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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Total legal forms all nationalities | 2023* | 75,723 | 1,475,657 | 1,459,298 | 8,103 | 7,022 | 13,202 | 11,410 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Sole proprietorship | 2023* | 16,527 | 61,342 | 56,846 | 2,416 | 1,997 | 3,316 | 2,672 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Limited liability enterprises | 2023* | 43,037 | 1,290,820 | 1,288,700 | 3,970 | 3,832 | 6,809 | 6,584 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Partnership, etc. | 2023* | 16,159 | 123,496 | 113,752 | 1,717 | 1,193 | 3,077 | 2,154 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Total legal forms all nationalities | 2023* | 29,441 | 525,194 | 525,194 | 2,410 | 2,410 | 3,338 | 3,338 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Sole proprietorship | 2023* | 2,147 | 5,546 | 5,546 | 259 | 259 | 392 | 392 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Limited liability enterprises | 2023* | 24,015 | 500,837 | 500,837 | 1,859 | 1,859 | 2,494 | 2,494 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Partnership, etc. | 2023* | 3,279 | 18,811 | 18,811 | 292 | 292 | 452 | 452 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Total legal forms all nationalities | 2023* | 35,166 | 828,269 | 812,633 | 4,652 | 3,669 | 8,572 | 6,909 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Sole proprietorship | 2023* | 11,187 | 48,084 | 43,743 | 1,768 | 1,386 | 2,513 | 1,906 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Limited liability enterprises | 2023* | 13,319 | 683,228 | 681,228 | 1,673 | 1,551 | 3,764 | 3,559 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Partnership, etc. | 2023* | 10,660 | 96,958 | 87,662 | 1,211 | 731 | 2,295 | 1,444 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||
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