High-growth enterprises, European standard; SIC2008

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SIC 2008 High-growth enterprise population (number) Employees in high-growth enterprises (number) Young fast-growing companies (aantal) Employees young, fast-growing companies (aantal)
B Mining and quarrying 8 430 2 .
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 1 . 0 0
061 Extraction of crude petroleum 0 0 0 0
062 Extraction of natural gas 1 . 0 0
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 3 . 0 0
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay 3 . 0 0
089 Other mining and quarrying 0 0 0 0
09 Mining support activities 4 . 2 .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas 3 . 1 .
099 Services for other mining 1 . 1 .
C Manufacturing 807 95,089 27 1,414
10 Manufacture of food products 159 20,069 9 869
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat 16 1,647 1 .
102 Processing of fish 5 . 0 0
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 8 644 1 .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 1 . 0 0
105 Manufacture of dairy products 8 . 1 .
106 Grain milling and starch products 1 . 0 0
107 Manufacture of bakery products 94 5,908 3 .
108 Manufacture of other food 24 1,769 3 .
109 Manufacture of animal foods 2 . 0 0
11 Manufacture of beverages 12 461 1 .
110 Manufacture of beverages 12 461 1 .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 0 0 0 0
120 Manufacture of tobacco products 0 0 0 0
13 Manufacture of textiles 18 855 0 0
131 Spinning of textile fibres 0 0 0 0
132 Weaving of textiles 2 . 0 0
133 Finishing of textiles 0 0 0 0
139 Manufacture of other textiles 16 . 0 0
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 7 246 0 0
141 Manufacture of apparel (no fur) 7 246 0 0
142 Manufacture of articles of fur 0 0 0 0
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel 0 0 0 0
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 1 . 0 0
151 Manufacture of leather products 0 0 0 0
152 Manufacture of footwear 1 . 0 0
16 Manufacture of wood products 22 1,077 0 0
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood 1 . 0 0
162 Manufacture of products of wood 21 . 0 0
17 Manufacture of paper 8 897 0 0
171 Manufacture of pulp, paper, -board 1 . 0 0
172 Manufacture of articles of paper 7 . 0 0
18 Printing and reproduction 27 1,797 0 0
181 Printing and services for printing 27 1,797 0 0
182 Reproduction of recorded media 0 0 0 0
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 0 0 0 0
191 Manufacture of coke oven products 0 0 0 0
192 Manufacture of refined petroleum 0 0 0 0
20 Manufacture of chemicals 34 5,736 2 .
201 Manufacture of basic chemicals 18 4,462 1 .
202 Manufacture agrochemical products 0 0 0 0
203 Manufacture of paints and ink 2 . 1 .
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics 7 . 0 0
205 Manufacture of other chemicals 7 671 0 0
206 Manufacture of man-made fibres 0 0 0 0
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 7 . 0 0
211 Manufacture of basic pharmaceuticals 1 . 0 0
212 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 6 . 0 0
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 42 2,922 1 .
221 Manufacture of rubber products 5 335 0 0
222 Manufacture of plastic products 37 2,588 1 .
23 Manufacture of building materials 18 1,113 0 0
231 Manufacture of glass 1 . 0 0
232 Manufacture of refractory products 0 0 0 0
233 Manufacture clay building materials 1 . 0 0
234 Manufacture other ceramic products 1 . 0 0
235 Manufacture of cement, lime, plaster 1 . 0 0
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products 11 615 0 0
237 Stone dressing 2 . 0 0
239 Manufacture other mineral products 1 . 0 0
24 Manufacture of basic metals 12 1,497 1 .
241 Manufacture of iron and steel 1 . 1 .
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel 3 . 0 0
243 Other first processing of steel 3 . 0 0
244 Manufacture of non-ferrous metals 5 . 0 0
245 Casting of metals 0 0 0 0
25 Manufacture of metal products 118 . 2 .
251 Manufacture metal structures, doors 38 2,258 1 .
252 Manufacture tanks, central heating 3 . 0 0
253 Manufacture of steam generators 0 0 0 0
254 Manufacture of weapons 0 0 0 0
255 Forging, pressing, stamping 10 329 0 0
256 Other treatment of metals, machining 51 2,316 1 .
257 Manufacture of hardware 4 . 0 0
259 Manufacture of other metal products 12 622 0 0
26 Manufacture of electronic products 34 . 1 .
261 Manufacture of electronic components 9 829 1 .
262 Manufacture of computers 5 289 0 0
263 Manufacture communication equipment 3 . 0 0
264 Manufacture of consumer electronics 2 . 0 0
265 Manufacture of measuring instruments 11 468 0 0
266 Manufacture electromedical equipment 2 . 0 0
267 Manufacture of optical instruments 2 . 0 0
268 Manufacture of media 0 0 0 0
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 37 6,225 0 0
271 Manufacture of electric motors etc. 19 2,505 0 0
272 Manufacture of batteries 2 . 0 0
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices 4 221 0 0
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 high-growth enterprises. These are enterprises with an average yearly employee growth of at least 10%, over a period of three subsequent years. Data is 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 employees in these enterprises. NACE is taken at the end of the growth period.

Data available from: 2010

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of September 4, 2025:
The final data for 2023 has been added.

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

High-growth enterprise population
High-growth enterprises, based on employment. A high-growth enterprise or fast grower is an enterprise with an average annual growth rate of 10% or more, over a period of 3 consecutive years, measured by number of employees.

This means that a total growth of at least 33.1% must be achieved over a period of 3 years. In addition, enterprises must have at least 10 employees at the beginning of the growth period and enterprises established in the starting year of the growth period are not counted.

Thus, a high-growth enterprise in year t has achieved growth of at least 33.1% in the period t-3 to t, has a minimum of 10 employees in year t-3 and is established before year t-3.
Employees in high-growth enterprises
Employees in high-growth enterprises, based on employment. The number of employees is determined based on the employees on the payroll excluding director-major shareholders. The number of employees per enterprise is calculated from wage tax data of the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration.
Young fast-growing companies
High-growth enterprises, based on employment that were founded a maximum of 2 years before the start of the 3-year growth period.
Employees young, fast-growing companies
Employees in young high-growth enterprises, based on employment. The number of employees is determined based on the employees on the payroll excluding director-major shareholders. The number of employees per enterprise is calculated from wage tax data of the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration.