What the evidence means
This statistic covers VAT- and/or PAYE-registered enterprises. It should not be interpreted as covering every unregistered sole trader or microbusiness.
Based on the Inter-Departmental Business Register.
G&G verified business evidence
Five-year survival rate for UK businesses born in 2019
The five-year survival rate for UK businesses born in 2019 was 38.4%, measured by survival into 2024.
38.4
percent
Original source
Office for National Statistics
Business demography, UK: 2024
Figure 2 gives a UK five-year survival rate of 38.4%.
View original evidence
Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK: 2024. 20th of November, 2025. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024