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This table outlines the number of business startups per 10,000 people in 2013. London led the way at 95.6 startups per 10,000 population, and Sunderland hitting the bottom of our list at just 32.6.
| CITY | NEW BUSINESS STARTUPS |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 63.6 |
| Aldershot | 58.3 |
| Barnsley | 32.9 |
| Birkenhead | 43.7 |
| Birmingham | 44 |
| Blackburn | 46.1 |
| Blackpool | 44.9 |
| Bolton | 49.3 |
| Bournemouth | 50.2 |
| Bradford | 42.7 |
| Brighton | 66.4 |
| Bristol | 54.1 |
| Burnley | 39.8 |
| Cambridge | 52.2 |
| Cardiff | 47.3 |
| Chatham | 44.8 |
| Coventry | 45.2 |
| Crawley | 56.4 |
| Derby | 44.6 |
| Doncaster | 39 |
| Dundee | 34.8 |
| Edinburgh | 56 |
| Glasgow | 42.1 |
| Gloucester | 41.3 |
| Grimsby | 53.8 |
| Hastings | 39.6 |
| Huddersfield | 46.9 |
| Hull | 34.5 |
| Ipswich | 40.1 |
| Leeds | 51.1 |
| Leicester | 54.7 |
| Liverpool | 43.1 |
| London | 95.6 |
| Luton | 49.8 |
| Manchester | 58.6 |
| Mansfield | 33.3 |
| Middlesbrough | 39.8 |
| Milton Keynes | 67.7 |
| Newcastle | 38.9 |
| Newport | 38.2 |
| Northampton | 66.7 |
| Norwich | 44.2 |
| Nottingham | 39.7 |
| Oxford | 41.7 |
| Peterborough | 50.4 |
| Plymouth | 42.1 |
| Portsmouth | 45.3 |
| Preston | 47 |
| Reading | 63.9 |
| Rochdale | 42.7 |
| Sheffield | 38.1 |
| Southampton | 43.7 |
| Southend | 58.3 |
| Stoke | 34.8 |
| Sunderland | 32.6 |
| Swansea | 34.3 |
| Swindon | 50 |
| Telford | 38 |
| UK | 54 |
| Wakefield | 38.2 |
| Warrington | 53.4 |
| Wigan | 39.6 |
| Worthing | 46.7 |
| York | 46.7 |
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