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)
29-30 Transport equipment Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* 841 40,372 40,372 60 60 258 258
29-30 Transport equipment Sole proprietorship 2024* 59 155 155 8 8 14 14
29-30 Transport equipment Limited liability enterprises 2024* 692 39,877 39,877 41 41 235 235
29-30 Transport equipment Partnership, etc. 2024* 90 340 340 11 11 8 8
30 Manufacture of other transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
30 Manufacture of other transport Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
30 Manufacture of other transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
30 Manufacture of other transport Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
309 Manufacture of transport n.e.c. Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
309 Manufacture of transport n.e.c. Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
309 Manufacture of transport n.e.c. Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
309 Manufacture of transport n.e.c. Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
E Water supply and waste management Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* 678 31,010 31,010 61 61 . .
E Water supply and waste management Sole proprietorship 2024* 18 . . 4 4 . .
E Water supply and waste management Limited liability enterprises 2024* 626 30,678 30,678 50 50 . .
E Water supply and waste management Partnership, etc. 2024* 34 . . 7 7 . .
36 Water collection and distribution Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
36 Water collection and distribution Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
36 Water collection and distribution Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
36 Water collection and distribution Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
360 Water collection and distribution Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
360 Water collection and distribution Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
360 Water collection and distribution Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
360 Water collection and distribution Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
H Transportation and storage Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* 11,694 406,062 405,966 1,874 1,871 2,903 2,902
H Transportation and storage Sole proprietorship 2024* 1,957 5,947 5,946 516 516 625 625
H Transportation and storage Limited liability enterprises 2024* 7,876 381,378 381,309 1,121 1,120 1,861 1,861
H Transportation and storage Partnership, etc. 2024* 1,861 18,736 18,711 238 236 416 416
49 Land transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* 5,977 183,181 183,181 881 881 1,649 1,649
49 Land transport Sole proprietorship 2024* 1,101 3,383 3,383 278 278 346 346
49 Land transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* 3,913 173,539 173,539 477 477 1,087 1,087
49 Land transport Partnership, etc. 2024* 963 6,259 6,259 125 125 216 216
491 Passenger rail transport (no tram) Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
491 Passenger rail transport (no tram) Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
491 Passenger rail transport (no tram) Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
491 Passenger rail transport (no tram) Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
492 Freight rail transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
492 Freight rail transport Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
492 Freight rail transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
492 Freight rail transport Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
493 Passenger transport by road Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
493 Passenger transport by road Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
493 Passenger transport by road Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
493 Passenger transport by road Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
494 Freight transport by road Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
494 Freight transport by road Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
494 Freight transport by road Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
494 Freight transport by road Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
495 Transport via pipeline Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
495 Transport via pipeline Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
495 Transport via pipeline Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
495 Transport via pipeline Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
50 Water transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* 1,397 16,477 16,381 176 174 200 200
50 Water transport Sole proprietorship 2024* 171 . 301 26 26 30 30
50 Water transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* 819 13,431 13,362 . . 111 111
50 Water transport Partnership, etc. 2024* 407 . 2,718 . . 59 59
501 Sea passenger water transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
501 Sea passenger water transport Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
501 Sea passenger water transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
501 Sea passenger water transport Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
502 Sea freight water transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
502 Sea freight water transport Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
502 Sea freight water transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
502 Sea freight water transport Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
503 Inland passenger water transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
503 Inland passenger water transport Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
503 Inland passenger water transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
503 Inland passenger water transport Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
504 Inland freight water transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
504 Inland freight water transport Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
504 Inland freight water transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
504 Inland freight water transport Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
51 Air transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* 123 27,129 27,129 7 7 9 9
51 Air transport Sole proprietorship 2024* 2 . . 0 0 0 0
51 Air transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* 64 23,116 23,116 . . 5 5
51 Air transport Partnership, etc. 2024* 57 . . . . 5 5
511 Passenger air transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
511 Passenger air transport Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
511 Passenger air transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
511 Passenger air transport Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
512 Freight air transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
512 Freight air transport Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
512 Freight air transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
512 Freight air transport Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
52 Warehousing, services for transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* 3,096 119,797 119,797 472 472 640 640
52 Warehousing, services for transport Sole proprietorship 2024* 193 551 551 48 48 66 66
52 Warehousing, services for transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* 2,687 114,857 114,857 404 404 510 510
52 Warehousing, services for transport Partnership, etc. 2024* 216 4,389 4,389 20 20 64 64
522 Services activities for transport Total legal forms all nationalities 2024* . . . . . . .
522 Services activities for transport Sole proprietorship 2024* . . . . . . .
522 Services activities for transport Limited liability enterprises 2024* . . . . . . .
522 Services activities for transport Partnership, etc. 2024* . . . . . . .
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 2023. The figures for 2024 are provisional.
Only the data on Dissolved companies for 2024 will be adjusted.

Changes as of September 30, 2026:
The provisional figures for 2024 have been added, and the figures for 2023 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