Pub Statistics
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Wednesday, June 26, 2019This paper provides national and regional figures for the number of public houses and bars in the UK, as well as employment data.
Key Points:
- 22,650 of these pubs were independent, 14,700 are owned by Pub Companies, and 11,000 are owned by breweries.
- UK pub numbers 1990 to 2017
The number of pubs has been decreasing steadily for several decades.
- From 2000 to 2017, pub numbers have declined by 12,450, or 20%.
- Employment in UK pubs and bars
The decline of pub numbers has not led to a decline in overall employment numbers in pubs.