Business survival rates by area and birth year

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Data valuesData descriptionBirth yearAreaSurvival year
[z]Percent2020Pembrokeshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Pembrokeshire5 year survival
95.0 [p]Percent2020Carmarthenshire1 year survival
66.7 [p]Percent2020Carmarthenshire2 year survival
50.4 [p]Percent2020Carmarthenshire3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Carmarthenshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Carmarthenshire5 year survival
88.4 [p]Percent2020Swansea1 year survival
68.3 [p]Percent2020Swansea2 year survival
47.7 [p]Percent2020Swansea3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Swansea4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Swansea5 year survival
91.7 [p]Percent2020Neath Port Talbot1 year survival
71.4 [p]Percent2020Neath Port Talbot2 year survival
51.2 [p]Percent2020Neath Port Talbot3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Neath Port Talbot4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Neath Port Talbot5 year survival
90.7 [p]Percent2020Bridgend1 year survival
61.7 [p]Percent2020Bridgend2 year survival
43.0 [p]Percent2020Bridgend3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Bridgend4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Bridgend5 year survival
93.6 [p]Percent2020Vale of Glamorgan1 year survival
75.5 [p]Percent2020Vale of Glamorgan2 year survival
54.3 [p]Percent2020Vale of Glamorgan3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Vale of Glamorgan4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Vale of Glamorgan5 year survival
93.9 [p]Percent2020Cardiff1 year survival
72.8 [p]Percent2020Cardiff2 year survival
54.7 [p]Percent2020Cardiff3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Cardiff4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Cardiff5 year survival
86.7 [p]Percent2020Rhondda Cynon Taf1 year survival
62.8 [p]Percent2020Rhondda Cynon Taf2 year survival
43.9 [p]Percent2020Rhondda Cynon Taf3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Rhondda Cynon Taf4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Rhondda Cynon Taf5 year survival
91.2 [p]Percent2020Merthyr Tydfil1 year survival
73.5 [p]Percent2020Merthyr Tydfil2 year survival
50.0 [p]Percent2020Merthyr Tydfil3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Merthyr Tydfil4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Merthyr Tydfil5 year survival
92.1 [p]Percent2020Caerphilly1 year survival
61.4 [p]Percent2020Caerphilly2 year survival
44.7 [p]Percent2020Caerphilly3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Caerphilly4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Caerphilly5 year survival
92.7 [p]Percent2020Blaenau Gwent1 year survival
61.0 [p]Percent2020Blaenau Gwent2 year survival
46.3 [p]Percent2020Blaenau Gwent3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Blaenau Gwent4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Blaenau Gwent5 year survival
90.7 [p]Percent2020Torfaen1 year survival
64.8 [p]Percent2020Torfaen2 year survival
48.1 [p]Percent2020Torfaen3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Torfaen4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Torfaen5 year survival
92.6 [p]Percent2020Monmouthshire1 year survival
75.0 [p]Percent2020Monmouthshire2 year survival
60.3 [p]Percent2020Monmouthshire3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Monmouthshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Monmouthshire5 year survival
93.1 [p]Percent2020Newport1 year survival
53.1 [p]Percent2020Newport2 year survival
38.8 [p]Percent2020Newport3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Newport4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Newport5 year survival
94.2 [p]Percent2020Scotland1 year survival
74.1 [p]Percent2020Scotland2 year survival
56.0 [p]Percent2020Scotland3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Scotland4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Scotland5 year survival
92.7 [p]Percent2020Northern Ireland1 year survival
72.1 [p]Percent2020Northern Ireland2 year survival
58.0 [p]Percent2020Northern Ireland3 year survival
[z]Percent2020Northern Ireland4 year survival
[z]Percent2020Northern Ireland5 year survival
93.4 [p] [t]Percent2021United Kingdom1 year survival
70.4 [p] [t]Percent2021United Kingdom2 year survival
[z]Percent2021United Kingdom3 year survival
[z]Percent2021United Kingdom4 year survival
[z]Percent2021United Kingdom5 year survival
93.4 [p] [t]Percent2021Great Britain1 year survival
70.4 [p] [t]Percent2021Great Britain2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Great Britain3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Great Britain4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Great Britain5 year survival
93.5 [p] [t]Percent2021England1 year survival
70.3 [p] [t]Percent2021England2 year survival
[z]Percent2021England3 year survival
[z]Percent2021England4 year survival
[z]Percent2021England5 year survival
93.5 [p]Percent2021North East1 year survival
70.2 [p]Percent2021North East2 year survival
[z]Percent2021North East3 year survival
[z]Percent2021North East4 year survival
[z]Percent2021North East5 year survival
92.1 [p]Percent2021North West1 year survival
67.0 [p]Percent2021North West2 year survival
[z]Percent2021North West3 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.

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economic.stats@gov.wales

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