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Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

108 areas · Municipalities

#AreaResidentsActivePer 10kSimilar areas3-yr changeClosed 12 mo.Pop. 5 yrsScore
1 Stavanger kommune 151,669 18 1.2 2.2 +125% 0 +5.2% 74
2 Hamar kommune 33,817 3 0.9 2.2 +50% 0 +7.3% 74
3 Tønsberg kommune 60,246 9 1.5 2.2 +125% 0 +5.7% 72
4 Kongsberg kommune 29,169 3 1.0 2.2 +50% 0 +5.3% 71
5 Bjørnafjorden kommune 26,753 5 1.9 2.2 +150% 0 +6.8% 70
6 Kristiansand kommune 119,287 20 1.7 2.2 +54% 0 +6.0% 69
7 Øygarden kommune 40,641 7 1.7 2.2 +133% 0 +5.1% 69
8 Trondheim kommune 218,460 35 1.6 2.2 +46% 0 +5.2% 68
9 Alver kommune 30,285 4 1.3 2.2 +100% 0 +3.2% 67
10 Stord kommune 19,276 2 1.0 2.2 – 0 +2.2% 67
11 Elverum kommune 21,937 3 1.4 2.2 +200% 0 +3.0% 66
12 Holmestrand kommune 27,086 7 2.6 2.2 +75% 0 +8.3% 65
13 Stjørdal kommune 25,108 3 1.2 2.2 +50% 0 +3.4% 65
14 Alta kommune 22,074 5 2.3 2.2 +67% 0 +5.9% 65
15 Orkland kommune 18,840 0 0.0 2.2 – 0 +3.0% 65
16 Tromsø kommune 79,943 13 1.6 2.2 +44% 0 +3.7% 64
17 Molde kommune 33,291 2 0.6 2.2 0% 0 +4.5% 64
18 Gjøvik kommune 31,350 5 1.6 2.2 +67% 0 +3.1% 64
19 Eidsvoll kommune 28,739 7 2.4 2.2 +40% 0 +10.4% 64
20 Horten kommune 28,173 3 1.1 2.2 +50% 0 +2.4% 64
21 Bergen kommune 294,860 51 1.7 2.2 +59% 0 +3.2% 63
22 Skien kommune 56,906 11 1.9 2.2 +83% 0 +3.2% 63
23 Moss kommune 53,207 15 2.8 2.2 +88% 0 +7.1% 63
24 Arendal kommune 46,603 8 1.7 2.2 +60% 0 +3.4% 63
25 Kristiansund kommune 24,479 3 1.2 2.2 +200% 0 +1.6% 63
26 Nannestad kommune 16,662 3 1.8 1.3 +200% 0 +13.8% 63
27 Vennesla kommune 15,772 2 1.3 1.3 +100% 0 +5.6% 63
28 Oslo kommune 728,714 178 2.4 2.2 +84% 0 +4.6% 62
29 Fredrikstad kommune 86,243 19 2.2 2.2 +73% 0 +3.7% 62
30 Harstad kommune 25,204 0 0.0 2.2 – 0 +1.9% 62
31 Bærum kommune 133,228 29 2.2 2.2 +53% 0 +3.9% 61
32 Porsgrunn kommune 37,435 5 1.3 2.2 +25% 0 +2.5% 60
33 Sunnfjord kommune 22,804 2 0.9 2.2 0% 0 +3.6% 60
34 Time kommune 20,461 6 2.9 2.2 +50% 0 +7.1% 60
35 Verdal kommune 15,435 0 0.0 1.3 – 0 +3.0% 60
36 Strand kommune 13,959 1 0.7 1.3 0% 0 +6.8% 60
37 Midt-Telemark kommune 11,157 2 1.8 1.3 +100% 0 +6.7% 60
38 Sarpsborg kommune 60,614 19 3.1 2.2 +111% 0 +5.7% 59
39 Ringerike kommune 31,942 8 2.5 2.2 +100% 0 +3.6% 59
40 Eigersund kommune 15,546 1 0.6 1.3 0% 0 +5.1% 59
41 Sandnes kommune 85,785 26 3.0 2.2 +44% 0 +6.6% 58
42 Ullensaker kommune 45,982 16 3.5 2.2 +78% 0 +13.7% 58
43 Karmøy kommune 43,990 9 2.0 2.2 +29% 0 +3.9% 58
44 Færder kommune 27,743 6 2.2 2.2 +50% 0 +2.9% 58
45 Steinkjer kommune 24,007 0 0.0 2.2 – 0 -0.6% 58
46 Lindesnes kommune 23,702 2 0.8 2.2 0% 0 +2.8% 58
47 Levanger kommune 20,807 2 1.0 2.2 0% 0 +3.2% 58
48 Rana kommune 25,844 0 0.0 2.2 – 0 -0.9% 57
49 Nes kommune 24,948 7 2.8 2.2 +17% 0 +6.5% 57
50 Hå kommune 20,087 5 2.5 2.2 +25% 0 +5.1% 57