Active businesses Economy
This indicator shows the count of active businesses, in the UK, for 2019 to 2024.
- Data source:
- Office for National Statistics (opens in a new tab)
- Published on:
- 20 November 2025
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Active businesses
Businesses with turnover or employment in current year, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2019 to 2024
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Active businesses
Businesses with turnover or employment in current year, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2024
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Active businesses
Businesses with turnover or employment in current year, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2019 to 2024
Interpretation
The starting point for demography is the concept of a population of active businesses in a reference year (t). These are defined as businesses that had either turnover or employment at any time during the reference period.
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Other indicators
Active businesses is one of 104 local indicators on the Explore local statistics service. See the full list of local indicators.