Business deaths Economy
This indicator shows the business deaths as a percentage of all 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
Selected areas:
- United Kingdom
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Business deaths
Percentage of businesses ceasing activity, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2024
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Business deaths
Percentage of businesses ceasing activity, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2019 to 2024
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Business deaths
Percentage of businesses ceasing activity, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2024
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Business deaths
Percentage of businesses ceasing activity, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2019 to 2024
Interpretation
A death is defined as a business that was on the active file in year t, but was no longer present in the active file in t+1 and t+2. In order to provide an early estimate of deaths, an adjustment has been made to the latest two years deaths to allow for reactivations. These figures are provisional and subject to revision.
The death rate is calculated using the number of deaths as a proportion of the active businesses.
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