Business demography by area and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearArea
450Births2013Monmouthshire
560Births2013Newport
21,535Births2013Scotland
4,855Births2013Northern Ireland
350,305 [t]Births2014United Kingdom
345,500 [t]Births2014Great Britain
312,920 [t]Births2014England
9,650Births2014North East
34,275Births2014North West
23,465Births2014Yorkshire and the Humber
22,035Births2014East Midlands
25,740Births2014West Midlands
32,595Births2014East
88,580Births2014London
51,280Births2014South East
25,300Births2014South West
11,345 [t]Births2014Wales
2,450 [t]Births2014North Wales
195Births2014Isle of Anglesey
390Births2014Gwynedd
470Births2014Conwy
365Births2014Denbighshire
595Births2014Flintshire
435Births2014Wrexham
2,930 [t]Births2014Mid and South West Wales
695 [t]Births2014Mid Wales
470Births2014Powys
225Births2014Ceredigion
2,235 [t]Births2014South West Wales
395Births2014Pembrokeshire
600Births2014Carmarthenshire
875Births2014Swansea
365Births2014Neath Port Talbot
5,965 [t]Births2014South East Wales
550Births2014Bridgend
550Births2014Vale of Glamorgan
1,835Births2014Cardiff
790Births2014Rhondda Cynon Taf
200Births2014Merthyr Tydfil
540Births2014Caerphilly
170Births2014Blaenau Gwent
280Births2014Torfaen
440Births2014Monmouthshire
610Births2014Newport
21,235Births2014Scotland
4,805Births2014Northern Ireland
382,755 [t]Births2015United Kingdom
377,315 [t]Births2015Great Britain
344,065 [t]Births2015England
9,635Births2015North East
36,500Births2015North West
25,140Births2015Yorkshire and the Humber
25,345Births2015East Midlands
29,350Births2015West Midlands
35,440Births2015East
100,920Births2015London
55,585Births2015South East
26,150Births2015South West
11,525 [t]Births2015Wales
2,365 [t]Births2015North Wales
195Births2015Isle of Anglesey
405Births2015Gwynedd
375Births2015Conwy
350Births2015Denbighshire
595Births2015Flintshire
445Births2015Wrexham
3,035 [t]Births2015Mid and South West Wales
695 [t]Births2015Mid Wales
465Births2015Powys
230Births2015Ceredigion
2,340 [t]Births2015South West Wales
415Births2015Pembrokeshire
635Births2015Carmarthenshire
890Births2015Swansea
400Births2015Neath Port Talbot
6,125 [t]Births2015South East Wales
505Births2015Bridgend
570Births2015Vale of Glamorgan
1,800Births2015Cardiff
925Births2015Rhondda Cynon Taf
230Births2015Merthyr Tydfil
530Births2015Caerphilly
190Births2015Blaenau Gwent
290Births2015Torfaen
455Births2015Monmouthshire
630Births2015Newport
21,725Births2015Scotland
5,440Births2015Northern Ireland
397,540 [t]Births2016United Kingdom
391,875 [t]Births2016Great Britain
358,680 [t]Births2016England
9,910Births2016North East
40,515Births2016North West
25,800Births2016Yorkshire and the Humber
23,980Births2016East Midlands
33,490Births2016West Midlands
44,125Births2016East
96,165Births2016London
53,875Births2016South East
30,820Births2016South West
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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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