Ranking · Flanders · NACE 86
Human health activities: the largest employers in Flanders
As of 13 Nov 2026, 3,161 companies in Human health activities (NACE 86) in Flanders report employees in recent accounts (financial years 2023 to 2026). The 10 largest employers account for 37,693.1 FTE, out of 78,935.4 for all of them; median headcount is 1 FTE. Evara leads with 7,600.9 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Human health activities · Flanders
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evara 9000 Ghent | €1.30bn | €443.2m | €750.4m | 7,600.9 | 2025 |
| 2 | Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom 2030 Antwerp | €1.49bn | €1.37bn | €573.6m | 6,711.9 | 2025 |
| 3 | Emmaüs 2800 Mechelen | €1.04bn | €624.2m | €572.4m | 6,326.6 | 2025 |
| 4 | Azorg 9300 Aalst | €691.2m | €824.9m | €273.3m | 3,786.7 | 2025 |
| 5 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta 8800 Roeselare | €1.02bn | €739.7m | €430.5m | 3,481.4 | 2025 |
| 6 | Jessa Ziekenhuis 3500 Hasselt | €501.1m | €598.1m | €64.3m | 2,390.7 | 2025 |
| 7 | Vitaz 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €380.4m | €474.7m | €181.9m | 2,227.4 | 2025 |
| 8 | Maria Middelares 9000 Ghent | €620.6m | €499.5m | €332.2m | 2,012.8 | 2025 |
| 9 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Oostende 8400 Ostend | €440.4m | €308.7m | €165.9m | 1,674.0 | 2025 |
| 10 | Imelda 2820 Bonheiden | €263.5m | €327.3m | €159.5m | 1,480.7 | 2025 |
| 11 | Zorggroep Myna 3800 Sint-Truiden | €187.5m | €117.2m | €89.5m | 1,352.5 | 2025 |
| 12 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Klina 2930 Brasschaat | €224.2m | — | €108.1m | 1,325.8 | 2023 |
| 13 | Wit-Gele Kruis van Limburg 3600 Genk | €96.9m | €82.6m | €65.2m | 1,298.0 | 2025 |
| 14 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Lucas 8310 Bruges | €192.5m | €218.5m | €184.1m | 1,226.6 | 2025 |
| 15 | Wit-Gele Kruis van Oost-Vlaanderen 9050 Ghent | €72.6m | €87.2m | €44.7m | 1,206.7 | 2025 |
| 16 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Alma 9900 Eeklo | €287.6m | €191.4m | €105.3m | 1,125.4 | 2025 |
| 17 | O.L.Vrouw van Troost 9200 Dendermonde | €179.6m | €235.9m | €82.6m | 1,120.0 | 2025 |
| 18 | AZ Rivierenland 2840 Rumst | €234.2m | €208.3m | €86.8m | 1,089.6 | 2025 |
| 19 | BERM 8200 Bruges | €210.7m | €98.4m | €90.7m | 1,047.5 | 2025 |
| 20 | HeiligHartziekenhuis Lier v.z.w. 2500 Lier | €186.1m | €204.5m | €78.7m | 1,008.3 | 2025 |
| 21 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Jan Palfijn Gent 9000 Ghent | €238.0m | €169.7m | €37.1m | 987.8 | 2025 |
| 22 | Het Wit-Gele Kruis van West-Vlaanderen 8000 Bruges | €128.5m | €74.3m | €104.9m | 987.0 | 2025 |
| 23 | Z.org KU Leuven 3000 Leuven | €221.8m | €111.2m | €109.4m | 940.6 | 2025 |
| 24 | Groep Philippus Neri Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €159.1m | €79.0m | €88.0m | 906.9 | 2025 |
| 25 | Wit-Gele Kruis van Antwerpen 2200 Herentals | €50.8m | €60.5m | €28.2m | 824.2 | 2025 |
| 26 | IDEWE - Externe dienst voor Preventie en Bescherming op het werk 3001 Leuven | €105.6m | €129.6m | €70.5m | 806.9 | 2025 |
| 27 | Sint-Trudo Ziekenhuis 3800 Sint-Truiden | €151.7m | €181.3m | €67.8m | 780.0 | 2025 |
| 28 | i-mens Thuisverpleging 9052 Ghent | €48.9m | €48.3m | €29.3m | 762.1 | 2025 |
| 29 | Groep Zorg H. Familie 8500 Kortrijk | €147.0m | €62.1m | €77.1m | 748.5 | 2025 |
| 30 | Regionaal Ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Tienen 3300 Tienen | €120.5m | €138.5m | €72.2m | 710.4 | 2025 |
| 31 | Karus 9090 Merelbeke-Melle | €147.1m | €70.1m | €92.8m | 639.3 | 2025 |
| 32 | Regionaal Ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Leuven 3000 Leuven | €127.6m | €118.7m | €46.8m | 626.7 | 2025 |
| 33 | AZ West 8630 Veurne | €102.1m | €111.8m | €36.2m | 596.1 | 2024 |
| 34 | Sint-Andriesziekenhuis 8700 Tielt | €155.7m | €132.3m | €64.0m | 583.4 | 2025 |
| 35 | Sint-Jozefskliniek 8870 Izegem | €84.9m | €109.1m | €22.3m | 553.0 | 2025 |
| 36 | MKL 2650 Edegem | €85.6m | €45.6m | €53.5m | 536.8 | 2025 |
| 37 | Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent-Sleidinge 9000 Ghent | €80.8m | €41.0m | €50.6m | 513.5 | 2025 |
| 38 | Forensisch Psychiatrische Centra 9000 Ghent | €25.0m | €60.8m | €10.3m | 499.8 | 2025 |
| 39 | Wit-Gele-Kruis Vlaams-Brabant 3210 Lubbeek | €56.7m | €30.5m | €47.2m | 473.8 | 2025 |
| 40 | Zorggroep Annendael 3290 Diest | €97.6m | €36.1m | €42.4m | 398.9 | 2025 |
| 41 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Oudenaarde 9700 Oudenaarde | €91.7m | €84.4m | €36.9m | 380.8 | 2023 |
| 42 | Christelijke Integrale Gezondheids- en Bejaardenzorg 8930 Menen | €56.9m | €35.2m | €25.8m | 371.5 | 2025 |
| 43 | Dentius 2000 Antwerp | €74.9m | €113.5m | €10.8m | 347.6 | 2025 |
| 44 | Ambuce Rescue Team 2110 Wijnegem | €15.4m | €28.5m | €3.32m | 305.4 | 2025 |
| 45 | Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Hiëronymus 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €41.1m | €28.1m | €29.2m | 298.2 | 2025 |
| 46 | Psychotherapeutisch en Psychiatrisch centrum Pittem 8740 Pittem | €121.6m | €42.4m | €82.9m | 291.6 | 2025 |
| 47 | A.M.L. 2020 Antwerp | €104.9m | €54.2m | €62.8m | 284.4 | 2025 |
| 48 | Koningin Elisabeth Instituut 8670 Koksijde | €73.9m | €25.1m | €19.0m | 263.7 | 2023 |
