Number of businesses by enterprise size in the UK 2024
In 2024, the vast majority of private business enterprises in the United Kingdom were those with zero employees, with just 1,930 businesses that employed more than 1,000 people.
Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (October 3, 2024). Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/675750/number-of-businesses-by-number-of-employees-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size." Chart. October 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675750/number-of-businesses-by-number-of-employees-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2024). Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675750/number-of-businesses-by-number-of-employees-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Number of Private Sector Businesses in The United Kingdom in 2024, by Employment Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675750/number-of-businesses-by-number-of-employees-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675750/number-of-businesses-by-number-of-employees-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, October 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/675750/number-of-businesses-by-number-of-employees-in-the-united-kingdom/