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)
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* . . . . . . .
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* . . . . . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
106 Grain milling and starch 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* . . . . . . .
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* . . . . . . .
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* . . . . . . .
16 Manufacture of wood products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 957 15,521 15,521 83 83 189 189
16 Manufacture of wood products Sole proprietorship 2023* 125 . . 18 18 16 16
16 Manufacture of wood products Limited liability enterprises 2023* 720 14,835 14,835 62 62 159 159
16 Manufacture of wood products Partnership, etc. 2023* 112 . . 3 3 14 14
162 Manufacture of products of wood Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
162 Manufacture of products of wood Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
162 Manufacture of products of wood Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
162 Manufacture of products of wood Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
18 Printing and reproduction Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
18 Printing and reproduction Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
18 Printing and reproduction Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
18 Printing and reproduction Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
182 Reproduction of recorded media Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
182 Reproduction of recorded media Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
182 Reproduction of recorded media Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
182 Reproduction of recorded media Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
191 Manufacture of coke oven products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
191 Manufacture of coke oven products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
191 Manufacture of coke oven products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
191 Manufacture of coke oven products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
202 Manufacture agrochemical products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
202 Manufacture agrochemical products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
202 Manufacture agrochemical products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
202 Manufacture agrochemical products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 903 33,871 33,871 37 37 120 120
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products Sole proprietorship 2023* 30 99 99 4 4 0 0
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products Limited liability enterprises 2023* 775 33,121 33,121 25 25 103 103
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products Partnership, etc. 2023* 98 651 651 8 8 17 17
221 Manufacture of rubber products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
221 Manufacture of rubber products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
221 Manufacture of rubber products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
221 Manufacture of rubber products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
222 Manufacture of plastic products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
222 Manufacture of plastic products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
222 Manufacture of plastic products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
222 Manufacture of plastic products Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
232 Manufacture of refractory products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
232 Manufacture of refractory products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
232 Manufacture of refractory products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
232 Manufacture of refractory products 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* . . . . . . .
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
236 Manufacture concrete etc. 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* . . . . . . .
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 4,430 108,503 108,498 338 338 544 544
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products Sole proprietorship 2023* 457 1,010 1,009 64 64 71 71
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products Limited liability enterprises 2023* 3,534 105,672 105,669 231 231 417 417
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products Partnership, etc. 2023* 439 1,822 1,820 43 43 56 56
25 Manufacture of metal products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
25 Manufacture of metal products Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
25 Manufacture of metal products Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
25 Manufacture of metal products 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* . . . . . . .
26 Manufacture of electronic products Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 744 28,094 28,094 65 65 120 120
26 Manufacture of electronic products Sole proprietorship 2023* 14 37 37 0 0 . .
26 Manufacture of electronic products Limited liability enterprises 2023* 577 27,171 27,171 49 49 91 91
26 Manufacture of electronic products Partnership, etc. 2023* 153 886 886 16 16 . .
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* . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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