Business demography by area and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearArea
380Births2011Powys
205Births2011Ceredigion
1,760 [t]Births2011South West Wales
360Births2011Pembrokeshire
520Births2011Carmarthenshire
585Births2011Swansea
295Births2011Neath Port Talbot
4,025 [t]Births2011South East Wales
395Births2011Bridgend
380Births2011Vale of Glamorgan
1,135Births2011Cardiff
555Births2011Rhondda Cynon Taf
135Births2011Merthyr Tydfil
370Births2011Caerphilly
140Births2011Blaenau Gwent
195Births2011Torfaen
325Births2011Monmouthshire
395Births2011Newport
16,940Births2011Scotland
3,745Births2011Northern Ireland
269,250 [t]Births2012United Kingdom
265,315 [t]Births2012Great Britain
239,660 [t]Births2012England
7,265Births2012North East
26,535Births2012North West
17,680Births2012Yorkshire and the Humber
16,625Births2012East Midlands
19,645Births2012West Midlands
25,335Births2012East
65,095Births2012London
41,245Births2012South East
20,235Births2012South West
8,270 [t]Births2012Wales
1,995 [t]Births2012North Wales
150Births2012Isle of Anglesey
305Births2012Gwynedd
375Births2012Conwy
280Births2012Denbighshire
515Births2012Flintshire
370Births2012Wrexham
2,250 [t]Births2012Mid and South West Wales
570 [t]Births2012Mid Wales
390Births2012Powys
180Births2012Ceredigion
1,680 [t]Births2012South West Wales
360Births2012Pembrokeshire
440Births2012Carmarthenshire
605Births2012Swansea
275Births2012Neath Port Talbot
4,025 [t]Births2012South East Wales
355Births2012Bridgend
395Births2012Vale of Glamorgan
1,190Births2012Cardiff
505Births2012Rhondda Cynon Taf
130Births2012Merthyr Tydfil
375Births2012Caerphilly
125Births2012Blaenau Gwent
210Births2012Torfaen
325Births2012Monmouthshire
415Births2012Newport
17,385Births2012Scotland
3,935Births2012Northern Ireland
346,275 [t]Births2013United Kingdom
341,420 [t]Births2013Great Britain
308,565 [t]Births2013England
9,685Births2013North East
35,285Births2013North West
23,120Births2013Yorkshire and the Humber
22,035Births2013East Midlands
25,735Births2013West Midlands
32,570Births2013East
83,600Births2013London
50,895Births2013South East
25,640Births2013South West
11,320 [t]Births2013Wales
2,540 [t]Births2013North Wales
210Births2013Isle of Anglesey
405Births2013Gwynedd
460Births2013Conwy
390Births2013Denbighshire
625Births2013Flintshire
450Births2013Wrexham
3,020 [t]Births2013Mid and South West Wales
705 [t]Births2013Mid Wales
465Births2013Powys
240Births2013Ceredigion
2,315 [t]Births2013South West Wales
465Births2013Pembrokeshire
630Births2013Carmarthenshire
825Births2013Swansea
395Births2013Neath Port Talbot
5,760 [t]Births2013South East Wales
475Births2013Bridgend
605Births2013Vale of Glamorgan
1,665Births2013Cardiff
785Births2013Rhondda Cynon Taf
225Births2013Merthyr Tydfil
555Births2013Caerphilly
190Births2013Blaenau Gwent
250Births2013Torfaen
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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.

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economic.stats@gov.wales

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