This statistic displays the distribution of employment in Belgium in 2022, by company size. According to the DIW estimates, roughly 34.9 percent of the employees in non-financial business sectors in Belgium was employed by micro firms, which employed less than ten employees. Large firms, with more than 250 employees, provided employment to approximately 33.7 percent of the employed population.
Distribution of employment in Belgium in 2022, by company size
non-financial business economy only, excluding agriculture sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
Data are DIW Econ estimates for 2018, based on 2008-2016 Eurostat figures. The source adds the following information: "The data cover the ‘non-financial business economy’, which includes industry, construction, trade, and services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to J, L, M and N), but not enterprises in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and the largely non-market service sectors such as education and health. The following size-class definitions are applied: micro firms (0-9 persons employed), small firms (10-49 persons employed), medium-sized firms (50-249 persons employed), and large firms (250+ persons employed)."
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European Commission. (June 27, 2023). Distribution of employment in Belgium in 2022, by company size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870462/distribution-of-employment-in-belgium-by-company-size/
European Commission. "Distribution of employment in Belgium in 2022, by company size." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870462/distribution-of-employment-in-belgium-by-company-size/
European Commission. (2023). Distribution of employment in Belgium in 2022, by company size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870462/distribution-of-employment-in-belgium-by-company-size/
European Commission. "Distribution of Employment in Belgium in 2022, by Company Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870462/distribution-of-employment-in-belgium-by-company-size/
European Commission, Distribution of employment in Belgium in 2022, by company size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870462/distribution-of-employment-in-belgium-by-company-size/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Distribution of employment in Belgium in 2022, by company size [Graph], European Commission, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870462/distribution-of-employment-in-belgium-by-company-size/
