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
23,010	Enterprise count	2004	West Midlands	Births
435	Enterprise count	2004	Neath Port Talbot	Births
590	Enterprise count	2003	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Births
18,805	Enterprise count	2004	East Midlands	Births
515	Enterprise count	2004	Conwy	Births
895	Enterprise count	2004	Swansea	Births
575	Enterprise count	2003	Pembrokeshire	Births
1,315	Enterprise count	2003	Cardiff	Births
520	Enterprise count	2003	Newport	Births
20,470	Enterprise count	2004	Yorkshire and the Humber	Births
24,110	Enterprise count	2004	South West	Births
435	Enterprise count	2004	Gwynedd	Births
595	Enterprise count	2004	Powys	Births
735	Enterprise count	2004	Carmarthenshire	Births
380	Enterprise count	2003	Denbighshire	Births
345	Enterprise count	2003	Ceredigion	Births
435	Enterprise count	2003	Neath Port Talbot	Births
505	Enterprise count	2003	Vale of Glamorgan	Births
165	Enterprise count	2003	Blaenau Gwent	Births
500	Enterprise count	2003	Monmouthshire	Births
280,080 [t]	Enterprise count	2004	United Kingdom	Births
28,845	Enterprise count	2004	North West	Births
27,600	Enterprise count	2004	East	Births
44,345	Enterprise count	2004	South East	Births
11,525 [t]	Enterprise count	2004	Wales	Births
270	Enterprise count	2004	Isle of Anglesey	Births
380	Enterprise count	2004	Denbighshire	Births
415	Enterprise count	2004	Wrexham	Births
365	Enterprise count	2004	Ceredigion	Births
610	Enterprise count	2004	Pembrokeshire	Births
220	Enterprise count	2003	Isle of Anglesey	Births
460	Enterprise count	2003	Conwy	Births
475	Enterprise count	2003	Flintshire	Births
625	Enterprise count	2003	Powys	Births
750	Enterprise count	2003	Carmarthenshire	Births
975	Enterprise count	2003	Swansea	Births
14,180	Enterprise count	2002	Scotland	Births
475	Enterprise count	2003	Bridgend	Births
120	Enterprise count	2003	Merthyr Tydfil	Births
525	Enterprise count	2003	Caerphilly	Births
266,995 [t]	Enterprise count	2003	United Kingdom	Births
255	Enterprise count	2003	Torfaen	Births
4,415	Enterprise count	2003	Northern Ireland	Births
236,220 [t]	Enterprise count	2003	England	Births
274,350 [t]	Enterprise count	2004	Great Britain	Births
7,645	Enterprise count	2004	North East	Births
26,140	Enterprise count	2003	East	Births
11,045 [t]	Enterprise count	2003	Wales	Births
22,090	Enterprise count	2003	West Midlands	Births
53,620	Enterprise count	2004	London	Births
215,060 [t]	Enterprise count	2002	England	Births
48,810	Enterprise count	2003	London	Births
95	Enterprise count	2002	Blaenau Gwent	Births
46,830	Enterprise count	2002	London	Births
238,210 [t]	Enterprise count	2002	Great Britain	Births
225	Enterprise count	2002	Torfaen	Births
41,855	Enterprise count	2003	South East	Births
605	Enterprise count	2004	Flintshire	Births
24,160	Enterprise count	2003	South West	Births
38,310	Enterprise count	2002	South East	Births
17,155	Enterprise count	2002	Yorkshire and the Humber	Births
285	Enterprise count	2002	Neath Port Talbot	Births
242,535 [t]	Enterprise count	2002	United Kingdom	Births
4,325	Enterprise count	2002	Northern Ireland	Births
470	Enterprise count	2003	Gwynedd	Births
21,000	Enterprise count	2002	South West	Births
365	Enterprise count	2002	Monmouthshire	Births
430	Enterprise count	2002	Bridgend	Births
295	Enterprise count	2002	Ceredigion	Births
365	Enterprise count	2003	Wrexham	Births
430	Enterprise count	2002	Newport	Births
8,970 [t]	Enterprise count	2002	Wales	Births
16,390	Enterprise count	2002	East Midlands	Births
415	Enterprise count	2002	Vale of Glamorgan	Births
6,730	Enterprise count	2002	North East	Births
430	Enterprise count	2002	Pembrokeshire	Births
480	Enterprise count	2002	Flintshire	Births
185	Enterprise count	2002	Isle of Anglesey	Births
1,105	Enterprise count	2002	Cardiff	Births
20,065	Enterprise count	2003	Yorkshire and the Humber	Births
375	Enterprise count	2002	Caerphilly	Births
645	Enterprise count	2002	Swansea	Births
330	Enterprise count	2002	Wrexham	Births
445	Enterprise count	2002	Gwynedd	Births
19,645	Enterprise count	2002	West Midlands	Births
262,580 [t]	Enterprise count	2003	Great Britain	Births
535	Enterprise count	2002	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Births
15,315	Enterprise count	2003	Scotland	Births
615	Enterprise count	2002	Carmarthenshire	Births
345	Enterprise count	2002	Conwy	Births
7,390	Enterprise count	2003	North East	Births
27,735	Enterprise count	2003	North West	Births
248,450 [t]	Enterprise count	2004	England	Births
110	Enterprise count	2002	Merthyr Tydfil	Births
505	Enterprise count	2002	Powys	Births
325	Enterprise count	2002	Denbighshire	Births
24,375	Enterprise count	2002	East	Births
17,975	Enterprise count	2003	East Midlands	Births
24,625	Enterprise count	2002	North West	Births
515	Enterprise count	2004	Bridgend	Births

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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

Metadata

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