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)
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
09 Mining support activities 4 . 2 .
C Manufacturing 807 95,089 27 1,414
10 Manufacture of food products 159 20,069 9 869
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 1 . 0 0
105 Manufacture of dairy products 8 . 1 .
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
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
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
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
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
87 Residential care and guidance 122 20,583 20 1,397
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.

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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.