As of 2023, UK business enterprises founded in 2022 had a one-year survival rate of 92.3 percent, compared with 93.4 percent in the previous year. For businesses founded in 2018, just 39.4 percent were still operating in 2022.
Survival rate of new enterprises in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2023, by years survived
Year of enterprise birth
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
2022
92.3%
-
-
-
-
2021
93.4%
70.4%
-
-
-
2020
92.9%
71.3%
53%
-
-
2019
94.6%
74.6%
55.9%
45%
-
2018
94.8%
74.1%
57.6%
47.3%
39.4%
2017
93.7%
72.9%
56.1%
46%
39.6%
2016*
95.2%
71.1%
54.1%
44.9%
38.4%
2015
89.7%
71.3%
55.3%
46%
39.6%
2014
92.2%
75.7%
61.2%
49.3%
42.5%
2013
93.5%
75%
60.8%
51.2%
42.4%
2012
91.2%
73.8%
59.4%
50.4%
43.2%
2011
93.1%
75.6%
60.5%
51%
44.1%
2010
86.7%
72.5%
57.1%
48.1%
41.4%
30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
Add this content to your personal favorites. These can be accessed from the favorites menu in the main navigation.
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 18, 2024). Survival rate of new enterprises in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2023, by years survived [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285305/new-enterprise-survival-rate-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Survival rate of new enterprises in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2023, by years survived." Chart. November 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285305/new-enterprise-survival-rate-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Survival rate of new enterprises in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2023, by years survived. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285305/new-enterprise-survival-rate-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Survival Rate of New Enterprises in The United Kingdom from 2007 to 2023, by Years Survived." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285305/new-enterprise-survival-rate-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Survival rate of new enterprises in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2023, by years survived Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285305/new-enterprise-survival-rate-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
Survival rate of new enterprises in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2023, by years survived [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285305/new-enterprise-survival-rate-in-the-uk/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
