Which has higher new businesses registered, Australia or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 841,138 number against 316,561 number in Australia as of 2024.

What is the difference in new businesses registered between Australia and United Kingdom?

524,577 number, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?

19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as New businesses registered (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs United Kingdom: New businesses registered (number)

Australia

316,561 number

in 2024

United Kingdom

841,138 number

in 2024

Australia rank

4th

United Kingdom rank

2nd

New businesses registered (number) over time

Australia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 841,138 number against 316,561 number in Australia, a difference of 524,577 number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.7 times Australia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 177 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	144,746 number	395,612 number	250,866 number	United Kingdom
2010s	212,662 number	571,309 number	358,647 number	United Kingdom
2020s	281,866 number	809,482 number	527,616 number	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new businesses registered, Australia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 841,138 number against 316,561 number in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in new businesses registered between Australia and United Kingdom?: 524,577 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for new businesses registered?: Australia ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as New businesses registered (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: New businesses registered (number)
Unit: number
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 177 places, 2,914 data points, 2006–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.