DBT

Business population estimates

Description

Annual business population estimates for the UK and regions. This publication provides key statistics on the number of businesses operating within the UK economy.

Policy areas

Business and industry Economy Trade

Update cadence

Annual

Subject area

Business statistics

Publisher

Department for Business and Trade

Published

02 October 2025

Data files

File	Type	Size
Bpe 2025 Detailed Tables	xlsx	620 KB
Bpe 2025 Detailed Tables	ods	519 KB
Bpe 2025 Data Underlying Sr Charts Tables	ods	13 KB

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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