Employer business demography, European standard; legal form, SIC2008

Employer business demography, European standard; legal form, SIC2008

SIC 2008 Legal forms Periods 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)
089 Other mining and quarrying Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
099 Services for other mining Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
099 Services for other mining Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
099 Services for other mining Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
099 Services for other mining Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
108 Manufacture of other food Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
108 Manufacture of other food Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
108 Manufacture of other food Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
108 Manufacture of other food Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
139 Manufacture of other textiles Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
139 Manufacture of other textiles Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
139 Manufacture of other textiles Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
139 Manufacture of other textiles Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 117 1,767 1,767 5 5 24 24
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear Sole proprietorship 2023* 11 . . . . 0 0
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear Limited liability enterprises 2023* 80 . . . . . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear Partnership, etc. 2023* 26 . . 0 0 . .
151 Manufacture of leather products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
151 Manufacture of leather products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
151 Manufacture of leather products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
151 Manufacture of leather products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
205 Manufacture of other chemicals Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
205 Manufacture of other chemicals Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
205 Manufacture of other chemicals Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
205 Manufacture of other chemicals Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
234 Manufacture other ceramic products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
234 Manufacture other ceramic products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
234 Manufacture other ceramic products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
234 Manufacture other ceramic products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
239 Manufacture other mineral products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
239 Manufacture other mineral products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
239 Manufacture other mineral products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
239 Manufacture other mineral products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
243 Other first processing of steel Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
243 Other first processing of steel Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
243 Other first processing of steel Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
243 Other first processing of steel Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
256 Other treatment of metals, machining Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
256 Other treatment of metals, machining Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
256 Other treatment of metals, machining Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
256 Other treatment of metals, machining Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
259 Manufacture of other metal products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
259 Manufacture of other metal products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
259 Manufacture of other metal products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
259 Manufacture of other metal products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
279 Manufacture other electric equipment Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
279 Manufacture other electric equipment Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
279 Manufacture other electric equipment Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
279 Manufacture other electric equipment Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
289 Manufacture other special machinery Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
289 Manufacture other special machinery Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
289 Manufacture other special machinery Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
289 Manufacture other special machinery Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
30 Manufacture of other transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
30 Manufacture of other transport Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
30 Manufacture of other transport Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
30 Manufacture of other transport Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
31-32 Furniture and other industry Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 3,044 37,050 37,050 276 276 473 473
31-32 Furniture and other industry Sole proprietorship 2023* 668 1,582 1,582 87 87 114 114
31-32 Furniture and other industry Limited liability enterprises 2023* 1,900 33,941 33,941 153 153 279 279
31-32 Furniture and other industry Partnership, etc. 2023* 476 1,527 1,527 36 36 80 80
32 Manufacture of other products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
32 Manufacture of other products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
32 Manufacture of other products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
32 Manufacture of other products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
329 Manufacture of other products n.e.c. Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
329 Manufacture of other products n.e.c. Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
329 Manufacture of other products n.e.c. Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
329 Manufacture of other products n.e.c. Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
39 Remediation, other waste management Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
39 Remediation, other waste management Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
39 Remediation, other waste management Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
39 Remediation, other waste management Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
390 Remediation, other waste management Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
390 Remediation, other waste management Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
390 Remediation, other waste management Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
390 Remediation, other waste management Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
429 Other civil engineering Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
429 Other civil engineering Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
429 Other civil engineering Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
429 Other civil engineering Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
466 Wholesale of other machinery Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
466 Wholesale of other machinery Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
466 Wholesale of other machinery Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
466 Wholesale of other machinery Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
467 Other specialised wholesale Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
467 Other specialised wholesale Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
467 Other specialised wholesale Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
467 Other specialised wholesale Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
475 Shops for other household equipment Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 4,872 82,870 81,261 425 329 1,903 1,670
475 Shops for other household equipment Sole proprietorship 2023* 956 2,944 2,657 109 84 202 149
475 Shops for other household equipment Limited liability enterprises 2023* 2,722 74,184 73,800 198 174 1,429 1,368
475 Shops for other household equipment Partnership, etc. 2023* 1,194 5,741 4,804 118 72 272 153
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.

Description topics

Employers
Employers total
Employer population
Persons employed in employer population
Employees in employer population
Employer births
Persons employed in employer births
Employees in employer births
Employer deaths
Persons employed in employer deaths
Employees in employer deaths