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Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

214 areas · Municipalities

#AreaResidentsActivePer 10kSimilar areas3-yr changeClosed 12 mo.Pop. 5 yrsScore
1 Hå kommune 20,087 5 2.5 7.5 +150% 0 +5.1% 77
2 Sola kommune 29,541 12 4.1 7.5 +71% 0 +7.6% 75
3 Time kommune 20,461 10 4.9 7.5 +150% 0 +7.1% 75
4 Molde kommune 33,291 12 3.6 7.5 +71% 0 +4.5% 72
5 Øvre Eiker kommune 20,965 10 4.8 7.5 +67% 0 +6.4% 72
6 Bømlo kommune 12,531 5 4.0 6.3 +150% 0 +4.8% 71
7 Hamar kommune 33,817 18 5.3 7.5 +50% 0 +7.3% 70
8 Rælingen kommune 20,904 15 7.2 7.5 +88% 0 +11.6% 70
9 Eigersund kommune 15,546 7 4.5 6.3 +75% 0 +5.1% 70
10 Strand kommune 13,959 8 5.7 6.3 +100% 0 +6.8% 69
11 Holmestrand kommune 27,086 22 8.1 7.5 +120% 0 +8.3% 68
12 Alta kommune 22,074 13 5.9 7.5 +63% 0 +5.9% 68
13 Ørland kommune 10,706 4 3.7 6.3 +100% 0 +3.9% 68
14 Stavanger kommune 151,669 104 6.9 7.5 +104% 0 +5.2% 67
15 Alver kommune 30,285 14 4.6 7.5 +75% 0 +3.2% 67
16 Levanger kommune 20,807 8 3.8 7.5 +60% 0 +3.2% 67
17 Inderøy kommune 7,066 0 0.0 4.9 – 0 +4.5% 67
18 Saltdal kommune 4,865 1 2.1 4.9 – 0 +5.0% 67
19 Trondheim kommune 218,460 135 6.2 7.5 +63% 0 +5.2% 66
20 Tromsø kommune 79,943 39 4.9 7.5 +63% 0 +3.7% 66
21 Grimstad kommune 25,569 23 9.0 7.5 +109% 0 +7.0% 65
22 Haram kommune 9,460 2 2.1 6.3 +100% 0 – 65
23 Hadsel kommune 8,374 0 0.0 6.3 – 0 +3.8% 65
24 Vestnes kommune 7,315 3 4.1 6.3 +50% 0 +5.1% 65
25 Sandnes kommune 85,785 75 8.7 7.5 +70% 0 +6.6% 64
26 Nittedal kommune 26,032 18 6.9 7.5 +38% 0 +6.5% 64
27 Stjørdal kommune 25,108 11 4.4 7.5 +38% 0 +3.4% 64
28 Melhus kommune 17,828 12 6.7 6.3 +100% 0 +5.2% 64
29 Gjesdal kommune 12,715 2 1.6 6.3 0% 0 +5.4% 64
30 Aukra kommune 3,780 0 0.0 4.9 – 0 +7.3% 64
31 Asker kommune 101,509 89 8.8 7.5 +65% 0 +7.0% 63
32 Arendal kommune 46,603 28 6.0 7.5 +65% 0 +3.4% 63
33 Porsgrunn kommune 37,435 17 4.5 7.5 +55% 0 +2.5% 63
34 Lillehammer kommune 29,669 20 6.7 7.5 +67% 0 +4.1% 63
35 Stange kommune 21,839 7 3.2 7.5 +17% 0 +3.6% 63
36 Klepp kommune 21,444 21 9.8 7.5 +75% 0 +8.0% 63
37 Stord kommune 19,276 11 5.7 7.5 +83% 0 +2.2% 63
38 Vindafjord kommune 9,181 7 7.6 6.3 +133% 0 +5.5% 63
39 Bergen kommune 294,860 164 5.6 7.5 +49% 0 +3.2% 62
40 Tønsberg kommune 60,246 55 9.1 7.5 +72% 0 +5.7% 62
41 Moss kommune 53,207 42 7.9 7.5 +35% 0 +7.1% 62
42 Lier kommune 28,797 24 8.3 7.5 +50% 0 +6.2% 62
43 Austevoll kommune 5,515 2 3.6 4.9 +100% 0 +4.5% 62
44 Øksnes kommune 4,613 0 0.0 4.9 – 0 +4.5% 62
45 Kristiansand kommune 119,287 96 8.0 7.5 +39% 0 +6.0% 61
46 Ringsaker kommune 36,199 15 4.1 7.5 +25% 0 +3.7% 61
47 Nes kommune 24,948 22 8.8 7.5 +47% 0 +6.5% 61
48 Tysvær kommune 11,750 3 2.6 6.3 0% 0 +5.1% 61
49 Ørsta kommune 11,068 6 5.4 6.3 +100% 0 +2.2% 61
50 Ulstein kommune 8,958 2 2.2 6.3 0% 0 +4.5% 61