Business survival rates by area and birth year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [p] = provisional, [t] = total, [z] = not applicable.

Data values	Data description	Birth year	Area	Survival year
54.2	Percent	2013	Ceredigion	4 year survival
47.9	Percent	2013	Ceredigion	5 year survival
94.6	Percent	2013	Pembrokeshire	1 year survival
80.6	Percent	2013	Pembrokeshire	2 year survival
67.7	Percent	2013	Pembrokeshire	3 year survival
58.1	Percent	2013	Pembrokeshire	4 year survival
49.5	Percent	2013	Pembrokeshire	5 year survival
92.9	Percent	2013	Carmarthenshire	1 year survival
73.8	Percent	2013	Carmarthenshire	2 year survival
60.3	Percent	2013	Carmarthenshire	3 year survival
49.2	Percent	2013	Carmarthenshire	4 year survival
41.3	Percent	2013	Carmarthenshire	5 year survival
92.7	Percent	2013	Swansea	1 year survival
72.1	Percent	2013	Swansea	2 year survival
57.0	Percent	2013	Swansea	3 year survival
46.7	Percent	2013	Swansea	4 year survival
38.8	Percent	2013	Swansea	5 year survival
93.7	Percent	2013	Neath Port Talbot	1 year survival
70.9	Percent	2013	Neath Port Talbot	2 year survival
55.7	Percent	2013	Neath Port Talbot	3 year survival
44.3	Percent	2013	Neath Port Talbot	4 year survival
35.4	Percent	2013	Neath Port Talbot	5 year survival
93.7	Percent	2013	Bridgend	1 year survival
73.7	Percent	2013	Bridgend	2 year survival
58.9	Percent	2013	Bridgend	3 year survival
46.3	Percent	2013	Bridgend	4 year survival
37.9	Percent	2013	Bridgend	5 year survival
95.9	Percent	2013	Vale of Glamorgan	1 year survival
77.7	Percent	2013	Vale of Glamorgan	2 year survival
63.6	Percent	2013	Vale of Glamorgan	3 year survival
55.4	Percent	2013	Vale of Glamorgan	4 year survival
46.3	Percent	2013	Vale of Glamorgan	5 year survival
92.8	Percent	2013	Cardiff	1 year survival
74.5	Percent	2013	Cardiff	2 year survival
61.0	Percent	2013	Cardiff	3 year survival
50.5	Percent	2013	Cardiff	4 year survival
42.3	Percent	2013	Cardiff	5 year survival
92.4	Percent	2013	Rhondda Cynon Taf	1 year survival
71.3	Percent	2013	Rhondda Cynon Taf	2 year survival
58.0	Percent	2013	Rhondda Cynon Taf	3 year survival
49.0	Percent	2013	Rhondda Cynon Taf	4 year survival
40.8	Percent	2013	Rhondda Cynon Taf	5 year survival
88.9	Percent	2013	Merthyr Tydfil	1 year survival
60.0	Percent	2013	Merthyr Tydfil	2 year survival
44.4	Percent	2013	Merthyr Tydfil	3 year survival
35.6	Percent	2013	Merthyr Tydfil	4 year survival
26.7	Percent	2013	Merthyr Tydfil	5 year survival
95.5	Percent	2013	Caerphilly	1 year survival
78.4	Percent	2013	Caerphilly	2 year survival
64.9	Percent	2013	Caerphilly	3 year survival
53.2	Percent	2013	Caerphilly	4 year survival
43.2	Percent	2013	Caerphilly	5 year survival
92.1	Percent	2013	Blaenau Gwent	1 year survival
71.1	Percent	2013	Blaenau Gwent	2 year survival
52.6	Percent	2013	Blaenau Gwent	3 year survival
44.7	Percent	2013	Blaenau Gwent	4 year survival
36.8	Percent	2013	Blaenau Gwent	5 year survival
94.0	Percent	2013	Torfaen	1 year survival
76.0	Percent	2013	Torfaen	2 year survival
62.0	Percent	2013	Torfaen	3 year survival
48.0	Percent	2013	Torfaen	4 year survival
40.0	Percent	2013	Torfaen	5 year survival
94.4	Percent	2013	Monmouthshire	1 year survival
78.9	Percent	2013	Monmouthshire	2 year survival
64.4	Percent	2013	Monmouthshire	3 year survival
54.4	Percent	2013	Monmouthshire	4 year survival
45.6	Percent	2013	Monmouthshire	5 year survival
95.5	Percent	2013	Newport	1 year survival
71.4	Percent	2013	Newport	2 year survival
55.4	Percent	2013	Newport	3 year survival
43.8	Percent	2013	Newport	4 year survival
33.9	Percent	2013	Newport	5 year survival
94.0	Percent	2013	Scotland	1 year survival
76.7	Percent	2013	Scotland	2 year survival
62.1	Percent	2013	Scotland	3 year survival
51.3	Percent	2013	Scotland	4 year survival
41.7	Percent	2013	Scotland	5 year survival
86.4	Percent	2013	Northern Ireland	1 year survival
67.0	Percent	2013	Northern Ireland	2 year survival
56.6	Percent	2013	Northern Ireland	3 year survival
49.4	Percent	2013	Northern Ireland	4 year survival
43.0	Percent	2013	Northern Ireland	5 year survival
92.2 [t]	Percent	2014	United Kingdom	1 year survival
75.8 [t]	Percent	2014	United Kingdom	2 year survival
61.2 [t]	Percent	2014	United Kingdom	3 year survival
49.3 [t]	Percent	2014	United Kingdom	4 year survival
42.5 [t]	Percent	2014	United Kingdom	5 year survival
92.3 [t]	Percent	2014	Great Britain	1 year survival
75.9 [t]	Percent	2014	Great Britain	2 year survival
61.3 [t]	Percent	2014	Great Britain	3 year survival
49.3 [t]	Percent	2014	Great Britain	4 year survival
42.5 [t]	Percent	2014	Great Britain	5 year survival
92.3 [t]	Percent	2014	England	1 year survival
75.9 [t]	Percent	2014	England	2 year survival
61.4 [t]	Percent	2014	England	3 year survival
49.4 [t]	Percent	2014	England	4 year survival
42.5 [t]	Percent	2014	England	5 year survival
92.3	Percent	2014	North East	1 year survival
75.5	Percent	2014	North East	2 year survival
59.6	Percent	2014	North East	3 year survival

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Main information

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

Data notes

• Rounding applied:

  Enterprise counts have been rounded to the nearest 5.

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.

• 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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