Business Demography by Industry, Area, and Year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [p] = provisional, [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Area	Industry
267445 [t]	Births	2008	UK	Total
11670	Births	2008	UK	Production
39315	Births	2008	UK	Construction
6140	Births	2008	UK	Motor Trades
9805	Births	2008	UK	Wholesale
22080	Births	2008	UK	Retail
8315	Births	2008	UK	Transport & storage (inc. postal)
21365	Births	2008	UK	Accommodation & food services
24680	Births	2008	UK	Information & communication
3575	Births	2008	UK	Finance & insurance
9900	Births	2008	UK	Property
53505	Births	2008	UK	Professional; scientific & technical
32920	Births	2008	UK	Business administration and support services
3030	Births	2008	UK	Education
6630	Births	2008	UK	Health
14515	Births	2008	UK	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
9220 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Total
505 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Production
1460 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Construction
305 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Motor Trades
275 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Wholesale
865 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Retail
360 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Transport & storage (inc. postal)
1225 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Accommodation & food services
535 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Information & communication
85 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Finance & insurance
255 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Property
1420 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Professional; scientific & technical
1035 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Business administration and support services
120 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Education
245 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Health
530 [t]	Births	2008	Wales	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
190 [t]	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Total
5	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Production
35	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Construction
5	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Motor Trades
5	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Wholesale
25	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Retail
10	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Transport & storage (inc. postal)
30	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Accommodation & food services
5	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Information & communication
0	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Finance & insurance
5	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Property
20	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Professional; scientific & technical
25	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Business administration and support services
5	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Education
5	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Health
10	Births	2008	Isle of Anglesey	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
405 [t]	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Total
30	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Production
60	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Construction
15	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Motor Trades
10	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Wholesale
40	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Retail
15	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Transport & storage (inc. postal)
85	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Accommodation & food services
20	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Information & communication
0	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Finance & insurance
5	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Property
45	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Professional; scientific & technical
40	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Business administration and support services
5	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Education
10	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Health
25	Births	2008	Gwynedd	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
355 [t]	Births	2008	Conwy	Total
15	Births	2008	Conwy	Production
50	Births	2008	Conwy	Construction
10	Births	2008	Conwy	Motor Trades
5	Births	2008	Conwy	Wholesale
30	Births	2008	Conwy	Retail
10	Births	2008	Conwy	Transport & storage (inc. postal)
75	Births	2008	Conwy	Accommodation & food services
15	Births	2008	Conwy	Information & communication
5	Births	2008	Conwy	Finance & insurance
10	Births	2008	Conwy	Property
55	Births	2008	Conwy	Professional; scientific & technical
45	Births	2008	Conwy	Business administration and support services
5	Births	2008	Conwy	Education
10	Births	2008	Conwy	Health
15	Births	2008	Conwy	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
335 [t]	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Total
20	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Production
45	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Construction
10	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Motor Trades
10	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Wholesale
35	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Retail
10	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Transport & storage (inc. postal)
50	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Accommodation & food services
20	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Information & communication
0	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Finance & insurance
5	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Property
50	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Professional; scientific & technical
35	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Business administration and support services
5	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Education
15	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Health
25	Births	2008	Denbighshire	Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services
520 [t]	Births	2008	Flintshire	Total
40	Births	2008	Flintshire	Production
80	Births	2008	Flintshire	Construction
20	Births	2008	Flintshire	Motor Trades

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Updates

• 15th September 2025: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider 1: Welsh Government
• Data source 1: No specific source from data provider
• Data provider 2: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source 2: Business demography
• Time period covered: January 2008 to December 2023

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset details business births, deaths and active enterprises by area and industry.

• Data collection or calculation:

  Births, deaths and active enterprises per 10,000 of the population are calculated using ONS' population estimates, which are currently available up to 2023.

  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.

  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.

  The ONS business demography statistics differ from the former Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) statistics statistics in that they include PAYE-registered units. Therefore, the ONS statistics will additionally include the births and deaths of employing businesses which are not VAT-registered, providing a more comprehensive view of business start-up activity.

  The ONS data also has a higher number of active businesses than both the former BERR VAT-based series and the expanded UK Business: Activity Size and Location publication. This is because the business demography methodology takes into account businesses that were active at any time during the reference year, whereas the former BERR series calculates stock by adding registrations and subtracting deregistrations from the previous year’s stock; the UK Business: Activity Size and Location publication is based on a snapshot taken from the IDBR at a point in time in March.

  Additionally, business demography includes a group of non-corporate PAYE businesses, which are excluded from the UK Business: Activity Size and Location due to a small risk of duplication.

  The economic regions, as set out in Welsh Government’s Economic Action Plan, are made up of the following local authorities:

  Mid and South West Wales: Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Powys and Ceredigion.

  South East Wales: Bridgend, The Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport.

  North Wales: Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.

  The region of Mid & South West Wales was formerly split into the following two economic regions:

  Mid Wales: Powys and Ceredigion.

  South West Wales: Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

  Within this previous split of the Welsh economic regions, part of Gwynedd local authority (the former district of Meirionydd) lay in the Mid Wales economic region, although this is not represented in the data.

  Please note, levels for Welsh economic regions and NUTS3 areas and all rates (including per 10,000 population figures) have been calculated using the rounded figures, published by the Office for National Statistics

• Statistical quality:

  A statistical quality report can be found in the related reports section.

  Totals across tables may differ by minor amounts due to the disclosure control methods used.

• Related reports:
  • A statistical quality report can be found at this link

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• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: economic.stats@gov.wales

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