 2718 of SIDRA/IBGE, births of companies in Brazil were 558,608 in 2008, 694,461 in 2009, and 733,585 in 2010; in the following years, 660,893 (2011), 597,165 (2012), 621,773 (2013), 551,289 (2014), 485,368 (2015), 463,749 (2016), 503,212 (2017), 536,020 (2018), 726,527 (2019), 669,651 (2020), and 776,936 (2021).

    • SIDRA 2718: Número de empresas por tipo de evento da empresa (API de agregados do IBGE) · IBGE Official statistics
      Where: series 9499 (Birth), Brazil. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “{"9499":"Nascimento"}}],"series":[{"localidade":{"id":"1","nivel":{"id":"N1","nome":"Brasil"},"nome":"Brasil"},"serie":{"2008":"558608","2009":"694461","2010":"733585","2011":"660893","2012":"597165","2013":"621773","2014":"551289","2015":"485368","2016":"463749","2017":"503212","2018":"536020","2019":"726527","2020":"669651","2021":"776936"}”

  15. 15. In the same table 2718 of SIDRA/IBGE, the total number of active companies was 4,077,662 in 2008, 4,268,930 in 2009, and 4,530,583 in 2010, and exits from activity were 719,915 in 2008, 755,154 in 2009, and 736,428 in 2010.