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 IT & software services.
Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.
Active in Norway
24,897
13,013 three years ago
3-year change
+91.3%
net +11,884 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
5,619 / 0
12-month change +29.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klepp kommune | 14 → 44 | +30 | +214% |
| Askøy kommune | 25 → 75 | +50 | +200% |
| Stjørdal kommune | 20 → 54 | +34 | +170% |
| Bjørnafjorden kommune | 23 → 61 | +38 | +165% |
| Modum kommune | 11 → 29 | +18 | +164% |
| Aurskog-Høland kommune | 15 → 39 | +24 | +160% |
| Levanger kommune | 12 → 31 | +19 | +158% |
| Kvinnherad kommune | 11 → 28 | +17 | +155% |
| Elverum kommune | 13 → 33 | +20 | +154% |
| Melhus kommune | 14 → 35 | +21 | +150% |
| Notodden kommune | 13 → 32 | +19 | +146% |
| Tysvær kommune | 11 → 27 | +16 | +145% |
| Strand kommune | 16 → 39 | +23 | +144% |
| Enebakk kommune | 14 → 34 | +20 | +143% |
| Vestre Toten kommune | 13 → 31 | +18 | +138% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo kommune | 728,714 | 1,480 | 20.3 |
| Nesodden kommune | 21,005 | 31 | 14.8 |
| Bærum kommune | 133,228 | 205 | 15.4 |
| Trondheim kommune | 218,460 | 312 | 14.3 |
| Malvik kommune | 14,961 | 20 | 13.4 |
| Våler kommune (Østfold) | 6,229 | 8 | 12.8 |
| Nittedal kommune | 26,032 | 33 | 12.7 |
| Bergen kommune | 294,860 | 358 | 12.1 |
| Meløy kommune | 6,074 | 7 | 11.5 |
| Frogn kommune | 16,429 | 20 | 12.2 |
| Vestby kommune | 20,167 | 25 | 12.4 |
| Nordre Follo kommune | 65,381 | 81 | 12.4 |