Business demography 2017: Enterprise births and deaths 2007 to 2018 by employee size class 2)
Employee size class
Active enterprises1)
Persons employed in the population of active enterprises1)
Enterprise births
Persons employed in the population of enterprise births
Employees in the population of enterprise births
Enterprise deaths
Persons employed in the population of enterprise deaths
Enterprise birth rate (percent)
Enterprise death rate (percent)
Persons employed per enterprise birth3)
Persons employed per enterprise death3)
2018
Total
551.867
3.562.672
41.087
60.833
25.604
32.006
50.970
7,4
5,8
1,5
1,6
0 employees
312.970
305.358
34.257
30.626
0
26.045
24.683
10,9
8,3
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
148.957
440.383
5.185
14.347
10.706
4.742
13.072
3,5
3,2
2,8
2,8
5-9 employees
44.834
333.251
1.149
8.080
7.352
854
6.177
2,6
1,9
7,0
7,2
10 or more employees
45.106
2.483.680
496
7.780
7.546
365
7.038
1,1
0,8
15,7
19,3
2017
Total
554.621
3.490.572
41.960
66.141
29.151
36.509
53.358
7,6
6,6
1,6
1,5
0 employees
316.524
309.554
34.342
31.543
0
30.846
29.207
10,8
9,7
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
149.174
441.636
5.692
16.172
11.909
4.571
12.770
3,8
3,1
2,8
2,8
5-9 employees
44.748
332.211
1.398
9.823
8.879
799
5.763
3,1
1,8
7,0
7,2
10 or more employees
44.175
2.407.171
528
8.603
8.363
293
5.618
1,2
0,7
16,3
19,2
2016
Total
549.010
3.405.067
45.629
71.592
30.872
33.679
49.998
8,3
6,1
1,6
1,5
0 employees
311.599
304.426
37.565
34.728
0
27.912
25.925
12,1
9,0
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
149.472
442.705
6.081
17.062
12.367
4.702
12.667
4,1
3,1
2,8
2,7
5-9 employees
44.284
328.731
1.426
10.144
9.137
734
5.262
3,2
1,7
7,1
7,2
10 or more employees
43.655
2.329.205
557
9.658
9.368
331
6.144
1,3
0,8
17,3
18,6
2015
Total
541.681
3.377.666
42.793
67.442
30.354
31.825
46.962
7,9
5,9
1,6
1,5
0 employees
304.345
296.463
34.867
31.689
0
26.397
24.888
11,5
8,7
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
149.897
441.882
6.055
16.516
12.159
4.481
12.168
4,0
3,0
2,7
2,7
5-9 employees
44.203
327.472
1.320
9.262
8.453
677
4.752
3,0
1,5
7,0
7,0
10 or more employees
43.236
2.311.849
551
9.975
9.742
270
5.154
1,3
0,6
18,1
19,1
2014
Total
552.312
3.359.861
44.040
69.344
31.999
32.395
49.117
8,0
5,9
1,6
1,5
0 employees
313.658
301.693
35.372
31.757
0
26.806
25.047
11,3
8,5
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
151.557
444.328
6.685
17.907
13.353
4.526
12.439
4,4
3,0
2,7
2,7
5-9 employees
43.964
324.881
1.388
9.622
8.836
724
5.246
3,2
1,6
6,9
7,2
10 or more employees
43.133
2.288.959
595
10.058
9.810
339
6.385
1,4
0,8
16,9
18,8
2013
Total
564.526
3.377.228
44.981
71.474
30.977
34.825
51.843
8,0
6,2
1,6
1,5
0 employees
325.557
316.007
37.180
34.503
0
28.887
27.459
11,4
8,9
0,9
1,0
1-4 employees
152.863
447.257
5.856
16.601
11.917
4.944
13.283
3,8
3,2
2,8
2,7
5-9 employees
43.283
318.977
1.334
9.509
8.564
710
4.990
3,1
1,6
7,1
7,0
10 or more employees
42.823
2.294.987
611
10.861
