Business demography by area and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearArea
350Births2018Neath Port Talbot
6,230 [t]Births2018South East Wales
450Births2018Bridgend
420Births2018Vale of Glamorgan
1,425Births2018Cardiff
1,155Births2018Rhondda Cynon Taf
165Births2018Merthyr Tydfil
870Births2018Caerphilly
145Births2018Blaenau Gwent
275Births2018Torfaen
395Births2018Monmouthshire
930Births2018Newport
19,620Births2018Scotland
5,545Births2018Northern Ireland
363,825 [t]Births2019United Kingdom
357,780 [t]Births2019Great Britain
325,355 [t]Births2019England
9,445Births2019North East
36,805Births2019North West
23,405Births2019Yorkshire and the Humber
23,215Births2019East Midlands
34,440Births2019West Midlands
33,995Births2019East
88,550Births2019London
51,560Births2019South East
23,940Births2019South West
11,745 [t]Births2019Wales
2,590 [t]Births2019North Wales
190Births2019Isle of Anglesey
335Births2019Gwynedd
360Births2019Conwy
600Births2019Denbighshire
675Births2019Flintshire
430Births2019Wrexham
3,310 [t]Births2019Mid and South West Wales
625 [t]Births2019Mid Wales
400Births2019Powys
225Births2019Ceredigion
2,685 [t]Births2019South West Wales
495Births2019Pembrokeshire
585Births2019Carmarthenshire
1,240Births2019Swansea
365Births2019Neath Port Talbot
5,845 [t]Births2019South East Wales
510Births2019Bridgend
490Births2019Vale of Glamorgan
1,555Births2019Cardiff
870Births2019Rhondda Cynon Taf
185Births2019Merthyr Tydfil
645Births2019Caerphilly
185Births2019Blaenau Gwent
260Births2019Torfaen
400Births2019Monmouthshire
745Births2019Newport
20,680Births2019Scotland
6,045Births2019Northern Ireland
333,020 [t]Births2020United Kingdom
327,350 [t]Births2020Great Britain
299,115 [t]Births2020England
9,085Births2020North East
35,505Births2020North West
22,655Births2020Yorkshire and the Humber
22,890Births2020East Midlands
28,145Births2020West Midlands
30,140Births2020East
79,640Births2020London
47,685Births2020South East
23,370Births2020South West
11,385 [t]Births2020Wales
2,365 [t]Births2020North Wales
185Births2020Isle of Anglesey
280Births2020Gwynedd
400Births2020Conwy
335Births2020Denbighshire
735Births2020Flintshire
430Births2020Wrexham
3,215 [t]Births2020Mid and South West Wales
600 [t]Births2020Mid Wales
410Births2020Powys
190Births2020Ceredigion
2,615 [t]Births2020South West Wales
495Births2020Pembrokeshire
705Births2020Carmarthenshire
995Births2020Swansea
420Births2020Neath Port Talbot
5,805 [t]Births2020South East Wales
535Births2020Bridgend
470Births2020Vale of Glamorgan
1,545Births2020Cardiff
900Births2020Rhondda Cynon Taf
170Births2020Merthyr Tydfil
570Births2020Caerphilly
205Births2020Blaenau Gwent
270Births2020Torfaen
340Births2020Monmouthshire
800Births2020Newport
16,850Births2020Scotland
5,670Births2020Northern Ireland
363,995 [t]Births2021United Kingdom
357,340 [t]Births2021Great Britain
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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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