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)
G Wholesale and retail trade Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* 76,842 1,451,965 1,427,678 14,376 12,604 14,172 11,974
G Wholesale and retail trade Sole proprietorship 2021* 17,588 66,903 60,206 3,710 3,011 3,393 2,612
G Wholesale and retail trade Limited liability enterprises 2021* 41,583 1,247,622 1,244,724 7,468 7,294 6,800 6,612
G Wholesale and retail trade Partnership, etc. 2021* 17,671 137,440 122,748 3,198 2,300 3,979 2,750
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* 29,869 514,332 514,332 4,715 4,715 3,435 3,435
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) Sole proprietorship 2021* 2,476 6,682 6,682 390 390 423 423
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) Limited liability enterprises 2021* 23,850 488,241 488,241 3,937 3,937 2,490 2,490
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) Partnership, etc. 2021* 3,543 19,410 19,410 388 388 522 522
461 Wholesale on fee or contract basis Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* . . . . . . .
461 Wholesale on fee or contract basis Sole proprietorship 2021* . . . . . . .
461 Wholesale on fee or contract basis Limited liability enterprises 2021* . . . . . . .
461 Wholesale on fee or contract basis Partnership, etc. 2021* . . . . . . .
462 Wholesale of agricultural products Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* . . . . . . .
462 Wholesale of agricultural products Sole proprietorship 2021* . . . . . . .
462 Wholesale of agricultural products Limited liability enterprises 2021* . . . . . . .
462 Wholesale of agricultural products Partnership, etc. 2021* . . . . . . .
463 Wholesale of food and beverages Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* . . . . . . .
463 Wholesale of food and beverages Sole proprietorship 2021* . . . . . . .
463 Wholesale of food and beverages Limited liability enterprises 2021* . . . . . . .
463 Wholesale of food and beverages Partnership, etc. 2021* . . . . . . .
464 Wholesale of consumergoods Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* . . . . . . .
464 Wholesale of consumergoods Sole proprietorship 2021* . . . . . . .
464 Wholesale of consumergoods Limited liability enterprises 2021* . . . . . . .
464 Wholesale of consumergoods Partnership, etc. 2021* . . . . . . .
465 Wholesale of ICT-equipment Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* . . . . . . .
465 Wholesale of ICT-equipment Sole proprietorship 2021* . . . . . . .
465 Wholesale of ICT-equipment Limited liability enterprises 2021* . . . . . . .
465 Wholesale of ICT-equipment Partnership, etc. 2021* . . . . . . .
466 Wholesale of other machinery Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* . . . . . . .
466 Wholesale of other machinery Sole proprietorship 2021* . . . . . . .
466 Wholesale of other machinery Limited liability enterprises 2021* . . . . . . .
466 Wholesale of other machinery Partnership, etc. 2021* . . . . . . .
467 Other specialised wholesale Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* . . . . . . .
467 Other specialised wholesale Sole proprietorship 2021* . . . . . . .
467 Other specialised wholesale Limited liability enterprises 2021* . . . . . . .
467 Other specialised wholesale Partnership, etc. 2021* . . . . . . .
469 Non-specialised wholesale Total legal forms all nationalities 2021* . . . . . . .
469 Non-specialised wholesale Sole proprietorship 2021* . . . . . . .
469 Non-specialised wholesale Limited liability enterprises 2021* . . . . . . .
469 Non-specialised wholesale Partnership, etc. 2021* . . . . . . .
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 2020. The figures for 2021 are provisional.
Only the data on Dissolved companies for 2021 will be adjusted.

Changes as of February 9, 2024:
The provisional figures for 2021 have been added.

Two industry breakdowns have been added:
• B-S excluding O and excluding S94
• G-S excluding O and excluding S94
• K Financial institutions

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