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Norwegian figures: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so closures are only counted from 3 October 2026, when we started collecting. Until then, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Trends

Growing and declining municipalities

Where businesses are opening and closing – from the start and end dates of every place of business in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund). Showing Electronics & phone store.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Norway
1,303
1,027 three years ago
3-year change
+26.9%
net +276 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
95 / 0
12-month change +7.9%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
0.0%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

050100Opened 2015: 32Closed 2015: 02015Opened 2016: 34Closed 2016: 0Opened 2017: 30Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 44Closed 2018: 0Opened 2019: 41Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 50Closed 2020: 0Opened 2021: 43Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 42Closed 2022: 0Opened 2023: 49Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 86Closed 2024: 0Opened 2025: 97Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 77Closed 2026: 0
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

4006008001,0001,2001,4002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Electronics & phone store

Declining fastest

Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
No municipalities with a noticeable decline.

Growing fastest

Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Lillestrøm kommune15 → 23+8+53%
Asker kommune13 → 19+6+46%
Fredrikstad kommune13 → 18+5+38%
Trondheim kommune34 → 46+12+35%
Kristiansand kommune23 → 31+8+35%
Sandefjord kommune15 → 20+5+33%
Oslo kommune138 → 181+43+31%
Tønsberg kommune14 → 18+4+29%
Bergen kommune54 → 69+15+28%
Sandnes kommune20 → 25+5+25%
Bærum kommune18 → 22+4+22%
Moss kommune10 → 12+2+20%
Stavanger kommune20 → 24+4+20%
Larvik kommune10 → 12+2+20%
Skien kommune16 → 19+3+19%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
No closures recorded.

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
No closures recorded.

Start-up hotspots

New businesses in the last 12 months per 10,000 residents.

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Ål kommune5,10612.0
Meløy kommune6,07411.6
Enebakk kommune11,69721.7
Røros kommune5,63811.8
Gjerdrum kommune7,47811.3
Indre Fosen kommune10,00611.0
Kvinnherad kommune13,23610.8
Modum kommune14,77610.7
Kristiansund kommune24,47931.2
Rauma kommune7,19511.4
Sør-Varanger kommune9,94711.0
Midt-Telemark kommune11,15710.9