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Enterprise births in Westminster

Enterprise births in Westminster was 6,440 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.7% from 2023.

2024, count6,440
Change on 2023-0.7%
Series high7,1452021
Series low6,1452020

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Enterprise births in Westminster, 2019 to 2024

6,0006,2006,4006,6006,8007,0007,2002019202020212022202320242019: 6,745 count2020: 6,145 count2021: 7,145 count2022: 6,540 count2023: 6,485 count2024: 6,440 count6,0006,2506,5006,7507,0007,2502019202120242019: 6,745 count2020: 6,145 count2021: 7,145 count2022: 6,540 count2023: 6,485 count2024: 6,440 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
20246,440
20236,485
20226,540
20217,145
20206,145
20196,745

Compared with London and United Kingdom

Place2024
Westminster6,440
London75,550
United Kingdom317,440

Rankings

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, Westminster, 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, Westminster, 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/westminster-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, Westminster, 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/westminster-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, Westminster, 2019 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-births/westminster-uk (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the enterprise births in Westminster?

Enterprise births in Westminster was 6,440 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.7% 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 Westminster?

7,145 in 2021, the highest value since 2019 in this series.

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