Employer business demography, European standard; legal form, SIC2008

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SIC 2008 Legal forms Employers Employers total (number) Employer population Persons employed in employer population (number) Employer population Employees in employer population (number) Employer births Persons employed in employer births (number) Employer births Employees in employer births (number) Employer deaths Persons employed in employer deaths (number) Employer deaths Employees in employer deaths (number)
105 Manufacture of dairy products Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
303 Manufacture of aircraft Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
33 Repair and installation of machinery Total legal forms all nationalities 2,373 42,363 42,363 278 278 273 273
Sole proprietorship 342 682 682 49 49 44 44
Limited liability enterprises 1,773 39,692 39,692 191 191 196 196
Partnership, etc. 258 1,989 1,989 38 38 33 33
331 Repair of machinery and equipment Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
353 Steam and air conditioning supply Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles Total legal forms all nationalities 11,116 122,194 121,471 1,041 943 1,292 1,163
Sole proprietorship 3,193 7,712 7,557 389 352 411 373
Limited liability enterprises 5,703 106,755 106,636 438 421 551 531
Partnership, etc. 2,220 7,727 7,278 214 170 329 259
451 Sale and repair of motor vehicles Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
452 Specialised repair of motor vehicles Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
454 Sale and repair of motorcycles Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
51 Air transport Total legal forms all nationalities 128 25,985 25,985 5 5 41 41
Sole proprietorship 3 4 4 0 0 0 0
Limited liability enterprises 65 22,172 22,172 . . . .
Partnership, etc. 60 3,809 3,809 . . . .
511 Passenger air transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
512 Freight air transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
7735 Renting and leasing of airplanes Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
95 Repair computers and consumergoods Total legal forms all nationalities 1,055 4,973 4,973 151 151 203 203
Sole proprietorship 506 991 991 86 86 128 128
Limited liability enterprises 265 3,142 3,142 16 16 38 38
Partnership, etc. 284 840 840 49 49 37 37
951 Repair of computers, IT-equipment Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
952 Repair of other consumergoods Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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, and the 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 year survivors after employer birth, broken down by size class based on number of employees 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 active employers, employer births and deaths, as well as persons employed for surviving employer births at the start and end of the survival period.

Data available from: 2010

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final for 2010 to 2022. The figures for 2023 are provisional.
Only the data on Dissolved companies for 2023 will be adjusted.

Changes as of September 4, 2025:
The provisional figures for 2023 have been added, and the figures for 2022 have been adjusted and finalized.

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

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Employer deaths
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Employees in employer deaths