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)
722 Research on social sciences Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 171 2,611 2,611 22 22 24 24
722 Research on social sciences Sole proprietorship 2023* 7 21 21 . . . .
722 Research on social sciences Limited liability enterprises 2023* 52 1,037 1,037 . . . .
722 Research on social sciences Partnership, etc. 2023* 112 1,553 1,553 . . 19 19
7220 Research on social sciences Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* . . . . . . .
7220 Research on social sciences Sole proprietorship 2023* . . . . . . .
7220 Research on social sciences Limited liability enterprises 2023* . . . . . . .
7220 Research on social sciences Partnership, etc. 2023* . . . . . . .
Q Health and social work activities Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 26,668 1,462,291 1,461,971 3,643 3,606 3,939 3,901
Q Health and social work activities Sole proprietorship 2023* 6,857 30,355 30,321 971 965 1,228 1,222
Q Health and social work activities Limited liability enterprises 2023* 8,715 338,321 338,287 1,353 1,350 1,305 1,301
Q Health and social work activities Partnership, etc. 2023* 11,096 1,093,615 1,093,363 1,319 1,291 1,406 1,377
88 Social work without accommodation Total legal forms all nationalities 2023* 6,848 320,523 320,523 1,094 1,094 1,030 1,030
88 Social work without accommodation Sole proprietorship 2023* 1,212 7,385 7,385 215 215 222 222
88 Social work without accommodation Limited liability enterprises 2023* 2,410 162,817 162,817 504 504 442 442
88 Social work without accommodation Partnership, etc. 2023* 3,226 150,321 150,321 375 375 366 366
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