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UK Regional Business Density: Number of Businesses Per 10,000 People

UK Regional Business Density: Number of Businesses Per 10,000 People

Map source: Business population estimates from Gov.uk

The map above shows regional business density in the UK. This is calculated as the number of businesses in the UK private sector per 10,000 adults at the start of 2017.

At that time, there was a record of 5.7 million private sector businesses in the UK. Small businesses accounted for 99.3% of all private sector businesses at the start of 2017. However, they only accounted for 48% of private sector employment and 37% of turnover.

However, these figures are not spread evenly throughout the UK as you can see in the map above and the table below:

RegionBusiness Density Rate
London1,519
South East1,272
South West1,170
East of England1,155
England1,119
UK1,069
West Midlands964
East Midlands962
Yorkshire and the Humber953
North West905
Northern Ireland894
Wales818
Scotland771
North East657

London is the clear leader when it comes not only to total businesses but also the number of businesses per capita. At the other end of the spectrum you have the North East, Scotland and Wales.

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