Business survival rates by area and birth year

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Data valuesData descriptionBirth yearAreaSurvival year
242,535 [t]Enterprise count2002United KingdomBirths
225,345 [t]Enterprise count2002United Kingdom1 year survival
92.9 [t]Percent2002United Kingdom1 year survival
192,225 [t]Enterprise count2002United Kingdom2 year survival
79.3 [t]Percent2002United Kingdom2 year survival
152,500 [t]Enterprise count2002United Kingdom3 year survival
62.9 [t]Percent2002United Kingdom3 year survival
125,905 [t]Enterprise count2002United Kingdom4 year survival
51.9 [t]Percent2002United Kingdom4 year survival
108,895 [t]Enterprise count2002United Kingdom5 year survival
44.9 [t]Percent2002United Kingdom5 year survival
238,210 [t]Enterprise count2002Great BritainBirths
221,270 [t]Enterprise count2002Great Britain1 year survival
92.9 [t]Percent2002Great Britain1 year survival
188,625 [t]Enterprise count2002Great Britain2 year survival
79.2 [t]Percent2002Great Britain2 year survival
149,505 [t]Enterprise count2002Great Britain3 year survival
62.8 [t]Percent2002Great Britain3 year survival
123,240 [t]Enterprise count2002Great Britain4 year survival
51.7 [t]Percent2002Great Britain4 year survival
106,495 [t]Enterprise count2002Great Britain5 year survival
44.7 [t]Percent2002Great Britain5 year survival
215,060 [t]Enterprise count2002EnglandBirths
199,780 [t]Enterprise count2002England1 year survival
92.9 [t]Percent2002England1 year survival
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Next update expected:December 2026

Updates

3rd December 2025

Routine update to add new data and amend existing data where needed.

24th September 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Data source
Business demography
Time period covered
January 2002 to December 2023
Dataset ID
1ecdcedf-efe5-412a-bd46-75a3e051ebf3

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset details business survival rates by birth year and area.

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 business born in year t is defined as having survived if it has any active employment or turnover in any part of year t+1.

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 five years of survival rates are provisional and subject to revision.

Rounding applied

Enterprise counts have been rounded to the nearest 5.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
economic.stats@gov.wales