| 49 | PPD Global Central Labs 1932 Zaventem | €348.5m | €215.0m | €177.8m | 258.1 | 2024 |
| 50 | Medisch Labo Medina 9200 Dendermonde | €52.3m | €93.4m | €14.3m | 239.9 | 2025 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts. Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
Human health activities across Belgium → All sectors · Flanders →
Other sectors · Flanders
- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities1,948
- 02 Forestry and logging64
- 03 Fishing and aquaculture60
- 08 Other mining and quarrying41
- 10 Manufacture of food products2,131
- 11 Manufacture of beverages152
- 12 Manufacture of tobacco products15
- 13 Manufacture of textiles422
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel128
- 15 Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials22
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials497
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products149
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media466
- 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products11
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products365
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations72
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products373
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products564
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals153
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment2,057
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products239
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment229
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.652
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers183
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment60
- 31 Manufacture of furniture513
- 32 Other manufacturing416
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment708
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply108
- 36 Water collection, treatment and supply15
- 37 Sewerage72
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities378
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities40
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings3,492
- 42 Civil engineering943
- 43 Specialised construction activities10,806
- 46 Wholesale trade10,014
- 47 Retail trade11,712
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines3,116
- 50 Water transport118
- 51 Air transport33
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation1,021
- 53 Postal and courier activities175
- 55 Accommodation897
- 56 Food and beverage service activities8,666
- 58 Publishing activities231
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities289
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities25
- 61 Telecommunication84
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities3,117
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities218
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding2,369
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security31
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities1,957
- 68 Real estate activities2,916
- 69 Legal and accounting activities3,059
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy2,566
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis1,839
- 72 Scientific research and development176
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations813
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities313
- 75 Veterinary activities326
- 77 Rental and leasing activities509
- 78 Employment activities422
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities270
- 80 Investigation and security activities78
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities1,730
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities776
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security39
- 85 Education549
- 87 Residential care activities515
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation762
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities306
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities57
- 92 Gambling and betting activities56
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities854
- 94 Activities of membership organisations282
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles984
- 96 Personal service activities1,624
Municipalities with the most companies in the sector · Flanders
- 9000 Ghent592
- 3500 Hasselt (Sint-Lambrechts-Herk)408
- 2018 Antwerp364
- 3600 Genk325
- 8800 Roeselare (Beveren, Oekene, Rumbeke)270
- 2600 Antwerp (Berchem)260
- 8500 Kortrijk256
- 2930 Brasschaat249
- 8200 Bruges (Sint-Andries, Sint-Michiels)248
- 2800 Mechelen (Walem)234
- 2970 Schilde ('s Gravenwezel)225
- 2610 Antwerp (Wilrijk)209
Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest employer in Human health activities in Flanders?
Among companies, Evara, with 7,600.9 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
Are all the jobs located in the area?
Not necessarily: headcount is reported by the company for all its sites, and the company is ranked by the address of its registered office. 3,161 out of 25,480 companies in the sector report employees there.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 13 Nov 2026.