Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands

Netherlands: Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity was 311,095 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
311,095
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 37 countries
All-time high
313,390
in 2019
All-time low
274,036
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, 2007–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2007201320202007: 274.0k2008: 283.4k2009: 279.0k2010: 293.8k2011: 294.5k2012: 292.0k2013: 287.8k2014: 285.3k2015: 283.4k2016: 294.7k2017: 299.8k2018: 303.9k2019: 313.4k2020: 311.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, employer business demography by size class and nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands stood at 311,095.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employer business demography by size class and nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands peaked at 313,390 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 274,036, in 2007.

That places Netherlands 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020) in Netherlands, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 274,036
2008 283,384 +3.4%
2009 278,994 -1.5%
2010 293,759 +5.3%
2011 294,548 +0.3%
2012 291,970 -0.9%
2013 287,833 -1.4%
2014 285,283 -0.9%
2015 283,412 -0.7%
2016 294,673 +4.0%
2017 299,816 +1.7%
2018 303,851 +1.3%
2019 313,390 +3.1%
2020 311,095 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 278,805 274,036 283,384 3
2010s 294,854 283,412 313,390 10
2020s 311,095 311,095 311,095 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 9 Greece 441,463 compare
  2. 10 Portugal 383,945 compare
  3. 11 Switzerland 321,500 compare
  4. 12 Netherlands 311,095 compare
  5. 14 Hungary 253,416 compare
  6. 15 Czechia 246,660 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employer business demography by size class and nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands?
Employer business demography by size class and nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands was 311,095 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employer business demography by size class and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 313,390 in 2019.
What is the lowest employer business demography by size class and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 274,036 in 2007.
How does Netherlands rank for employer business demography by size class and nace rev. 2 activity?
Netherlands ranks 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
Is employer business demography by size class and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 406 data points, 2004–2020
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