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)
72 Research and development Total legal forms all nationalities 1,472 48,762 48,762 311 311 323 323
Sole proprietorship 23 49 49 4 4 . .
Limited liability enterprises 1,168 32,115 32,115 215 215 290 290
Partnership, etc. 281 16,598 16,598 92 92 . .
721 Research on natural sciences Total legal forms all nationalities 1,301 46,151 46,151 289 289 299 299
Sole proprietorship 16 28 28 . . 4 4
Limited liability enterprises 1,116 31,078 31,078 . . . .
Partnership, etc. 169 15,045 15,045 . . . .
7211 Research on biotechnology Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
7219 Other research on natural sciences Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
722 Research on social sciences Total legal forms all nationalities 171 2,611 2,611 22 22 24 24
Sole proprietorship 7 21 21 . . . .
Limited liability enterprises 52 1,037 1,037 . . . .
Partnership, etc. 112 1,553 1,553 . . 19 19
7220 Research on social sciences Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
73 Advertising and market research Total legal forms all nationalities 3,719 45,617 45,617 326 326 820 820
Sole proprietorship 559 1,360 1,360 80 80 110 110
Limited liability enterprises 2,644 42,125 42,125 189 189 623 623
Partnership, etc. 516 2,132 2,132 57 57 88 88
732 Market research and opinion polling Total legal forms all nationalities 880 15,745 15,745 77 77 198 198
Sole proprietorship 54 121 121 7 7 12 12
Limited liability enterprises 752 15,121 15,121 66 66 162 162
Partnership, etc. 74 503 503 4 4 24 24
7320 Market research and opinion polling Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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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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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