Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2023, by region

Published by D. Clark, Oct 12, 2023
London had the most business enterprises of any region of the United Kingdom, with over around 1.05 million registered in 2023, while the region surrounding London, the South East, had the second-highest amount at over almost 844,000. Northern Ireland and North East England had the fewest businesses at 156,000 and 122,000 respectively.

Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region

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October 2023

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2023

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This statistic using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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