Business registrations in Saxony-Anhalt: record numbers in the first half of the year!

Business registrations in Saxony-Anhalt: record numbers in the first half of the year!

Things are going well in Saxony-Anhalt: In the first half of 2025, a total of 6,138 business registrations were registered, while only 5,133 businesses were deregistered. A nice increase, which represents a positive balance of +1,005 registrations, like compact.media reported. These figures clearly show that entrepreneurship is thriving in the region and people are actively pursuing new business opportunities.

Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the balance looks even better: previously the positive balance was only +249. The Altmarkkreis Salzwedel is particularly striking, boasting an impressive increase of 42% compared to the same period last year. The Saale district also does well and can look forward to an increase of 18.9%.

Economic sectors on the rise

As far as economic sectors are concerned, it can be seen that a third of all new businesses come from people with non-German citizenship. Industry sector G, which includes trade as well as the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, is particularly in demand. 1,496 business registrations were counted here, which remains unchanged compared to the previous year. The growth in economic sector E is noteworthy, where a jump of 75% is recorded in the areas of water supply, sewage and waste disposal as well as the removal of environmental pollution.

The numbers and trends from the past are also exciting. In 2024, there were a total of 11,267 business registrations in Saxony-Anhalt, while deregistrations were 10,091. According to the Hall indicator Registrations increased by 2.1% compared to the previous year, and that is encouraging. Additionally, the data shows that 9,414 of these registrations were start-ups, with the most common legal forms being sole proprietorships and limited liability companies.

A reason to celebrate

The majority of new founders in 2024 were women, who made a strong statement at 38.7%. The numbers were particularly striking in the trade and maintenance of motor vehicles - here more than 2,800 registrations and 2,600 deregistrations were recorded. A clear indication that trade in Saxony-Anhalt is lively and many are taking advantage of their opportunities.

It is also important that registering a business in Saxony-Anhalt is easy and convenient. The business must be registered with the responsible authority. Whether in person, in writing or online – there are many different forms of registration. The founders will receive their business license within three days, provided everything is filled out correctly buerger.sachsen-anhalt.de is to be read. So anyone who is thinking about starting a company should get up and running as quickly as possible and take advantage of the good business environment in Saxony-Anhalt.

In summary, we can say: The economic situation in Saxony-Anhalt is booming, and there is a lot of positive wind behind us for everyone who wants to do business. Anyone who joins now has the best prerequisites for a successful future!