10.496
284
6.111
1,4
0,7
17,8
21,5
2012
Total
574.407
3.628.969
47.905
77.360
36.716
36.950
58.983
8,3
7,1
1,6
1,6
0 employees
309.720
279.696
35.853
32.512
0
27.033
24.310
11,6
9,8
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
175.817
473.915
10.012
24.379
17.295
8.656
21.098
5,7
5,1
2,4
2,4
5-9 employees
44.436
317.977
1.408
9.780
8.975
920
6.474
3,2
2,2
6,9
7,0
10 or more employees
44.434
2.557.381
632
10.689
10.446
341
7.101
1,4
0,8
16,9
22,2
2011
Total
563.788
3.563.698
47.742
77.636
36.649
37.494
61.208
8,5
6,7
1,6
1,6
0 employees
301.563
272.888
35.582
32.467
0
27.028
24.964
11,8
9,0
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
174.673
470.806
10.045
24.418
17.013
9.093
22.092
5,8
5,2
2,4
2,4
5-9 employees
44.011
314.521
1.459
10.229
9.384
965
6.850
3,3
2,2
7,0
7,1
10 or more employees
43.541
2.505.483
656
10.522
10.252
408
7.302
1,5
0,9
16,0
17,9
2010
Total
551.669
3.479.561
48.529
77.471
36.412
35.738
58.431
8,8
6,5
1,6
1,6
0 employees
293.065
264.556
36.479
33.041
0
25.362
22.547
12,4
8,7
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
172.870
466.319
10.032
24.172
17.146
8.985
21.535
5,8
5,2
2,4
2,4
5-9 employees
43.130
308.104
1.375
9.537
8.765
962
6.711
3,2
2,2
6,9
7,0
10 or more employees
42.604
2.440.582
643
10.721
10.501
429
7.638
1,5
1,0
16,7
17,8
2009
Total
533.347
3.417.190
46.640
78.596
39.139
30.431
51.602
8,7
5,7
1,7
1,7
0 employees
283.202
255.466
34.330
31.109
0
21.344
19.736
12,1
7,5
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
166.244
452.325
10.140
24.929
17.567
7.928
19.393
6,1
4,8
2,5
2,4
5-9 employees
42.196
301.874
1.447
9.994
9.246
802
5.742
3,4
1,9
6,9
7,2
10 or more employees
41.705
2.407.525
723
12.564
12.326
357
6.731
1,7
0,9
17,4
18,9
2008
Total
514.346
3.385.290
50.421
82.667
39.723
27.957
51.074
9,8
5,4
1,6
1,8
0 employees
271.274
244.510
38.084
34.675
0
18.597
17.247
14,0
6,9
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
160.837
439.958
10.165
24.806
17.516
8.143
20.011
6,3
5,1
2,4
2,5
5-9 employees
41.209
295.233
1.435
10.064
9.295
831
5.948
3,5
2,0
7,0
7,2
10 or more employees
41.026
2.405.589
737
13.122
12.912
386
7.868
1,8
0,9
17,8
20,4
2007
Total
488.286
3.262.130
39.181
69.527
37.545
24.673
45.551
8,0
5,1
1,8
1,8
0 employees
252.251
226.960
27.234
23.940
0
15.729
14.461
10,8
6,2
0,9
0,9
1-4 employees
156.779
430.163
9.916
23.956
16.787
7.819
19.009
6,3
5,0
2,4
2,4
5-9 employees
40.062
286.897
1.344
9.370
8.694
792
5.592
3,4
2,0
7,0
7,1
10 or more employees
39.194
2.318.110
687
12.261
12.064
333
6.489
1,8
0,8
17,8
19,5
S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Business Demography Statistics. Data status of June 2020. Compiled on 24 June 2020. - Rounding differences occur. - 1) These variables are understood merely as a reference number and cannot be used for population calculations. - 2) Active enterprises and enterprise births: preliminary data for 2018; enterprise deaths: preliminary data for 2017 and 2018. - 3) Including self-employed persons.