There almost 1.1 million small and medium-sized enterprises located in London in 2019, the most of any region of the United Kingdom, followed by South East England having 939 thousand, and East England at 598 thousand. Northern Ireland had the fewest SMEs at 124 thousand in 2019.
Number of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)*
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Parliament of the United Kingdom. (December 16, 2019). Number of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668723/number-small-and-medium-businesses-united-kingdom-uk/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Number of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)*." Chart. December 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668723/number-small-and-medium-businesses-united-kingdom-uk/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. (2019). Number of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668723/number-small-and-medium-businesses-united-kingdom-uk/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Number of Small and Medium Enterprises (Sme) in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Region (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668723/number-small-and-medium-businesses-united-kingdom-uk/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Number of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668723/number-small-and-medium-businesses-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Number of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Parliament of the United Kingdom, December 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/668723/number-small-and-medium-businesses-united-kingdom-uk/