Business demography by area and year

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

Data values	Data description	Year	Area
515	Births	2004	Conwy
380	Births	2004	Denbighshire
605	Births	2004	Flintshire
415	Births	2004	Wrexham
3,635 [t]	Births	2004	Mid and South West Wales
960 [t]	Births	2004	Mid Wales
595	Births	2004	Powys
365	Births	2004	Ceredigion
2,675 [t]	Births	2004	South West Wales
610	Births	2004	Pembrokeshire
735	Births	2004	Carmarthenshire
895	Births	2004	Swansea
435	Births	2004	Neath Port Talbot
5,270 [t]	Births	2004	South East Wales
515	Births	2004	Bridgend
520	Births	2004	Vale of Glamorgan
1,370	Births	2004	Cardiff
745	Births	2004	Rhondda Cynon Taf
155	Births	2004	Merthyr Tydfil
490	Births	2004	Caerphilly
165	Births	2004	Blaenau Gwent
315	Births	2004	Torfaen
500	Births	2004	Monmouthshire
495	Births	2004	Newport
14,375	Births	2004	Scotland
5,730	Births	2004	Northern Ireland
274,855 [t]	Births	2005	United Kingdom
269,220 [t]	Births	2005	Great Britain
241,410 [t]	Births	2005	England
7,655	Births	2005	North East
29,220	Births	2005	North West
19,930	Births	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber
19,140	Births	2005	East Midlands
23,115	Births	2005	West Midlands
26,195	Births	2005	East
51,285	Births	2005	London
42,555	Births	2005	South East
22,315	Births	2005	South West
10,875 [t]	Births	2005	Wales
2,595 [t]	Births	2005	North Wales
245	Births	2005	Isle of Anglesey
470	Births	2005	Gwynedd
465	Births	2005	Conwy
395	Births	2005	Denbighshire
585	Births	2005	Flintshire
435	Births	2005	Wrexham
3,380 [t]	Births	2005	Mid and South West Wales
850 [t]	Births	2005	Mid Wales
535	Births	2005	Powys
315	Births	2005	Ceredigion
2,530 [t]	Births	2005	South West Wales
560	Births	2005	Pembrokeshire
715	Births	2005	Carmarthenshire
820	Births	2005	Swansea
435	Births	2005	Neath Port Talbot
4,900 [t]	Births	2005	South East Wales
520	Births	2005	Bridgend
470	Births	2005	Vale of Glamorgan
1,310	Births	2005	Cardiff
620	Births	2005	Rhondda Cynon Taf
165	Births	2005	Merthyr Tydfil
435	Births	2005	Caerphilly
180	Births	2005	Blaenau Gwent
255	Births	2005	Torfaen
425	Births	2005	Monmouthshire
520	Births	2005	Newport
16,935	Births	2005	Scotland
5,635	Births	2005	Northern Ireland
255,530 [t]	Births	2006	United Kingdom
249,950 [t]	Births	2006	Great Britain
225,120 [t]	Births	2006	England
7,090	Births	2006	North East
27,265	Births	2006	North West
18,555	Births	2006	Yorkshire and the Humber
17,715	Births	2006	East Midlands
21,025	Births	2006	West Midlands
25,055	Births	2006	East
47,890	Births	2006	London
39,195	Births	2006	South East
21,330	Births	2006	South West
9,760 [t]	Births	2006	Wales
2,300 [t]	Births	2006	North Wales
230	Births	2006	Isle of Anglesey
400	Births	2006	Gwynedd
405	Births	2006	Conwy
335	Births	2006	Denbighshire
525	Births	2006	Flintshire
405	Births	2006	Wrexham
3,015 [t]	Births	2006	Mid and South West Wales
790 [t]	Births	2006	Mid Wales
515	Births	2006	Powys
275	Births	2006	Ceredigion
2,225 [t]	Births	2006	South West Wales
450	Births	2006	Pembrokeshire
610	Births	2006	Carmarthenshire
795	Births	2006	Swansea
370	Births	2006	Neath Port Talbot
4,445 [t]	Births	2006	South East Wales
455	Births	2006	Bridgend
445	Births	2006	Vale of Glamorgan

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Main information

• Most recent update: 24 September 2025
• Next update expected: December 2025
• 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

Data notes

• Rounding applied:

  Business births, deaths and active enterprises have been rounded to the nearest 5, rates are rounded to 1 decimal place, and per 10,000 population to the nearest whole number.

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.

• 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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