Number of entrepreneurs in Czechia exceeds two million, highest since 2022

The number of registered entrepreneurs (professionals and small business owners) in Czechia rose by nearly 19,000 in the first half of 2025, surpassing two million. It is the highest number since 2022, according to analysis by Dun & Bradstreet company. Nearly 46,000 people started a new trade license business between January and June. Foreign entrepreneurs, mainly Ukrainians (14 percent) and Slovaks (three percent), contributed significantly to this growth. Most new business registrations focus on general trade and services, and more than one fifth of them are based in Prague. Dun & Bradstreet estimates that only 60 percent of trade licenses are actively used.