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
[x]	Deaths	2002	Scotland
1,835	Active enterprises	2002	Isle of Anglesey
3,705 [t]	Deaths	2002	South East Wales
360	Deaths	2002	Newport
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	Yorkshire and the Humber
20,010 [t]	Active enterprises	2002	North Wales
2,425 [t]	Deaths	2002	Mid and South West Wales
280	Deaths	2002	Neath Port Talbot
125	Deaths	2002	Blaenau Gwent
365	Deaths	2002	Monmouthshire
2,115,915	Active enterprises	2002	United Kingdom
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	North West
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	East
81,175 [t]	Active enterprises	2002	Wales
330	Deaths	2002	Gwynedd
290	Deaths	2002	Wrexham
200	Deaths	2002	Ceredigion
675	Deaths	2002	Swansea
400	Deaths	2002	Vale of Glamorgan
340	Deaths	2002	Caerphilly
[x]	Deaths	2002	West Midlands
170	Deaths	2002	Torfaen
160	Deaths	2002	Isle of Anglesey
[x]	Deaths	2002	Northern Ireland
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	Great Britain
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	North East
[x]	Births	2002	East Midlands
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	West Midlands
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	London
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	South West
[x]	Births	2002	West Midlands
[x]	Deaths	2002	London
315	Deaths	2002	Conwy
405	Deaths	2002	Flintshire
[x]	Births	2002	East
415	Deaths	2002	Powys
1,810 [t]	Deaths	2002	South West Wales
480	Deaths	2002	Carmarthenshire
[x]	Births	2002	North West
320	Deaths	2002	Bridgend
1,120	Deaths	2002	Cardiff
80	Deaths	2002	Merthyr Tydfil
[x]	Deaths	2002	England
[x]	Deaths	2002	Great Britain
[x]	Deaths	2002	East Midlands
[x]	Deaths	2002	Yorkshire and the Humber
[x]	Deaths	2002	South East
1,760 [t]	Deaths	2002	North Wales
[x]	Deaths	2002	South West
[x]	Births	2002	England
430	Births	2002	Pembrokeshire
8,970 [t]	Births	2002	Wales
615	Births	2002	Carmarthenshire
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	England
645	Births	2002	Swansea
2,100 [t]	Births	2002	North Wales
285	Births	2002	Neath Port Talbot
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	East Midlands
4,095 [t]	Births	2002	South East Wales
180	Births	2002	Isle of Anglesey
430	Births	2002	Bridgend
[x]	Active enterprises	2002	South East
420	Births	2002	Vale of Glamorgan
445	Births	2002	Gwynedd
1,110	Births	2002	Cardiff
[x]	Births	2002	North East
535	Births	2002	Rhondda Cynon Taf
345	Births	2002	Conwy
110	Births	2002	Merthyr Tydfil
260	Deaths	2002	Denbighshire
375	Births	2002	Caerphilly
325	Births	2002	Denbighshire
95	Births	2002	Blaenau Gwent
615 [t]	Deaths	2002	Mid Wales
225	Births	2002	Torfaen
480	Births	2002	Flintshire
365	Births	2002	Monmouthshire
375	Deaths	2002	Pembrokeshire
430	Births	2002	Newport
325	Births	2002	Wrexham
[x]	Births	2002	Scotland
[x]	Deaths	2002	East
[x]	Births	2002	Northern Ireland
[x]	Births	2002	London
2,775 [t]	Births	2002	Mid and South West Wales
425	Deaths	2002	Rhondda Cynon Taf
800 [t]	Births	2002	Mid Wales
[x]	Births	2002	Great Britain
[x]	Births	2002	South East
213,345	Deaths	2002	United Kingdom
505	Births	2002	Powys
[x]	Deaths	2002	North East
242,540	Births	2002	United Kingdom
[x]	Deaths	2002	North West
295	Births	2002	Ceredigion
[x]	Births	2002	Yorkshire and the Humber
[x]	Births	2002	South West
7,890 [t]	Deaths	2002	Wales
1,975 [t]	Births	2002	South West Wales
4,155	Active enterprises	2002	Gwynedd

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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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