Pronounced Bankruptcies; company age and number of employees; 2015-2022
| Sector/branches | Type of bankruptcy | Periods | Employees in event of bankruptcy (numbers) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-U All economic activities | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 10,936 |
| A-U All economic activities | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 10,479 |
| A-U All economic activities | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 457 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 175 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 171 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 4 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Companies and institutions | 2022 | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | . |
| C Manufacturing | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 1,726 |
| C Manufacturing | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 1,710 |
| C Manufacturing | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 16 |
| D Energy supply | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 18 |
| D Energy supply | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 18 |
| D Energy supply | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | . |
| E Water supply and waste management | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 60 |
| E Water supply and waste management | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 59 |
| E Water supply and waste management | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 1 |
| F Construction | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 1,047 |
| F Construction | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 882 |
| F Construction | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 165 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 2,644 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 2,541 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 103 |
| H Transportation and storage | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 713 |
| H Transportation and storage | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 658 |
| H Transportation and storage | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 55 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 605 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 570 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 34 |
| J Information and communication | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 348 |
| J Information and communication | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 344 |
| J Information and communication | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 3 |
| K Financial institutions | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 584 |
| K Financial institutions | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 583 |
| K Financial institutions | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 1 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 45 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 44 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 1 |
| M Other specialised business services | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 731 |
| M Other specialised business services | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 712 |
| M Other specialised business services | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 18 |
| N Renting and other business support | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 671 |
| N Renting and other business support | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 640 |
| N Renting and other business support | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 31 |
| O Public administration and services | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | . |
| O Public administration and services | Companies and institutions | 2022 | . |
| O Public administration and services | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | . |
| P Education | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 83 |
| P Education | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 83 |
| P Education | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | . |
| Q Health and social work activities | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 1,087 |
| Q Health and social work activities | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 1,087 |
| Q Health and social work activities | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 0 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 116 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 108 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 8 |
| S Other service activities | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 276 |
| S Other service activities | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 260 |
| S Other service activities | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | 15 |
| Unknown | Total entities with/without legal pers. | 2022 | 8 |
| Unknown | Companies and institutions | 2022 | 8 |
| Unknown | Natural persons with sole proprietorship | 2022 | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Dataset is not available.
This table contains the numbers of bankruptcy orders issued by Dutch courts, broken down by legal form (natural persons with sole proprietorship, companies and institutions). In addition, the tables contain the average company age and number of employees (in FTEs) at the time of the bankruptcy order.
Data available from Q1 2015 to Q4 2022.
Status of the figures:
All figures are final data.
Changes as of 13 December 2023:
The table has been discontinued.
Description topics
- Employees in event of bankruptcy
- Employees (Employed persons) involved in the bankruptcy, expressed in full-time equivalents (FTEs). Employed person is a person who has a job at a company established in the Netherlands or at a private household in the Netherlands.
In this investigation, hired and / or seconded staff and temporary workers are counted as persons employed by the company, not staff hired to third parties.