Business survival rates by area and birth year

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

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Data valuesData descriptionBirth yearAreaSurvival year
[z]Percent2021North West4 year survival
[z]Percent2021North West5 year survival
93.4 [p]Percent2021Yorkshire and the Humber1 year survival
72.1 [p]Percent2021Yorkshire and the Humber2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Yorkshire and the Humber3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Yorkshire and the Humber4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Yorkshire and the Humber5 year survival
94.0 [p]Percent2021East Midlands1 year survival
69.1 [p]Percent2021East Midlands2 year survival
[z]Percent2021East Midlands3 year survival
[z]Percent2021East Midlands4 year survival
[z]Percent2021East Midlands5 year survival
92.5 [p]Percent2021West Midlands1 year survival
65.6 [p]Percent2021West Midlands2 year survival
[z]Percent2021West Midlands3 year survival
[z]Percent2021West Midlands4 year survival
[z]Percent2021West Midlands5 year survival
93.6 [p]Percent2021East1 year survival
71.8 [p]Percent2021East2 year survival
[z]Percent2021East3 year survival
[z]Percent2021East4 year survival
[z]Percent2021East5 year survival
94.1 [p]Percent2021London1 year survival
70.3 [p]Percent2021London2 year survival
[z]Percent2021London3 year survival
[z]Percent2021London4 year survival
[z]Percent2021London5 year survival
94.0 [p]Percent2021South East1 year survival
73.6 [p]Percent2021South East2 year survival
[z]Percent2021South East3 year survival
[z]Percent2021South East4 year survival
[z]Percent2021South East5 year survival
93.8 [p]Percent2021South West1 year survival
73.1 [p]Percent2021South West2 year survival
[z]Percent2021South West3 year survival
[z]Percent2021South West4 year survival
[z]Percent2021South West5 year survival
91.1 [p] [t]Percent2021Wales1 year survival
68.7 [p] [t]Percent2021Wales2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Wales3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Wales4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Wales5 year survival
95.3 [p]Percent2021Isle of Anglesey1 year survival
79.1 [p]Percent2021Isle of Anglesey2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Isle of Anglesey3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Isle of Anglesey4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Isle of Anglesey5 year survival
96.3 [p]Percent2021Gwynedd1 year survival
81.3 [p]Percent2021Gwynedd2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Gwynedd3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Gwynedd4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Gwynedd5 year survival
93.5 [p]Percent2021Conwy1 year survival
73.1 [p]Percent2021Conwy2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Conwy3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Conwy4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Conwy5 year survival
91.9 [p]Percent2021Denbighshire1 year survival
64.0 [p]Percent2021Denbighshire2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Denbighshire3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Denbighshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Denbighshire5 year survival
89.2 [p]Percent2021Flintshire1 year survival
64.3 [p]Percent2021Flintshire2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Flintshire3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Flintshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Flintshire5 year survival
92.4 [p]Percent2021Wrexham1 year survival
72.8 [p]Percent2021Wrexham2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Wrexham3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Wrexham4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Wrexham5 year survival
93.4 [p]Percent2021Powys1 year survival
74.7 [p]Percent2021Powys2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Powys3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Powys4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Powys5 year survival
91.1 [p]Percent2021Ceredigion1 year survival
77.8 [p]Percent2021Ceredigion2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Ceredigion3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Ceredigion4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Ceredigion5 year survival
95.2 [p]Percent2021Pembrokeshire1 year survival
73.1 [p]Percent2021Pembrokeshire2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Pembrokeshire3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Pembrokeshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Pembrokeshire5 year survival
93.9 [p]Percent2021Carmarthenshire1 year survival
71.2 [p]Percent2021Carmarthenshire2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Carmarthenshire3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Carmarthenshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Carmarthenshire5 year survival
92.9 [p]Percent2021Swansea1 year survival
71.2 [p]Percent2021Swansea2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Swansea3 year survival
[z]Percent2021Swansea4 year survival
[z]Percent2021Swansea5 year survival
91.7 [p]Percent2021Neath Port Talbot1 year survival
70.2 [p]Percent2021Neath Port Talbot2 year survival
[z]Percent2021Neath Port Talbot3 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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