Business demography, European standard; size class,SIC2008

Business demography, European standard; size class,SIC2008

SIC 2008 Persons employed Periods Newly born enterprise survivals Newly born enterprises surviving year 1 (number) Newly born enterprise survivals Newly born enterprises surviving year 2 (number) Newly born enterprise survivals Newly born enterprises surviving year 3 (number) Newly born enterprise survivals Newly born enterprises surviving year 4 (number) Newly born enterprise survivals Newly born enterprises surviving year 5 (number) Persons employed In enterprises surviving 1 year (number) Persons employed In enterprises surviving 2 years (number) Persons employed In enterprises surviving 3 years (number) Persons employed In enterprises surviving 4 years (number) Persons employed In enterprises surviving 5 years (number) Persons employed In birth year of enterprises surviving 1 year (number) Persons employed In birth year of enterprises surviving 2 years (number) Persons employed In birth year of enterprises surviving 3 years (number) Persons employed In birth year of enterprises surviving 4 years (number) Persons employed In birth year of enterprises surviving 5 years (number)
B-E Industry (no construction), energy Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 0 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F Construction Total 2021* 20,542 20,099 16,705 11,499 9,382 20,048 20,221 18,349 13,199 11,666 11,380 11,707 9,671 6,340 5,564
F Construction 0 employees 2021* 20,188 19,693 16,333 11,211 9,152 17,902 18,185 15,780 11,362 9,673 10,393 10,465 8,520 5,527 4,915
F Construction 1 to 4 employees 2021* 315 358 326 254 202 1,241 1,387 1,368 1,076 1,367 588 698 679 496 414
F Construction 5 to 9 employees 2021* 29 31 36 26 22 . . 498 . . . . 237 . .
F Construction 10 employees or more 2021* 10 17 10 8 6 . . 703 . . . . 235 . .
41 Construction buildings, development Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41 Construction buildings, development 0 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41 Construction buildings, development 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41 Construction buildings, development 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41 Construction buildings, development 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
412 Construction of buildings Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
412 Construction of buildings 0 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
412 Construction of buildings 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
412 Construction of buildings 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
412 Construction of buildings 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways 0 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422 Construction of utility projects Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422 Construction of utility projects 0 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422 Construction of utility projects 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422 Construction of utility projects 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422 Construction of utility projects 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Specialised construction activities Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Specialised construction activities 0 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Specialised construction activities 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Specialised construction activities 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Specialised construction activities 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
432 Construction installation Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
432 Construction installation 0 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
432 Construction installation 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
432 Construction installation 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
432 Construction installation 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction 0 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7732 Renting of construction machinery Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7732 Renting of construction machinery 0 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7732 Renting of construction machinery 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7732 Renting of construction machinery 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7732 Renting of construction machinery 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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This table includes information on business demography according to the European standard. Figures in this table are also submitted in this form to Eurostat. Information concerns the population of active enterprises, enterprise births and deaths, broken down by legal form and by the National Classification of Economic Activity 2008 (NCEA 2008, based on NACE Rev 2.0). Data also includes persons employed and employees in these enterprises.

Data available from: 2010

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final for 2010 to 2020. The figures for 2021 are provisional.
Only the data on Dissolved companies for 2021 will be adjusted.

Changes as of February 9, 2024:
The provisional figures for 2021 have been added.

Two industry breakdowns have been added:
• B-S excluding O and excluding S94
• G-S excluding O and excluding S94
• K Financial institutions

When will new figures be released?
Figures on a new reporting year (T – 2) will be published in July of the current year T.

Description topics

Newly born enterprise survivals
Newly born enterprises surviving year 1
An enterprise birth is the creation of a new enterprise. Here, it concerns enterprise births that took place in the year preceding the reporting year and are still active.
Newly born enterprises surviving year 2
An enterprise birth is the creation of a new enterprise. Here, it concerns enterprise births that took place two years prior to the reporting year and are still active.
Newly born enterprises surviving year 3
An enterprise birth is the creation of a new enterprise. Here, it concerns enterprise births that took place three years prior to the reporting year and are still active.
Newly born enterprises surviving year 4
An enterprise birth is the creation of a new enterprise. Here, it concerns enterprise births that took place four years prior to the reporting year and are still active.
Newly born enterprises surviving year 5
An enterprise birth is the creation of a new enterprise. Here, it concerns enterprise births that took place five years prior to the reporting year and are still active.
Persons employed
In enterprises surviving
The number of persons employed consists of:
- employees and directors who are on the payroll;
- employees who are on the payroll of another enterprise or institution, but work in the enterprise's own place of business and as such are in fact part of the workforce (agency staff);
- employed proprietors, partners, associates and cooperating family members;
- agency staff. Loaned personnel (employees on the payroll, but working for another enterprise or institution) are not included under employed persons.
This concerns employed persons in surviving enterprises in the current reporting year.
1 year
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving enterprises which were born in the year preceding the reporting year.
2 years
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving enterprises which were born two years prior to the reporting year.
3 years
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving enterprises which were born three years prior to the reporting year.
4 years
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving enterprises which were born four years prior to the reporting year.
5 years
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving enterprises which were born five years prior to the reporting year.
In birth year of enterprises surviving
The number of persons employed consists of:
- employees and directors who are on the payroll;
- employees who are on the payroll of another enterprise or institution, but work in the enterprise's own place of business and as such are in fact part of the workforce (agency staff);
- employed proprietors, partners, associates and cooperating family members;
- agency staff. Loaned personnel (employees on the payroll, but working for another enterprise or institution) are not included under employed persons.
This concerns persons employed in surviving enterprises' birth year.
1 year
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving enterprises which were born in the year preceding the reporting year.
2 years
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving enterprises which were born two years prior to the reporting year.
3 years
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving enterprises which were born three years prior to the reporting year.
4 years
Tthe number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving enterprises which were born four years prior to the reporting year.
5 years
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving enterprises which were born five years prior to the reporting year.