Business demography by area and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearArea
11,755 [t]Births2016Wales
2,450 [t]Births2016North Wales
190Births2016Isle of Anglesey
375Births2016Gwynedd
405Births2016Conwy
370Births2016Denbighshire
640Births2016Flintshire
470Births2016Wrexham
2,980 [t]Births2016Mid and South West Wales
675 [t]Births2016Mid Wales
445Births2016Powys
230Births2016Ceredigion
2,305 [t]Births2016South West Wales
440Births2016Pembrokeshire
640Births2016Carmarthenshire
820Births2016Swansea
405Births2016Neath Port Talbot
6,325 [t]Births2016South East Wales
515Births2016Bridgend
540Births2016Vale of Glamorgan
1,695Births2016Cardiff
1,215Births2016Rhondda Cynon Taf
255Births2016Merthyr Tydfil
540Births2016Caerphilly
180Births2016Blaenau Gwent
285Births2016Torfaen
420Births2016Monmouthshire
680Births2016Newport
21,440Births2016Scotland
5,665Births2016Northern Ireland
356,895 [t]Births2017United Kingdom
350,325 [t]Births2017Great Britain
318,240 [t]Births2017England
9,110Births2017North East
42,815Births2017North West
21,565Births2017Yorkshire and the Humber
21,575Births2017East Midlands
29,320Births2017West Midlands
35,110Births2017East
85,340Births2017London
49,175Births2017South East
24,230Births2017South West
12,240 [t]Births2017Wales
2,350 [t]Births2017North Wales
165Births2017Isle of Anglesey
375Births2017Gwynedd
380Births2017Conwy
300Births2017Denbighshire
625Births2017Flintshire
505Births2017Wrexham
2,795 [t]Births2017Mid and South West Wales
620 [t]Births2017Mid Wales
405Births2017Powys
215Births2017Ceredigion
2,175 [t]Births2017South West Wales
395Births2017Pembrokeshire
600Births2017Carmarthenshire
835Births2017Swansea
345Births2017Neath Port Talbot
7,095 [t]Births2017South East Wales
445Births2017Bridgend
475Births2017Vale of Glamorgan
1,500Births2017Cardiff
1,500Births2017Rhondda Cynon Taf
215Births2017Merthyr Tydfil
480Births2017Caerphilly
155Births2017Blaenau Gwent
270Births2017Torfaen
405Births2017Monmouthshire
1,650Births2017Newport
19,845Births2017Scotland
6,570Births2017Northern Ireland
348,630 [t]Births2018United Kingdom
343,085 [t]Births2018Great Britain
311,580 [t]Births2018England
9,105Births2018North East
36,995Births2018North West
22,040Births2018Yorkshire and the Humber
21,825Births2018East Midlands
29,505Births2018West Midlands
33,905Births2018East
85,840Births2018London
49,540Births2018South East
22,825Births2018South West
11,885 [t]Births2018Wales
2,210 [t]Births2018North Wales
200Births2018Isle of Anglesey
315Births2018Gwynedd
345Births2018Conwy
265Births2018Denbighshire
675Births2018Flintshire
410Births2018Wrexham
3,445 [t]Births2018Mid and South West Wales
570 [t]Births2018Mid Wales
385Births2018Powys
185Births2018Ceredigion
2,875 [t]Births2018South West Wales
690Births2018Pembrokeshire
590Births2018Carmarthenshire
1,245Births2018Swansea
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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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