data is composed of the Adult Population Survey and the National Expert Survey
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* 2019 data as the latest figure was not included in the 2020 report. The start-up rate is the percentage of the 18-64 population who are currently actively involved in setting up a business they will own or co-own; this business has not paid salaries, wages, or any other payments to the owners for more than three months.
According to data from the , the start-up rate in the United States was **** percent in 2020. In the United Kingdom, the start-up rate amounted to *** percent in the same year.
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