London had the most business enterprises of any region of the United Kingdom, with over around 1.05 million registered in 2023, while the region surrounding London, the South East, had the second-highest amount at over almost 844,000. Northern Ireland and North East England had the fewest businesses at 156,000 and 122,000 respectively.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (October 5, 2023). Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111595/number-of-businesses-in-the-uk/
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111595/number-of-businesses-in-the-uk/
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Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111595/number-of-businesses-in-the-uk/