Employer business demography, European standard, size class, SIC2008

Employer business demography, European standard, size class, SIC2008

SIC 2008 Persons employed Periods Employer enterprises Employer enterprise births (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 1 year (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 2 year (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 3 year (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 4 year (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 5 year (number)
B Mining and quarrying Total 2021* 9 44 . . 6 154
B Mining and quarrying 1 to 4 employees 2021* 9 . . . 6 .
B Mining and quarrying 5 to 9 employees 2021* 0 . . . 0 .
B Mining and quarrying 10 employees or more 2021* 0 . . . 0 .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy Total 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* . . . . . .
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 Total 2021* . . . . . .
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas Total 2021* . . . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum Total 2021* . . . . . .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas Total 2021* . . . . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) Total 2021* . . . . . .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay Total 2021* . . . . . .
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying Total 2021* . . . . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
09 Mining support activities Total 2021* . . . . . .
09 Mining support activities 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
09 Mining support activities 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
09 Mining support activities 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas Total 2021* . . . . . .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
099 Services for other mining Total 2021* . . . . . .
099 Services for other mining 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
099 Services for other mining 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
099 Services for other mining 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
C Manufacturing Total 2021* 1,337 4,919 6,604 5,202 5,043 4,877
C Manufacturing 1 to 4 employees 2021* 1,243 2,062 2,887 1,637 . 1,467
C Manufacturing 5 to 9 employees 2021* 59 508 796 447 . 539
C Manufacturing 10 employees or more 2021* 35 2,349 2,921 3,118 3,005 2,871
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Total 2021* 213 1,041 1,253 2,050 940 867
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 1 to 4 employees 2021* 188 275 310 215 179 184
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 5 to 9 employees 2021* 15 156 205 . 136 128
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 10 employees or more 2021* 10 610 737 . 626 555
10 Manufacture of food products Total 2021* . . . . . .
10 Manufacture of food products 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
10 Manufacture of food products 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
10 Manufacture of food products 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat Total 2021* . . . . . .
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
102 Processing of fish Total 2021* . . . . . .
102 Processing of fish 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
102 Processing of fish 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
102 Processing of fish 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit Total 2021* . . . . . .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats Total 2021* . . . . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
105 Manufacture of dairy products Total 2021* . . . . . .
105 Manufacture of dairy products 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
105 Manufacture of dairy products 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
105 Manufacture of dairy products 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products Total 2021* . . . . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products Total 2021* . . . . . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
108 Manufacture of other food Total 2021* . . . . . .
108 Manufacture of other food 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
108 Manufacture of other food 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
108 Manufacture of other food 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
109 Manufacture of animal foods Total 2021* . . . . . .
109 Manufacture of animal foods 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
109 Manufacture of animal foods 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
109 Manufacture of animal foods 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . .
11 Manufacture of beverages Total 2021* . . . . . .
11 Manufacture of beverages 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . .
11 Manufacture of beverages 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . .
11 Manufacture of beverages 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 employers, employer 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

Employer enterprises
Employer enterprise births
Employer enterprise births concern enterprises with at least 0.5 FTE of labour on the payroll over a whole year for the first time (excl. the managing director). This does not necessarily coincide with the birth of this enterprise; it is possible that the enterprise has existed for a longer period of time, but starts employing workers at at later stage.
Persons employed
in birth year of employer enterprise
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 persons employed.
This concerns persons employed in surviving employer enterprises' birth year.
surviving 1 year
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born in the year preceding the reporting year.
surviving 2 year
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born two years prior to the reporting year.
surviving 3 year
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born three years prior to the reporting year.
surviving 4 year
Tthe number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born four years prior to the reporting year.
surviving 5 year
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born five years prior to the reporting year.