Hospitality Industry
(asked on 22nd September 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) pubs, (b) restaurants and (c) takeaways in operation in each of the last 10 years.
Official data[1] show that, between 2013 and 2022, there were an average of 31,200 pubs and bars, 48,500 restaurants and 35,900 takeaways and mobile food stands operating each year across the UK. In 2022, there were approximately 30,300 pubs and bars, 58,100 restaurants, and 43,700 takeaways and mobile food stands. Full business counts data are provided in Annex A.
Annex A: Business counts, UK, 2013 - 2022
Year | SIC Code 56101: Licensed restaurants | SIC Code 56102: Unlicensed restaurants and cafes | Total restaurants (SIC Codes 56101 + 56102) | SIC Code 56103: Take away food shops and mobile food stands | SIC Code 56302: Public houses and bars |
2013 | 24,140 | 12,785 | 36,925 | 27,965 | 32,725 |
2014 | 25,160 | 14,415 | 39,575 | 28,925 | 32,375 |
2015 | 26,860 | 18,715 | 45,575 | 34,595 | 32,160 |
2016 | 27,210 | 19,885 | 47,095 | 35,190 | 31,345 |
2017 | 27,625 | 21,060 | 48,685 | 35,765 | 30,710 |
2018 | 28,180 | 22,025 | 50,205 | 36,670 | 30,545 |
2019 | 28,705 | 22,970 | 51,675 | 37,465 | 30,885 |
2020 | 29,130 | 23,670 | 52,800 | 38,170 | 30,720 |
2021 | 29,680 | 24,810 | 54,490 | 40,570 | 29,865 |
2022 | 31,420 | 26,655 | 58,075 | 43,705 | 30,325 |
2013 - 2022 average | 27,811 | 20,699 | 48,510 | 35,902 | 31,166 |
[1] ONS business counts data, 2013-2022.