Business survival rates by area and birth year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [p] = provisional, [t] = total, [z] = not applicable.

Data values	Data description	Birth year	Area	Survival year
10,805	Enterprise count	2004	West Midlands	5 year survival
195	Enterprise count	2004	Neath Port Talbot	5 year survival
195	Enterprise count	2003	Neath Port Talbot	5 year survival
9,130	Enterprise count	2004	East Midlands	5 year survival
200	Enterprise count	2004	Denbighshire	5 year survival
415	Enterprise count	2004	Swansea	5 year survival
225	Enterprise count	2003	Flintshire	5 year survival
455	Enterprise count	2003	Swansea	5 year survival
125	Enterprise count	2003	Torfaen	5 year survival
9,385	Enterprise count	2004	Yorkshire and the Humber	5 year survival
5,460 [t]	Enterprise count	2004	Wales	5 year survival
235	Enterprise count	2004	Conwy	5 year survival
190	Enterprise count	2004	Ceredigion	5 year survival
355	Enterprise count	2004	Carmarthenshire	5 year survival
5,180 [t]	Enterprise count	2003	Wales	5 year survival
175	Enterprise count	2003	Denbighshire	5 year survival
175	Enterprise count	2003	Ceredigion	5 year survival
350	Enterprise count	2003	Carmarthenshire	5 year survival
255	Enterprise count	2003	Rhondda Cynon Taf	5 year survival
65	Enterprise count	2003	Blaenau Gwent	5 year survival
2,480	Enterprise count	2003	Northern Ireland	5 year survival
13,505	Enterprise count	2004	North West	5 year survival
13,350	Enterprise count	2004	East	5 year survival
12,110	Enterprise count	2004	South West	5 year survival
210	Enterprise count	2004	Gwynedd	5 year survival
10,495	Enterprise count	2003	West Midlands	5 year survival
280	Enterprise count	2004	Flintshire	5 year survival
305	Enterprise count	2004	Powys	5 year survival
20,570	Enterprise count	2003	South East	5 year survival
300	Enterprise count	2004	Pembrokeshire	5 year survival
124,455 [t]	Enterprise count	2003	United Kingdom	5 year survival
8,615	Enterprise count	2003	East Midlands	5 year survival
170	Enterprise count	2002	Newport	5 year survival
210	Enterprise count	2003	Conwy	5 year survival
6,470	Enterprise count	2002	Scotland	5 year survival
330	Enterprise count	2003	Powys	5 year survival
280	Enterprise count	2003	Pembrokeshire	5 year survival
170	Enterprise count	2002	Bridgend	5 year survival
230	Enterprise count	2003	Bridgend	5 year survival
585	Enterprise count	2003	Cardiff	5 year survival
45	Enterprise count	2003	Merthyr Tydfil	5 year survival
245	Enterprise count	2003	Caerphilly	5 year survival
255	Enterprise count	2003	Monmouthshire	5 year survival
7,275	Enterprise count	2003	Scotland	5 year survival
128,145 [t]	Enterprise count	2004	Great Britain	5 year survival
3,485	Enterprise count	2004	North East	5 year survival
40	Enterprise count	2002	Merthyr Tydfil	5 year survival
12,835	Enterprise count	2003	East	5 year survival
22,490	Enterprise count	2004	London	5 year survival
21,595	Enterprise count	2004	South East	5 year survival
108,895 [t]	Enterprise count	2002	United Kingdom	5 year survival
120	Enterprise count	2004	Isle of Anglesey	5 year survival
11,530	Enterprise count	2002	East	5 year survival
165	Enterprise count	2002	Wrexham	5 year survival
155	Enterprise count	2002	Caerphilly	5 year survival
11,900	Enterprise count	2003	South West	5 year survival
19,245	Enterprise count	2003	London	5 year survival
210	Enterprise count	2004	Wrexham	5 year survival
18,120	Enterprise count	2002	London	5 year survival
11,025	Enterprise count	2002	North West	5 year survival
290	Enterprise count	2002	Swansea	5 year survival
40	Enterprise count	2002	Blaenau Gwent	5 year survival
245	Enterprise count	2002	Powys	5 year survival
125	Enterprise count	2002	Neath Port Talbot	5 year survival
17,865	Enterprise count	2002	South East	5 year survival
185	Enterprise count	2002	Vale of Glamorgan	5 year survival
170	Enterprise count	2002	Monmouthshire	5 year survival
290	Enterprise count	2002	Carmarthenshire	5 year survival
95	Enterprise count	2003	Isle of Anglesey	5 year survival
225	Enterprise count	2003	Gwynedd	5 year survival
9,995	Enterprise count	2002	South West	5 year survival
7,850	Enterprise count	2002	Yorkshire and the Humber	5 year survival
96,005 [t]	Enterprise count	2002	England	5 year survival
190	Enterprise count	2003	Wrexham	5 year survival
145	Enterprise count	2002	Ceredigion	5 year survival
2,400	Enterprise count	2002	Northern Ireland	5 year survival
4,020 [t]	Enterprise count	2002	Wales	5 year survival
145	Enterprise count	2002	Denbighshire	5 year survival
109,520 [t]	Enterprise count	2003	England	5 year survival
215	Enterprise count	2002	Pembrokeshire	5 year survival
215	Enterprise count	2002	Rhondda Cynon Taf	5 year survival
240	Enterprise count	2003	Vale of Glamorgan	5 year survival
75	Enterprise count	2002	Isle of Anglesey	5 year survival
7,605	Enterprise count	2002	East Midlands	5 year survival
121,975 [t]	Enterprise count	2003	Great Britain	5 year survival
215	Enterprise count	2002	Flintshire	5 year survival
3,355	Enterprise count	2003	North East	5 year survival
9,415	Enterprise count	2003	Yorkshire and the Humber	5 year survival
210	Enterprise count	2002	Gwynedd	5 year survival
235	Enterprise count	2003	Newport	5 year survival
131,175 [t]	Enterprise count	2004	United Kingdom	5 year survival
500	Enterprise count	2002	Cardiff	5 year survival
13,090	Enterprise count	2003	North West	5 year survival
115,855 [t]	Enterprise count	2004	England	5 year survival
160	Enterprise count	2002	Conwy	5 year survival
9,025	Enterprise count	2002	West Midlands	5 year survival
2,990	Enterprise count	2002	North East	5 year survival
95	Enterprise count	2002	Torfaen	5 year survival
106,495 [t]	Enterprise count	2002	Great Britain	5 year survival
225	Enterprise count	2004	Bridgend	5 year survival

Showing 1 to 100 of 8,547 rows

Page 1 of 86

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.

• 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

The metadata for this dataset is not included when you download the data. You can download this separately. This contains all the information from the 'About this dataset' tab.