Business survival rates by area and birth year

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Data valuesData descriptionBirth yearAreaSurvival year
58.0 [p]Percent2018Conwy4 year survival
53.6 [p]Percent2018Conwy5 year survival
98.1 [p]Percent2018Denbighshire1 year survival
79.2 [p]Percent2018Denbighshire2 year survival
64.2 [p]Percent2018Denbighshire3 year survival
56.6 [p]Percent2018Denbighshire4 year survival
49.1 [p]Percent2018Denbighshire5 year survival
94.1 [p]Percent2018Flintshire1 year survival
74.1 [p]Percent2018Flintshire2 year survival
59.3 [p]Percent2018Flintshire3 year survival
46.7 [p]Percent2018Flintshire4 year survival
37.0 [p]Percent2018Flintshire5 year survival
92.7 [p]Percent2018Wrexham1 year survival
74.4 [p]Percent2018Wrexham2 year survival
61.0 [p]Percent2018Wrexham3 year survival
51.2 [p]Percent2018Wrexham4 year survival
42.7 [p]Percent2018Wrexham5 year survival
96.1 [p]Percent2018Powys1 year survival
80.5 [p]Percent2018Powys2 year survival
68.8 [p]Percent2018Powys3 year survival
59.7 [p]Percent2018Powys4 year survival
51.9 [p]Percent2018Powys5 year survival
97.3 [p]Percent2018Ceredigion1 year survival
75.7 [p]Percent2018Ceredigion2 year survival
67.6 [p]Percent2018Ceredigion3 year survival
59.5 [p]Percent2018Ceredigion4 year survival
54.1 [p]Percent2018Ceredigion5 year survival
81.9 [p]Percent2018Pembrokeshire1 year survival
69.6 [p]Percent2018Pembrokeshire2 year survival
57.2 [p]Percent2018Pembrokeshire3 year survival
31.9 [p]Percent2018Pembrokeshire4 year survival
29.0 [p]Percent2018Pembrokeshire5 year survival
94.9 [p]Percent2018Carmarthenshire1 year survival
78.0 [p]Percent2018Carmarthenshire2 year survival
62.7 [p]Percent2018Carmarthenshire3 year survival
53.4 [p]Percent2018Carmarthenshire4 year survival
46.6 [p]Percent2018Carmarthenshire5 year survival
85.1 [p]Percent2018Swansea1 year survival
65.9 [p]Percent2018Swansea2 year survival
49.4 [p]Percent2018Swansea3 year survival
35.7 [p]Percent2018Swansea4 year survival
29.7 [p]Percent2018Swansea5 year survival
94.3 [p]Percent2018Neath Port Talbot1 year survival
74.3 [p]Percent2018Neath Port Talbot2 year survival
58.6 [p]Percent2018Neath Port Talbot3 year survival
47.1 [p]Percent2018Neath Port Talbot4 year survival
38.6 [p]Percent2018Neath Port Talbot5 year survival
94.4 [p]Percent2018Bridgend1 year survival
75.6 [p]Percent2018Bridgend2 year survival
56.7 [p]Percent2018Bridgend3 year survival
47.8 [p]Percent2018Bridgend4 year survival
40.0 [p]Percent2018Bridgend5 year survival
94.0 [p]Percent2018Vale of Glamorgan1 year survival
75.0 [p]Percent2018Vale of Glamorgan2 year survival
59.5 [p]Percent2018Vale of Glamorgan3 year survival
51.2 [p]Percent2018Vale of Glamorgan4 year survival
42.9 [p]Percent2018Vale of Glamorgan5 year survival
94.0 [p]Percent2018Cardiff1 year survival
75.1 [p]Percent2018Cardiff2 year survival
58.6 [p]Percent2018Cardiff3 year survival
49.5 [p]Percent2018Cardiff4 year survival
41.8 [p]Percent2018Cardiff5 year survival
91.3 [p]Percent2018Rhondda Cynon Taf1 year survival
67.1 [p]Percent2018Rhondda Cynon Taf2 year survival
49.4 [p]Percent2018Rhondda Cynon Taf3 year survival
29.4 [p]Percent2018Rhondda Cynon Taf4 year survival
22.5 [p]Percent2018Rhondda Cynon Taf5 year survival
97.0 [p]Percent2018Merthyr Tydfil1 year survival
75.8 [p]Percent2018Merthyr Tydfil2 year survival
60.6 [p]Percent2018Merthyr Tydfil3 year survival
48.5 [p]Percent2018Merthyr Tydfil4 year survival
39.4 [p]Percent2018Merthyr Tydfil5 year survival
97.1 [p]Percent2018Caerphilly1 year survival
45.4 [p]Percent2018Caerphilly2 year survival
34.5 [p]Percent2018Caerphilly3 year survival
27.0 [p]Percent2018Caerphilly4 year survival
22.4 [p]Percent2018Caerphilly5 year survival
96.6 [p]Percent2018Blaenau Gwent1 year survival
72.4 [p]Percent2018Blaenau Gwent2 year survival
55.2 [p]Percent2018Blaenau Gwent3 year survival
44.8 [p]Percent2018Blaenau Gwent4 year survival
41.4 [p]Percent2018Blaenau Gwent5 year survival
96.4 [p]Percent2018Torfaen1 year survival
72.7 [p]Percent2018Torfaen2 year survival
60.0 [p]Percent2018Torfaen3 year survival
49.1 [p]Percent2018Torfaen4 year survival
43.6 [p]Percent2018Torfaen5 year survival
96.2 [p]Percent2018Monmouthshire1 year survival
75.9 [p]Percent2018Monmouthshire2 year survival
64.6 [p]Percent2018Monmouthshire3 year survival
55.7 [p]Percent2018Monmouthshire4 year survival
48.1 [p]Percent2018Monmouthshire5 year survival
96.8 [p]Percent2018Newport1 year survival
50.5 [p]Percent2018Newport2 year survival
38.7 [p]Percent2018Newport3 year survival
31.7 [p]Percent2018Newport4 year survival
24.7 [p]Percent2018Newport5 year survival
95.3 [p]Percent2018Scotland1 year survival
75.3 [p]Percent2018Scotland2 year survival
59.0 [p]Percent2018Scotland3 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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