In 2022 there were 336,925 births of new businesses, compared with 345,590 business deaths, meaning there was a net loss of around 8,565 businesses in that year. During the provided time period, 2009 and 2010 are the only years in which the number of business deaths exceeded the number of births.
Number of business enterprise births and deaths in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 22, 2023). Number of business enterprise births and deaths in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of business enterprise births and deaths in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022." Chart. November 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of business enterprise births and deaths in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Business Enterprise Births and Deaths in The United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of business enterprise births and deaths in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of business enterprise births and deaths in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/