Business survival rates by area and birth year

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Data valuesData descriptionBirth yearAreaSurvival year
50.0 [p]Percent2019Wrexham4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Wrexham5 year survival
96.3 [p]Percent2019Powys1 year survival
81.3 [p]Percent2019Powys2 year survival
66.3 [p]Percent2019Powys3 year survival
56.3 [p]Percent2019Powys4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Powys5 year survival
93.3 [p]Percent2019Ceredigion1 year survival
73.3 [p]Percent2019Ceredigion2 year survival
62.2 [p]Percent2019Ceredigion3 year survival
55.6 [p]Percent2019Ceredigion4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Ceredigion5 year survival
93.9 [p]Percent2019Pembrokeshire1 year survival
78.8 [p]Percent2019Pembrokeshire2 year survival
53.5 [p]Percent2019Pembrokeshire3 year survival
45.5 [p]Percent2019Pembrokeshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Pembrokeshire5 year survival
95.7 [p]Percent2019Carmarthenshire1 year survival
76.1 [p]Percent2019Carmarthenshire2 year survival
60.7 [p]Percent2019Carmarthenshire3 year survival
49.6 [p]Percent2019Carmarthenshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Carmarthenshire5 year survival
95.2 [p]Percent2019Swansea1 year survival
72.6 [p]Percent2019Swansea2 year survival
44.0 [p]Percent2019Swansea3 year survival
33.1 [p]Percent2019Swansea4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Swansea5 year survival
94.5 [p]Percent2019Neath Port Talbot1 year survival
76.7 [p]Percent2019Neath Port Talbot2 year survival
60.3 [p]Percent2019Neath Port Talbot3 year survival
50.7 [p]Percent2019Neath Port Talbot4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Neath Port Talbot5 year survival
94.1 [p]Percent2019Bridgend1 year survival
71.6 [p]Percent2019Bridgend2 year survival
53.9 [p]Percent2019Bridgend3 year survival
42.2 [p]Percent2019Bridgend4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Bridgend5 year survival
94.9 [p]Percent2019Vale of Glamorgan1 year survival
70.4 [p]Percent2019Vale of Glamorgan2 year survival
57.1 [p]Percent2019Vale of Glamorgan3 year survival
44.9 [p]Percent2019Vale of Glamorgan4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Vale of Glamorgan5 year survival
94.5 [p]Percent2019Cardiff1 year survival
74.6 [p]Percent2019Cardiff2 year survival
58.5 [p]Percent2019Cardiff3 year survival
47.9 [p]Percent2019Cardiff4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Cardiff5 year survival
93.1 [p]Percent2019Rhondda Cynon Taf1 year survival
74.1 [p]Percent2019Rhondda Cynon Taf2 year survival
51.1 [p]Percent2019Rhondda Cynon Taf3 year survival
40.8 [p]Percent2019Rhondda Cynon Taf4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Rhondda Cynon Taf5 year survival
89.2 [p]Percent2019Merthyr Tydfil1 year survival
75.7 [p]Percent2019Merthyr Tydfil2 year survival
56.8 [p]Percent2019Merthyr Tydfil3 year survival
43.2 [p]Percent2019Merthyr Tydfil4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Merthyr Tydfil5 year survival
94.6 [p]Percent2019Caerphilly1 year survival
72.1 [p]Percent2019Caerphilly2 year survival
48.8 [p]Percent2019Caerphilly3 year survival
38.0 [p]Percent2019Caerphilly4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Caerphilly5 year survival
94.6 [p]Percent2019Blaenau Gwent1 year survival
73.0 [p]Percent2019Blaenau Gwent2 year survival
59.5 [p]Percent2019Blaenau Gwent3 year survival
45.9 [p]Percent2019Blaenau Gwent4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Blaenau Gwent5 year survival
92.3 [p]Percent2019Torfaen1 year survival
71.2 [p]Percent2019Torfaen2 year survival
53.8 [p]Percent2019Torfaen3 year survival
42.3 [p]Percent2019Torfaen4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Torfaen5 year survival
95.0 [p]Percent2019Monmouthshire1 year survival
76.3 [p]Percent2019Monmouthshire2 year survival
58.8 [p]Percent2019Monmouthshire3 year survival
50.0 [p]Percent2019Monmouthshire4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Monmouthshire5 year survival
94.6 [p]Percent2019Newport1 year survival
69.8 [p]Percent2019Newport2 year survival
49.0 [p]Percent2019Newport3 year survival
40.3 [p]Percent2019Newport4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Newport5 year survival
94.7 [p]Percent2019Scotland1 year survival
75.9 [p]Percent2019Scotland2 year survival
57.4 [p]Percent2019Scotland3 year survival
46.5 [p]Percent2019Scotland4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Scotland5 year survival
88.1 [p]Percent2019Northern Ireland1 year survival
72.5 [p]Percent2019Northern Ireland2 year survival
55.6 [p]Percent2019Northern Ireland3 year survival
47.8 [p]Percent2019Northern Ireland4 year survival
[z]Percent2019Northern Ireland5 year survival
92.9 [p] [t]Percent2020United Kingdom1 year survival
71.3 [p] [t]Percent2020United Kingdom2 year survival
53.0 [p] [t]Percent2020United Kingdom3 year survival
[z]Percent2020United Kingdom4 year survival
[z]Percent2020United Kingdom5 year survival
92.9 [p] [t]Percent2020Great Britain1 year survival
71.3 [p] [t]Percent2020Great Britain2 year survival
52.9 [p] [t]Percent2020Great Britain3 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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