Employer business demography, European standard; legal form, SIC2008

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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)
B Mining and quarrying	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	161	8,005	8,005	11	11	12	12
B Mining and quarrying	Sole proprietorship	2023*	2	.	.	0	0	.	.
B Mining and quarrying	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	144	7,617	7,617	.	.	.	.
B Mining and quarrying	Partnership, etc.	2023*	15	.	.	.	.	.	.
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*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas)	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas)	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas)	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas)	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
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*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
091 Services for mining of oil and gas	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
091 Services for mining of oil and gas	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
091 Services for mining of oil and gas	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
091 Services for mining of oil and gas	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
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
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit	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*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
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*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel	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	.	.
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	1,135	33,157	33,157	52	52	237	237
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	Sole proprietorship	2023*	116	268	268	12	12	15	15
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	844	32,192	32,192	29	29	197	197
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	Partnership, etc.	2023*	175	697	697	11	11	25	25
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*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
181 Printing and services for printing	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
181 Printing and services for printing	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
181 Printing and services for printing	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
181 Printing and services for printing	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	28	5,497	5,497	0	0	.	.
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	Sole proprietorship	2023*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	20	5,485	5,485	0	0	.	.
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	Partnership, etc.	2023*	8	12	12	0	0	0	0
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
203 Manufacture of paints and ink	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
203 Manufacture of paints and ink	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
203 Manufacture of paints and ink	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
203 Manufacture of paints and ink	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics	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
241 Manufacture of iron and steel	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
241 Manufacture of iron and steel	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
241 Manufacture of iron and steel	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
241 Manufacture of iron and steel	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry	Partnership, etc.	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices	Total legal forms all nationalities	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices	Sole proprietorship	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices	Limited liability enterprises	2023*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices	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.

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Employers

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Employer births

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