Business demography by area and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearArea
505 [p]Deaths2023Caerphilly
2,200Active enterprises2023Isle of Anglesey
175 [p]Deaths2023Isle of Anglesey
185 [p]Deaths2023Merthyr Tydfil
201,820Active enterprises2023Yorkshire and the Humber
23,710 [t]Active enterprises2023North Wales
21,265 [p]Deaths2023East Midlands
2,200 [p] [t]Deaths2023North Wales
235 [p]Deaths2023Ceredigion
925 [p]Deaths2023Rhondda Cynon Taf
2,870,295 [t]Active enterprises2023United Kingdom
285,200Active enterprises2023North West
286,300Active enterprises2023East
102,215 [t]Active enterprises2023Wales
275,585 [p] [t]Deaths2023England
23,160 [p]Deaths2023Yorkshire and the Humber
65,855 [p]Deaths2023London
11,300 [p] [t]Deaths2023Wales
300 [p]Deaths2023Denbighshire
410 [p]Deaths2023Powys
610 [p]Deaths2023Carmarthenshire
1,795 [p]Deaths2023Cardiff
640 [p]Deaths2023Newport
5,110 [p]Deaths2023Northern Ireland
2,805,590 [t]Active enterprises2023Great Britain
76,975Active enterprises2023North East
2,075 [t]Births2023North Wales
231,900Active enterprises2023West Midlands
592,330Active enterprises2023London
234,175Active enterprises2023South West
5,540 [t]Births2023South East Wales
304,180 [p] [t]Deaths2023Great Britain
8,980 [p]Deaths2023North East
33,270 [p]Deaths2023North West
28,655 [p]Deaths2023West Midlands
29,360 [p]Deaths2023East
42,345 [p]Deaths2023South East
22,695 [p]Deaths2023South West
18,275Births2023Scotland
360 [p]Deaths2023Conwy
370 [p]Deaths2023Wrexham
645 [p] [t]Deaths2023Mid Wales
2,320 [p] [t]Deaths2023South West Wales
425 [p]Deaths2023Pembrokeshire
505 [p]Deaths2023Neath Port Talbot
540 [p]Deaths2023Vale of Glamorgan
175 [p]Deaths2023Blaenau Gwent
470 [p]Deaths2023Monmouthshire
17,295 [p]Deaths2023Scotland
316,025 [t]Births2023United Kingdom
8,965Births2023North East
22,280Births2023Yorkshire and the Humber
33,005Births2023North West
2,531,480 [t]Active enterprises2023England
26,275Births2023West Midlands
74,650Births2023London
30,360Births2023East
190,165Active enterprises2023East Midlands
42,955Births2023South East
10,520 [t]Births2023Wales
22,875Births2023South West
432,615Active enterprises2023South East
350Births2023Gwynedd
2,905 [t]Births2023Mid and South West Wales
5,370Births2023Northern Ireland
309,290 [p] [t]Deaths2023United Kingdom
350Births2023Conwy
385Births2023Wrexham
505Births2023Flintshire
290Births2023Denbighshire
250Births2023Ceredigion
385Births2023Neath Port Talbot
440Births2023Powys
690 [t]Births2023Mid Wales
2,215 [t]Births2023South West Wales
830Births2023Swansea
540Births2023Carmarthenshire
460Births2023Pembrokeshire
530Births2023Vale of Glamorgan
165Births2023Merthyr Tydfil
435Births2023Bridgend
320 [p]Deaths2023Gwynedd
770Births2023Rhondda Cynon Taf
675 [p]Deaths2023Flintshire
1,480Births2023Cardiff
2,965 [p] [t]Deaths2023Mid and South West Wales
585Births2023Torfaen
570Births2023Newport
155Births2023Blaenau Gwent
465Births2023Caerphilly
385Births2023Monmouthshire
780 [p]Deaths2023Swansea
6,135 [p] [t]Deaths2023South East Wales
590 [p]Deaths2023Bridgend
281,860 [t]Births2023England
195Births2023Isle of Anglesey
20,495Births2023East Midlands
310 [p]Deaths2023Torfaen
310,655 [t]Births2023Great Britain
4,440Active enterprises2023Gwynedd
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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.

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economic.stats@gov.wales

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