Business demography by industry (SIC2007), area and year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [p] = provisional, [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Area	Industry
20	Births	2011	Wrexham	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
5	Births	2012	Isle of Anglesey	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2010	Bridgend	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
35	Births	2011	Flintshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
90	Births	2011	Cardiff	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
515 [t]	Births	2012	Wales	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2010	Flintshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2010	Neath Port Talbot	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2010	Torfaen	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2011	Denbighshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2011	Carmarthenshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2011	Vale of Glamorgan	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2011	Caerphilly	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15,015	Births	2012	United Kingdom	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2010	Isle of Anglesey	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2010	Denbighshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2010	Powys	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2010	Swansea	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
5	Births	2010	Merthyr Tydfil	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2010	Blaenau Gwent	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2010	Newport	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2011	Conwy	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
5	Births	2009	Torfaen	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2011	Pembrokeshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
40	Births	2011	Swansea	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2011	Bridgend	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
13,530	Births	2010	United Kingdom	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
5	Births	2011	Merthyr Tydfil	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2011	Torfaen	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2011	Newport	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2009	Neath Port Talbot	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
430 [t]	Births	2010	Wales	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2010	Gwynedd	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2010	Conwy	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2009	Carmarthenshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2010	Wrexham	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2010	Ceredigion	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2010	Carmarthenshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2010	Vale of Glamorgan	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2010	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2009	Vale of Glamorgan	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2010	Caerphilly	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2009	Merthyr Tydfil	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2010	Monmouthshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
540 [t]	Births	2011	Wales	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2011	Gwynedd	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2008	Flintshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
35	Births	2009	Powys	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2011	Powys	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2011	Ceredigion	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2008	Merthyr Tydfil	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2009	Flintshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2011	Neath Port Talbot	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2008	Powys	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2008	Newport	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2009	Monmouthshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2011	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2008	Neath Port Talbot	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2011	Blaenau Gwent	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2009	Wrexham	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2009	Newport	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2011	Monmouthshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
530 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
14,515	Births	2008	United Kingdom	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2009	Caerphilly	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2008	Caerphilly	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2009	Ceredigion	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2008	Carmarthenshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
14,890	Births	2009	United Kingdom	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2009	Isle of Anglesey	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
600 [t]	Births	2009	Wales	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2009	Pembrokeshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
65	Births	2008	Cardiff	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
65	Births	2009	Swansea	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2008	Blaenau Gwent	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2008	Ceredigion	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2010	Pembrokeshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2008	Conwy	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
55	Births	2008	Swansea	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2009	Denbighshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
50	Births	2010	Cardiff	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2008	Torfaen	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2008	Wrexham	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2009	Gwynedd	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2009	Bridgend	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2009	Conwy	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
70	Births	2009	Cardiff	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2008	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2008	Monmouthshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15,760	Births	2011	United Kingdom	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
20	Births	2008	Bridgend	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
40	Births	2009	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2011	Isle of Anglesey	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
30	Births	2008	Pembrokeshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
25	Births	2008	Vale of Glamorgan	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
10	Births	2009	Blaenau Gwent	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
15	Births	2012	Gwynedd	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services

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Main information

• Most recent update: 24 September 2025
• Next update expected: January 2026
• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source: Business demography

Data notes

• Rounding applied:

  Business births, deaths and active enterprises have been rounded to the nearest 5.

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset details business births, deaths and active enterprises by broad industry group (SIC2007) and year.

  Active enterprises are businesses that had either turnover or employment at any time during the reference period (December to December).

  A birth is defined as a business that was present in year t, but did not exist in year t-1 or t-2. Births are identified by making a comparison of annual active population files and identifying those present in the latest one, but not the two previous ones.

  A death is defined as a business that was on the active file in year t but no longer present on the active file for year t+1 or t+2. To produce more timely statistics, the UK business demography statistics contain a preliminary death indicator, which includes an adjustment for estimated reactivations. Reactivations occur where a business becomes dormant for a period of less than 2 years, then recommences activity in a manner which complies with a definition of continuity. If the definition of continuity is not met (e.g. if a business recommences activity but at a different location and with a different activity), this would be considered a death followed by a birth. Reactivations can also occur due to lags in the administrative data source (VAT/PAYE) so that a business that continues to trade can appear to die. The deaths data exclude losses to the population as a result of mergers, break-ups, split-offs or other re-structuring.

• Data collection or calculation:

  ONS use data from the IDBR to produce business demography statistics, using guidelines found in the Eurostat/OECD manual on Business Demography. The starting point for demography is the concept of a population of active businesses in a reference year. These are defined as businesses that had either turnover or employment at any time during the reference period. Births and deaths are then identified by comparing active populations for different years.

• Statistical quality:

  Totals may differ slightly between the area and industry breakdowns due to the disclosure control methods used.

  The latest two years' estimates on deaths are subject to revision, which would normally be made in the following year's publication.

• Related reports:
  • Welsh Government - Business demography (English)
  • Welsh Government - Business demography (Welsh)
  • ONS - Business demography (English)
  • ONS - Business demography quality and methodology information (English)

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: economic.stats@gov.wales

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