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
1,135	Births	2006	Cardiff
615	Births	2006	Rhondda Cynon Taf
175	Births	2006	Merthyr Tydfil
420	Births	2006	Caerphilly
145	Births	2006	Blaenau Gwent
245	Births	2006	Torfaen
380	Births	2006	Monmouthshire
430	Births	2006	Newport
15,070	Births	2006	Scotland
5,580	Births	2006	Northern Ireland
280,730 [t]	Births	2007	United Kingdom
274,770 [t]	Births	2007	Great Britain
246,700 [t]	Births	2007	England
8,795	Births	2007	North East
30,195	Births	2007	North West
20,385	Births	2007	Yorkshire and the Humber
18,610	Births	2007	East Midlands
22,805	Births	2007	West Midlands
27,600	Births	2007	East
53,120	Births	2007	London
42,320	Births	2007	South East
22,870	Births	2007	South West
9,905 [t]	Births	2007	Wales
2,500 [t]	Births	2007	North Wales
230	Births	2007	Isle of Anglesey
445	Births	2007	Gwynedd
425	Births	2007	Conwy
360	Births	2007	Denbighshire
580	Births	2007	Flintshire
460	Births	2007	Wrexham
3,095 [t]	Births	2007	Mid and South West Wales
795 [t]	Births	2007	Mid Wales
525	Births	2007	Powys
270	Births	2007	Ceredigion
2,300 [t]	Births	2007	South West Wales
465	Births	2007	Pembrokeshire
650	Births	2007	Carmarthenshire
820	Births	2007	Swansea
365	Births	2007	Neath Port Talbot
4,310 [t]	Births	2007	South East Wales
445	Births	2007	Bridgend
425	Births	2007	Vale of Glamorgan
1,085	Births	2007	Cardiff
585	Births	2007	Rhondda Cynon Taf
120	Births	2007	Merthyr Tydfil
455	Births	2007	Caerphilly
145	Births	2007	Blaenau Gwent
210	Births	2007	Torfaen
395	Births	2007	Monmouthshire
445	Births	2007	Newport
18,165	Births	2007	Scotland
5,960	Births	2007	Northern Ireland
267,445 [t]	Births	2008	United Kingdom
261,790 [t]	Births	2008	Great Britain
236,345 [t]	Births	2008	England
7,675	Births	2008	North East
27,465	Births	2008	North West
18,675	Births	2008	Yorkshire and the Humber
16,785	Births	2008	East Midlands
20,585	Births	2008	West Midlands
25,975	Births	2008	East
57,955	Births	2008	London
40,365	Births	2008	South East
20,865	Births	2008	South West
9,220 [t]	Births	2008	Wales
2,200 [t]	Births	2008	North Wales
190	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey
405	Births	2008	Gwynedd
355	Births	2008	Conwy
335	Births	2008	Denbighshire
520	Births	2008	Flintshire
395	Births	2008	Wrexham
2,800 [t]	Births	2008	Mid and South West Wales
720 [t]	Births	2008	Mid Wales
485	Births	2008	Powys
235	Births	2008	Ceredigion
2,080 [t]	Births	2008	South West Wales
470	Births	2008	Pembrokeshire
530	Births	2008	Carmarthenshire
720	Births	2008	Swansea
360	Births	2008	Neath Port Talbot
4,220 [t]	Births	2008	South East Wales
400	Births	2008	Bridgend
415	Births	2008	Vale of Glamorgan
1,110	Births	2008	Cardiff
575	Births	2008	Rhondda Cynon Taf
110	Births	2008	Merthyr Tydfil
385	Births	2008	Caerphilly
140	Births	2008	Blaenau Gwent
260	Births	2008	Torfaen
420	Births	2008	Monmouthshire
405	Births	2008	Newport
16,225	Births	2008	Scotland
5,655	Births	2008	Northern Ireland
236,030 [t]	Births	2009	United Kingdom
232,085 [t]	Births	2009	Great Britain
209,035 [t]	Births	2009	England
6,625	Births	2009	North East
23,920	Births	2009	North West
17,005	Births	2009	Yorkshire and the Humber

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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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