This statistic shows the ten cities with the highest number of businesses per 10,000 population in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. London had the highest number of businesses per 10,000 population in this year at 677, followed by Milton Keynes which had 553.
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Centre for Cities. (January 24, 2020). Number of businesses per 10,000 population in leading cities in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (per 10,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380181/cities-with-most-businesses-per-10-000-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Cities. "Number of businesses per 10,000 population in leading cities in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (per 10,000 population)." Chart. January 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380181/cities-with-most-businesses-per-10-000-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Cities. (2020). Number of businesses per 10,000 population in leading cities in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (per 10,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380181/cities-with-most-businesses-per-10-000-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Cities. "Number of Businesses per 10,000 Population in Leading Cities in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018 (per 10,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380181/cities-with-most-businesses-per-10-000-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Cities, Number of businesses per 10,000 population in leading cities in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (per 10,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380181/cities-with-most-businesses-per-10-000-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Number of businesses per 10,000 population in leading cities in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (per 10,000 population) [Graph], Centre for Cities, January 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/380181/cities-with-most-businesses-per-10-000-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
