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
14,860	Births	2009	East Midlands
18,245	Births	2009	West Midlands
23,535	Births	2009	East
50,575	Births	2009	London
36,320	Births	2009	South East
17,950	Births	2009	South West
8,325 [t]	Births	2009	Wales
2,010 [t]	Births	2009	North Wales
185	Births	2009	Isle of Anglesey
340	Births	2009	Gwynedd
355	Births	2009	Conwy
285	Births	2009	Denbighshire
460	Births	2009	Flintshire
385	Births	2009	Wrexham
2,380 [t]	Births	2009	Mid and South West Wales
595 [t]	Births	2009	Mid Wales
400	Births	2009	Powys
195	Births	2009	Ceredigion
1,785 [t]	Births	2009	South West Wales
330	Births	2009	Pembrokeshire
505	Births	2009	Carmarthenshire
665	Births	2009	Swansea
285	Births	2009	Neath Port Talbot
3,925 [t]	Births	2009	South East Wales
420	Births	2009	Bridgend
390	Births	2009	Vale of Glamorgan
1,015	Births	2009	Cardiff
530	Births	2009	Rhondda Cynon Taf
125	Births	2009	Merthyr Tydfil
370	Births	2009	Caerphilly
115	Births	2009	Blaenau Gwent
190	Births	2009	Torfaen
355	Births	2009	Monmouthshire
415	Births	2009	Newport
14,725	Births	2009	Scotland
3,945	Births	2009	Northern Ireland
235,145 [t]	Births	2010	United Kingdom
230,555 [t]	Births	2010	Great Britain
207,520 [t]	Births	2010	England
5,975	Births	2010	North East
22,705	Births	2010	North West
16,630	Births	2010	Yorkshire and the Humber
14,325	Births	2010	East Midlands
17,805	Births	2010	West Midlands
22,580	Births	2010	East
52,755	Births	2010	London
36,910	Births	2010	South East
17,835	Births	2010	South West
7,505 [t]	Births	2010	Wales
1,770 [t]	Births	2010	North Wales
180	Births	2010	Isle of Anglesey
305	Births	2010	Gwynedd
305	Births	2010	Conwy
240	Births	2010	Denbighshire
390	Births	2010	Flintshire
350	Births	2010	Wrexham
2,075 [t]	Births	2010	Mid and South West Wales
530 [t]	Births	2010	Mid Wales
350	Births	2010	Powys
180	Births	2010	Ceredigion
1,545 [t]	Births	2010	South West Wales
275	Births	2010	Pembrokeshire
420	Births	2010	Carmarthenshire
570	Births	2010	Swansea
280	Births	2010	Neath Port Talbot
3,640 [t]	Births	2010	South East Wales
330	Births	2010	Bridgend
360	Births	2010	Vale of Glamorgan
1,020	Births	2010	Cardiff
500	Births	2010	Rhondda Cynon Taf
95	Births	2010	Merthyr Tydfil
370	Births	2010	Caerphilly
95	Births	2010	Blaenau Gwent
180	Births	2010	Torfaen
305	Births	2010	Monmouthshire
385	Births	2010	Newport
15,530	Births	2010	Scotland
4,590	Births	2010	Northern Ireland
261,370 [t]	Births	2011	United Kingdom
257,625 [t]	Births	2011	Great Britain
232,460 [t]	Births	2011	England
7,070	Births	2011	North East
25,695	Births	2011	North West
17,235	Births	2011	Yorkshire and the Humber
16,055	Births	2011	East Midlands
19,555	Births	2011	West Midlands
24,930	Births	2011	East
61,395	Births	2011	London
40,775	Births	2011	South East
19,750	Births	2011	South West
8,225 [t]	Births	2011	Wales
1,855 [t]	Births	2011	North Wales
155	Births	2011	Isle of Anglesey
340	Births	2011	Gwynedd
320	Births	2011	Conwy
280	Births	2011	Denbighshire
420	Births	2011	Flintshire
340	Births	2011	Wrexham
2,345 [t]	Births	2011	Mid and South West Wales
585 [t]	Births	2011	Mid Wales

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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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