Start-ups in Hamburg: More women founding

The number of female founders in Hamburg has risen. Nevertheless, the Hanseatic city is still far below the average share of women of 42 percent calculated by Kfw.

The rate of women founders in Hamburg has risen again: From around 27.5 percent in 2020 to 28.2 percent last year. In 2019, the proportion of female founders in the Hanseatic city was still 25.3 percent. The number of Polish and Romanian female and male founders also increased slightly again compared to 2020. The figures come from the current Hamburg Start-up Barometer of the local Chamber of Commerce.

The focus of start-up activity in 2021 was in Hamburg-Mitte. 4636 business registrations originated from the district, which corresponds to 15.4 start-ups per 1,000 inhabitants. With 3013 business registrations and 15.4 start-ups per 1,000 inhabitants, the district of Hamburg-Nord is in second place. In contrast, the districts of Wandsbek and Harburg have the lowest start-up rate.

21.3 percent of start-ups come from the retail sector. The retail sector thus accounts for the largest share of all start-ups in Hamburg. 13.3 percent of new companies are in the construction industry, and another 12.4 percent offer freelance, scientific and technical services.

However, these three sectors are also ahead in terms of business deregistrations. A total of 10,626 Hamburg businesses gave up in 2021. Nevertheless, the figure is lower than in 2019. The reason: the suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency until the end of April 2021, the Coronasoforthilfen and the Überbrückungshilfen have saved many companies for the time being.