Business survival rates by area and birth year

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Data valuesData descriptionBirth yearAreaSurvival year
46.3Percent2017Torfaen4 year survival
37.0Percent2017Torfaen5 year survival
95.1Percent2017Monmouthshire1 year survival
79.0Percent2017Monmouthshire2 year survival
66.7Percent2017Monmouthshire3 year survival
55.6Percent2017Monmouthshire4 year survival
49.4Percent2017Monmouthshire5 year survival
97.6Percent2017Newport1 year survival
83.6Percent2017Newport2 year survival
50.0Percent2017Newport3 year survival
18.5Percent2017Newport4 year survival
12.7Percent2017Newport5 year survival
93.9Percent2017Scotland1 year survival
74.9Percent2017Scotland2 year survival
58.5Percent2017Scotland3 year survival
48.5Percent2017Scotland4 year survival
40.5Percent2017Scotland5 year survival
91.2Percent2017Northern Ireland1 year survival
75.0Percent2017Northern Ireland2 year survival
62.3Percent2017Northern Ireland3 year survival
54.6Percent2017Northern Ireland4 year survival
49.0Percent2017Northern Ireland5 year survival
94.8 [p] [t]Percent2018United Kingdom1 year survival
74.1 [p] [t]Percent2018United Kingdom2 year survival
57.6 [p] [t]Percent2018United Kingdom3 year survival
47.3 [p] [t]Percent2018United Kingdom4 year survival
39.4 [p] [t]Percent2018United Kingdom5 year survival
94.8 [p] [t]Percent2018Great Britain1 year survival
74.2 [p] [t]Percent2018Great Britain2 year survival
57.5 [p] [t]Percent2018Great Britain3 year survival
47.1 [p] [t]Percent2018Great Britain4 year survival
39.3 [p] [t]Percent2018Great Britain5 year survival
94.8 [p] [t]Percent2018England1 year survival
74.3 [p] [t]Percent2018England2 year survival
57.5 [p] [t]Percent2018England3 year survival
47.2 [p] [t]Percent2018England4 year survival
39.4 [p] [t]Percent2018England5 year survival
94.5 [p]Percent2018North East1 year survival
74.4 [p]Percent2018North East2 year survival
56.8 [p]Percent2018North East3 year survival
47.4 [p]Percent2018North East4 year survival
39.8 [p]Percent2018North East5 year survival
93.5 [p]Percent2018North West1 year survival
71.5 [p]Percent2018North West2 year survival
54.9 [p]Percent2018North West3 year survival
44.0 [p]Percent2018North West4 year survival
36.1 [p]Percent2018North West5 year survival
94.8 [p]Percent2018Yorkshire and the Humber1 year survival
74.8 [p]Percent2018Yorkshire and the Humber2 year survival
59.3 [p]Percent2018Yorkshire and the Humber3 year survival
48.7 [p]Percent2018Yorkshire and the Humber4 year survival
41.0 [p]Percent2018Yorkshire and the Humber5 year survival
95.0 [p]Percent2018East Midlands1 year survival
74.2 [p]Percent2018East Midlands2 year survival
59.8 [p]Percent2018East Midlands3 year survival
49.7 [p]Percent2018East Midlands4 year survival
40.0 [p]Percent2018East Midlands5 year survival
94.2 [p]Percent2018West Midlands1 year survival
72.2 [p]Percent2018West Midlands2 year survival
50.6 [p]Percent2018West Midlands3 year survival
41.6 [p]Percent2018West Midlands4 year survival
34.7 [p]Percent2018West Midlands5 year survival
95.1 [p]Percent2018East1 year survival
75.1 [p]Percent2018East2 year survival
58.0 [p]Percent2018East3 year survival
47.8 [p]Percent2018East4 year survival
40.4 [p]Percent2018East5 year survival
95.1 [p]Percent2018London1 year survival
73.5 [p]Percent2018London2 year survival
56.7 [p]Percent2018London3 year survival
46.4 [p]Percent2018London4 year survival
38.6 [p]Percent2018London5 year survival
95.3 [p]Percent2018South East1 year survival
76.9 [p]Percent2018South East2 year survival
60.6 [p]Percent2018South East3 year survival
49.9 [p]Percent2018South East4 year survival
41.4 [p]Percent2018South East5 year survival
95.0 [p]Percent2018South West1 year survival
76.9 [p]Percent2018South West2 year survival
62.4 [p]Percent2018South West3 year survival
52.5 [p]Percent2018South West4 year survival
45.2 [p]Percent2018South West5 year survival
93.1 [p] [t]Percent2018Wales1 year survival
69.4 [p] [t]Percent2018Wales2 year survival
54.9 [p] [t]Percent2018Wales3 year survival
43.4 [p] [t]Percent2018Wales4 year survival
36.6 [p] [t]Percent2018Wales5 year survival
97.5 [p]Percent2018Isle of Anglesey1 year survival
80.0 [p]Percent2018Isle of Anglesey2 year survival
67.5 [p]Percent2018Isle of Anglesey3 year survival
57.5 [p]Percent2018Isle of Anglesey4 year survival
47.5 [p]Percent2018Isle of Anglesey5 year survival
95.2 [p]Percent2018Gwynedd1 year survival
77.8 [p]Percent2018Gwynedd2 year survival
63.5 [p]Percent2018Gwynedd3 year survival
57.1 [p]Percent2018Gwynedd4 year survival
50.8 [p]Percent2018Gwynedd5 year survival
92.8 [p]Percent2018Conwy1 year survival
76.8 [p]Percent2018Conwy2 year survival
65.2 [p]Percent2018Conwy3 year survival
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Main information

Most recent update
24 September 2025
Next update expected
December 2025
Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Data source
Business demography

Data notes

Rounding applied

Enterprise counts have been rounded to the nearest 5.

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset details business survival rates by birth year and area.

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 business born in year t is defined as having survived if it has any active employment or turnover in any part of year t+1.

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.

Statistical quality

Totals may differ slightly between the area and industry breakdowns due to the disclosure control methods used.

The latest five years of survival rates are provisional and subject to revision.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
economic.stats@gov.wales

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