Business sectors in the Netherlands
2,612,370 business sites broken down by industry section (NACE Rev. 2) and by municipality.
Breakdown by industry section
- Professional, scientific and technical544,715 · 20.9%
- Wholesale and retail trade337,395 · 12.9%
- Health and social work276,435 · 10.6%
- Construction274,535 · 10.5%
- Education152,770 · 5.8%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation145,335 · 5.6%
- Other service activities140,400 · 5.4%
- Administrative and support services140,315 · 5.4%
- Information and communication137,305 · 5.3%
- Manufacturing91,715 · 3.5%
- Accommodation and food services90,230 · 3.5%
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing80,100 · 3.1%
- Transport and storage73,630 · 2.8%
- Finance and insurance73,190 · 2.8%
- Real estate44,135 · 1.7%
- Public administration and defence3,830 · 0.1%
- Water supply, sewerage and waste management3,140 · 0.1%
- Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply2,470 · 0.1%
- Mining and quarrying600 · 0.0%
- Extraterritorial organisations120 · 0.0%
- Households as employers5 · 0.0%
Professional, scientific and technical: 544,715 business sites, or 20.9% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Wholesale and retail trade: 337,395 business sites, or 12.9% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Health and social work: 276,435 business sites, or 10.6% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Construction: 274,535 business sites, or 10.5% of the national total. The Hague comes top. Education: 152,770 business sites, or 5.8% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Arts, entertainment and recreation: 145,335 business sites, or 5.6% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Other service activities: 140,400 business sites, or 5.4% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Administrative and support services: 140,315 business sites, or 5.4% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Information and communication: 137,305 business sites, or 5.3% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Manufacturing: 91,715 business sites, or 3.5% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Accommodation and food services: 90,230 business sites, or 3.5% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Agriculture, forestry and fishing: 80,100 business sites, or 3.1% of the national total. The Hague comes top. Transport and storage: 73,630 business sites, or 2.8% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Finance and insurance: 73,190 business sites, or 2.8% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Real estate: 44,135 business sites, or 1.7% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Public administration and defence: 3,830 business sites, or 0.1% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Water supply, sewerage and waste management: 3,140 business sites, or 0.1% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply: 2,470 business sites, or 0.1% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top. Mining and quarrying: 600 business sites, or 0.0% of the national total. Rotterdam comes top. Extraterritorial organisations: 120 business sites, or 0.0% of the national total. The Hague comes top. Households as employers: 5 business sites, or 0.0% of the national total. Amsterdam comes top.