translated from Spanish: More than 1 million companies close by 2020; 619 thousand new

In 2019 there were 4.9 million micro, small and medium-sized establishments; however, by 2020 they were reduced to 3.9 million. This means that about one million 10 thousand 857 businesses closed their doors definitively during the pandemic.
On Monday, Inegi presented the results of the Business Demographic Study (EDN) 2020, in which it provides a national picture on micro, small and medium-sized establishments and their variation with the previous year, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Of the MSMEs in 2019, it survived 79.2%, which in larger numbers means more than one million establishments that closed permanently during 2020. 
It should be noted that in 2019 it was reported that these economic units accounted for 99.8% of all businesses in the country.
In turn, among those who did not survive, 619 thousand 443 establishments were born, representing 12.8% of the business population nationwide.
EDM 2020, Inegi.
This means that, adding new business to the other 3.9 million who did survive the pandemic – which is not yet over – there is a total of 4 million 465 thousand 593 MSMes currently working.
Of the newborns, it was reported that they have an average of two people occupied, while in those who perished there was record of an occupation of three people.
Inegi found that the highest number of redundancies took place between April and May 2020, both in the formal and informal spheres, which meant a decrease of 23 and 27 people hired, respectively.
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Not counting the micro-enterprises, the new small and medium-sized establishments have an average of 21 employees, which compared to the 27 who worked in the businesses that closed their doors, represented a reduction of seven people in the workforce.
As for the state concentration of formal business deaths, it was reported that the highest proportion occurred in Quintana Roo (28.9%) and Campeche (24.9%).
There were also more informal business closures in Baja California Sur (34%) Quintana Roo (33.6%).
Business traits
EDN 2020 reported that nearly half of the surviving establishments last year had employees with primary and secondary studies, while 24.7% of those who closed had staff with higher education and postgraduate studies.
In more detail, in the surviving businesses, the workers with a higher basic and middle education, with 46.2% and 32.6%, respectively, were the most injured. 
EDM 2020, Inegi.
In these same, there were 18.8% of staff with higher education, which was less than 24.7% working in the establishments that closed, where those with basic studies prevailed (40%) higher (33.4%).
As for the status of formality or informality, it was reported that of the total 79.2% of surviving businesses, 25.9% correspond to formal and 46% to informal businesses.
Of these, in the sector where there was mostly a loss was in non-financial private services, with 8.7% and 10% in the formal and informal sphere, respectively.
Finally, the trade sector also suffered the greatest number of business deaths, with 7.8% in formal establishments and 9.5% in informals.
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Original source in Spanish