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 Engineering consultancy.
Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.
Active in Norway
20,403
13,701 three years ago
3-year change
+48.9%
net +6,702 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
2,558 / 0
12-month change +14.3%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
0.0%
of businesses active a year ago
Openings and closures per year
OpenedClosed
Active businesses over time
Declining fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| No municipalities with a noticeable decline. | |||
Growing fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjerdrum kommune | 13 → 29 | +16 | +123% |
| Haram kommune | 13 → 28 | +15 | +115% |
| Ørsta kommune | 15 → 32 | +17 | +113% |
| Sykkylven kommune | 10 → 21 | +11 | +110% |
| Strand kommune | 20 → 40 | +20 | +100% |
| Hustadvika kommune | 22 → 43 | +21 | +95% |
| Vestre Toten kommune | 15 → 29 | +14 | +93% |
| Giske kommune | 14 → 27 | +13 | +93% |
| Senja kommune | 13 → 25 | +12 | +92% |
| Stange kommune | 13 → 25 | +12 | +92% |
| Melhus kommune | 23 → 43 | +20 | +87% |
| Vennesla kommune | 19 → 35 | +16 | +84% |
| Ås kommune | 49 → 90 | +41 | +84% |
| Sør-Varanger kommune | 11 → 20 | +9 | +82% |
| Meløy kommune | 10 → 18 | +8 | +80% |
Most closures, last 12 months
| Area | Closed | Opened | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No closures recorded. | |||
Highest closure rate, last 12 months
Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.
| Area | Closed | A year ago | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No closures recorded. | |||
Start-up hotspots
New businesses in the last 12 months per 10,000 residents.
| Area | Residents | Opened | Per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austevoll kommune | 5,515 | 6 | 10.9 |
| Lyngdal kommune | 10,922 | 11 | 10.1 |
| Hustadvika kommune | 13,538 | 13 | 9.6 |
| Enebakk kommune | 11,697 | 10 | 8.5 |
| Giske kommune | 8,828 | 8 | 9.1 |
| Flekkefjord kommune | 9,373 | 8 | 8.5 |
| Ås kommune | 22,725 | 18 | 7.9 |
| Stord kommune | 19,276 | 15 | 7.8 |
| Sola kommune | 29,541 | 25 | 8.5 |
| Alstahaug kommune | 7,489 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Bømlo kommune | 12,531 | 9 | 7.2 |
| Asker kommune | 101,509 | 66 | 6.5 |