In 2020 there were 357,725 births of new businesses, compared with 316,310 business deaths, meaning there was a net gain of around 41,415 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 2020
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 18, 2021). Number of business enterprise births and deaths in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, 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 2020." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of business enterprise births and deaths in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. 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 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, 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 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 19, 2022)