This statistic displays the number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2023, by country. According to the DIW estimates, there were roughly 1.45 million SME enterprises in non-financial business sectors in the Netherlands in 2023. Together, they employed over four million people, significantly more than the SMEs in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2023, by country
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- Basic Statistic Employed population in the Benelux 2021, by country
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the Benelux 2021, by country
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Salaries
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- Basic Statistic Netherlands: average annual salary and bonuses 2022
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European Commission. (June 27, 2023). Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870563/number-of-people-employed-by-smes-in-the-benelux-by-country/
European Commission. "Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2023, by country." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870563/number-of-people-employed-by-smes-in-the-benelux-by-country/
European Commission. (2023). Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870563/number-of-people-employed-by-smes-in-the-benelux-by-country/
European Commission. "Number of People Employed by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870563/number-of-people-employed-by-smes-in-the-benelux-by-country/
European Commission, Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870563/number-of-people-employed-by-smes-in-the-benelux-by-country/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2023, by country [Graph], European Commission, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870563/number-of-people-employed-by-smes-in-the-benelux-by-country/