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)
29-30 Transport equipment Total legal forms all nationalities 834 41,257 41,257 91 91 328 328
Sole proprietorship 69 170 170 5 5 9 9
Limited liability enterprises 674 40,787 40,787 64 64 309 309
Partnership, etc. 91 300 300 22 22 10 10
30 Manufacture of other transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
309 Manufacture of transport n.e.c. Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
E Water supply and waste management Total legal forms all nationalities 673 30,708 30,708 38 38 80 80
Sole proprietorship 18 . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises 621 30,414 30,414 . . 73 73
Partnership, etc. 34 . . . . . .
36 Water collection and distribution Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
360 Water collection and distribution Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
H Transportation and storage Total legal forms all nationalities 11,682 403,949 403,732 1,850 1,844 2,783 2,774
Sole proprietorship 2,060 6,349 6,342 542 541 671 668
Limited liability enterprises 7,641 378,052 377,906 1,055 1,050 1,581 1,579
Partnership, etc. 1,981 19,548 19,485 253 253 531 527
49 Land transport Total legal forms all nationalities 5,975 184,488 184,488 876 876 1,430 1,430
Sole proprietorship 1,127 3,543 3,543 273 273 343 343
Limited liability enterprises 3,844 174,407 174,407 492 492 829 829
Partnership, etc. 1,004 6,538 6,538 111 111 258 258
491 Passenger rail transport (no tram) Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
492 Freight rail transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
493 Passenger transport by road Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
494 Freight transport by road Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
495 Transport via pipeline Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
50 Water transport Total legal forms all nationalities 1,395 15,728 15,526 180 175 263 257
Sole proprietorship 172 292 288 26 26 37 34
Limited liability enterprises 795 12,478 12,332 . . . .
Partnership, etc. 428 2,958 2,906 . . . .
501 Sea passenger water transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
502 Sea freight water transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
503 Inland passenger water transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
504 Inland freight water transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
51 Air transport Total legal forms all nationalities 128 25,985 25,985 5 5 41 41
Sole proprietorship 3 4 4 0 0 0 0
Limited liability enterprises 65 22,172 22,172 . . . .
Partnership, etc. 60 3,809 3,809 . . . .
511 Passenger air transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
512 Freight air transport Total legal forms all nationalities . . . . . . .
Sole proprietorship . . . . . . .
Limited liability enterprises . . . . . . .
Partnership, etc. . . . . . . .
52 Warehousing, services for transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2,999 117,855 117,855 434 434 560 560
Sole proprietorship 202 627 627 50 50 39 39
Limited liability enterprises 2,557 112,471 112,471 350 350 464 464
Partnership, etc. 240 4,758 4,758 34 34 58 58
522 Services activities for transport 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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