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Enterprise births in Northern Ireland

Enterprise births in Northern Ireland was 6,235 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 16.1% from 2023.

2024, count6,235
Change on 2023+16.1%
Series high6,6552021
Series low5,3702023

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Enterprise births in Northern Ireland, 2019 to 2024

5,0005,5006,0006,5007,0002019202020212022202320242019: 6,045 count2020: 5,670 count2021: 6,655 count2022: 5,385 count2023: 5,370 count2024: 6,235 count5,0005,5006,0006,5007,0002019202120242019: 6,045 count2020: 5,670 count2021: 6,655 count2022: 5,385 count2023: 5,370 count2024: 6,235 count
count. Source: Office for National Statistics, Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-15.
All 6 values
Periodcount
20246,235
20235,370
20225,385
20216,655
20205,670
20196,045

Compared with United Kingdom

Place2024
Northern Ireland6,235
United Kingdom317,440

Northern Ireland compared with nearby places

North East: 9,030 countNorth West: 33,685 countYorkshire and The Humber: 22,615 countEast Midlands: 19,985 countWest Midlands: 26,880 countEast of England: 29,590 countLondon: 75,550 countSouth East: 43,015 countSouth West: 22,330 countNorthern Ireland: 6,235 countScotland: 18,420 countWales: 10,105 count
  • Under 12K
  • 12K to 21K
  • 21K to 25K
  • 25K to 33K
  • 33K and over
Enterprise births, 2024, count. Northern Ireland is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.

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Definition

New enterprises created during the year from scratch. Enterprises formed by a merger, break-up or change of legal form, and enterprises reactivated within two years, are not births.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). Not comparable with companies_created (companies registered in Spain) or business_applications (US applications for an employer number).

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Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). (2026). Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country (Enterprise births, Northern Ireland, 2019 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable

MLA 9

Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country, Enterprise births, Northern Ireland, 2019 to 2024. Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), 15 Jan. 2026, https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-births/northern-ireland-uk. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). 2026. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Enterprise births, Northern Ireland, 2019 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-births/northern-ireland-uk.

Harvard

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom) (2026) Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country, Enterprise births, Northern Ireland, 2019 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-births/northern-ireland-uk (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the enterprise births in Northern Ireland?

Enterprise births in Northern Ireland was 6,235 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 16.1% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprise births in Northern Ireland?

6,655 in 2021, the highest value since 2019 in this series.

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