Business demography by area and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearArea
317,440 [t]Births2024United Kingdom
311,205 [t]Births2024Great Britain
282,680 [t]Births2024England
9,030Births2024North East
33,685Births2024North West
22,615Births2024Yorkshire and the Humber
19,985Births2024East Midlands
26,880Births2024West Midlands
29,590Births2024East
75,550Births2024London
43,015Births2024South East
22,330Births2024South West
10,105 [t]Births2024Wales
2,090 [t]Births2024North Wales
205Births2024Isle of Anglesey
330Births2024Gwynedd
355Births2024Conwy
295Births2024Denbighshire
520Births2024Flintshire
385Births2024Wrexham
2,885 [t]Births2024Mid and South West Wales
670 [t]Births2024Mid Wales
470Births2024Powys
200Births2024Ceredigion
2,215 [t]Births2024South West Wales
425Births2024Pembrokeshire
585Births2024Carmarthenshire
835Births2024Swansea
370Births2024Neath Port Talbot
5,130 [t]Births2024South East Wales
410Births2024Bridgend
470Births2024Vale of Glamorgan
1,555Births2024Cardiff
615Births2024Rhondda Cynon Taf
155Births2024Merthyr Tydfil
485Births2024Caerphilly
160Births2024Blaenau Gwent
325Births2024Torfaen
360Births2024Monmouthshire
595Births2024Newport
18,420Births2024Scotland
6,235Births2024Northern Ireland
316,025 [t]Births2023United Kingdom
310,655 [t]Births2023Great Britain
281,860 [t]Births2023England
8,965Births2023North East
33,005Births2023North West
22,280Births2023Yorkshire and the Humber
20,495Births2023East Midlands
26,275Births2023West Midlands
30,360Births2023East
74,650Births2023London
42,955Births2023South East
22,875Births2023South West
10,520 [t]Births2023Wales
2,075 [t]Births2023North Wales
195Births2023Isle of Anglesey
350Births2023Gwynedd
350Births2023Conwy
290Births2023Denbighshire
505Births2023Flintshire
385Births2023Wrexham
2,905 [t]Births2023Mid and South West Wales
690 [t]Births2023Mid Wales
440Births2023Powys
250Births2023Ceredigion
2,215 [t]Births2023South West Wales
460Births2023Pembrokeshire
540Births2023Carmarthenshire
830Births2023Swansea
385Births2023Neath Port Talbot
5,540 [t]Births2023South East Wales
435Births2023Bridgend
530Births2023Vale of Glamorgan
1,480Births2023Cardiff
770Births2023Rhondda Cynon Taf
165Births2023Merthyr Tydfil
465Births2023Caerphilly
155Births2023Blaenau Gwent
585Births2023Torfaen
385Births2023Monmouthshire
570Births2023Newport
18,275Births2023Scotland
5,370Births2023Northern Ireland
336,925 [t]Births2022United Kingdom
331,540 [t]Births2022Great Britain
300,580 [t]Births2022England
9,720Births2022North East
36,220Births2022North West
25,895Births2022Yorkshire and the Humber
22,685Births2022East Midlands
28,695Births2022West Midlands
31,850Births2022East
76,845Births2022London
44,160Births2022South East
24,510Births2022South West
12,090 [t]Births2022Wales
2,315 [t]Births2022North Wales
185Births2022Isle of Anglesey
345Births2022Gwynedd
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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 1
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Data source 1
Business demography
Data provider 2
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Data source 2
Mid-year population estimates

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset details business births, deaths and active enterprises by measure, area and year.

Active enterprises are businesses that had either turnover or employment at any time during the reference period (December to December).

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 death is defined as a business that was on the active file in year t but no longer present on the active file for year t+1 or t+2. To produce more timely statistics, the UK business demography statistics contain a preliminary death indicator, which includes an adjustment for estimated reactivations. Reactivations occur where a business becomes dormant for a period of less than 2 years, then recommences activity in a manner which complies with a definition of continuity. If the definition of continuity is not met (e.g. if a business recommences activity but at a different location and with a different activity), this would be considered a death followed by a birth. Reactivations can also occur due to lags in the administrative data source (VAT/PAYE) so that a business that continues to trade can appear to die. The deaths data exclude losses to the population as a result of mergers, break-ups, split-offs or other re-structuring.

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.

Birth and death rates are calculated as a percentage of active enterprises.

Births, deaths and active enterprises per 10,000 of the population aged 16 to 64 are calculated using ONS' population estimates, which are currently available up to 2023.

Statistical quality

Totals may differ slightly between the area and industry breakdowns due to the disclosure control methods used.

Please note, levels for Welsh economic regions and all rates (including per 10,000 population figures) have been calculated using the rounded figures, published by the Office for National Statistics.

The latest two years' estimates on deaths are subject to revision, which would normally be made in the following year's publication.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
economic.stats@gov.wales

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