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)
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
062 Extraction of natural gas Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
09 Mining support activities Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
09 Mining support activities Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
09 Mining support activities Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
09 Mining support activities Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
C Manufacturing Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 22,701 720,880 720,315 2,044 1,987 3,801 3,723
C Manufacturing Sole proprietorship 2023* 2,555 7,754 7,662 422 402 421 405
C Manufacturing Limited liability enterprises 2023* 16,524 685,550 685,503 1,227 1,223 2,755 2,748
C Manufacturing Partnership, etc. 2023* 3,622 27,577 27,150 394 362 625 570
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 3,219 144,390 143,882 430 381 607 533
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Sole proprietorship 2023* 452 2,885 2,802 142 123 103 87
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Limited liability enterprises 2023* 1,799 125,708 125,682 192 189 270 267
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Partnership, etc. 2023* 968 15,797 15,398 96 69 234 179
10 Manufacture of food products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
10 Manufacture of food products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
10 Manufacture of food products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
10 Manufacture of food products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
105 Manufacture of dairy products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
105 Manufacture of dairy products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
105 Manufacture of dairy products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
105 Manufacture of dairy products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products 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* . . . . . . .
109 Manufacture of animal foods Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
109 Manufacture of animal foods Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
109 Manufacture of animal foods Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
109 Manufacture of animal foods Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
11 Manufacture of beverages Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
11 Manufacture of beverages Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
11 Manufacture of beverages Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
11 Manufacture of beverages Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
110 Manufacture of beverages Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
110 Manufacture of beverages Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
110 Manufacture of beverages Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
110 Manufacture of beverages Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
120 Manufacture of tobacco products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
120 Manufacture of tobacco products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
120 Manufacture of tobacco products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
120 Manufacture of tobacco products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
13 Manufacture of textiles Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
13 Manufacture of textiles Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
13 Manufacture of textiles Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
13 Manufacture of textiles Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
13-14 Manufacture of textiles, apparel Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 756 12,385 12,385 75 75 97 97
13-14 Manufacture of textiles, apparel Sole proprietorship 2023* 130 317 317 29 29 17 17
13-14 Manufacture of textiles, apparel Limited liability enterprises 2023* 465 11,564 11,564 28 28 51 51
13-14 Manufacture of textiles, apparel Partnership, etc. 2023* 161 504 504 18 18 30 30
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* . . . . . . .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
141 Manufacture of apparel (no fur) Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
141 Manufacture of apparel (no fur) Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
141 Manufacture of apparel (no fur) Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
141 Manufacture of apparel (no fur) Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
142 Manufacture of articles of fur Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
142 Manufacture of articles of fur Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
142 Manufacture of articles of fur Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
142 Manufacture of articles of fur 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* . . . . . . .
152 Manufacture of footwear Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
152 Manufacture of footwear Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
152 Manufacture of footwear Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
152 Manufacture of footwear Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
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