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Enterprises as of January 1, newly-established enterprises and discontinued enterprises, by legal form| Legal form | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Enterprises as of January 1 | Newly-established enterprises | Discontinued enterprises (final figures) | Enterprises as of January 1 | Newly-established enterprises | Discontinued enterprises (estimated) | Enterprises as of January 1 (estimated) |
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| Total | 423 062 | 65 600 | 56 997 | 427 833 | 68 993 | 54 558 | 441 839 |
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| General partnership | 2 695 | 85 | 330 | 2 406 | 108 | 267 | 2 178 |
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| Private limited company | 234 524 | 25 486 | 18 096 | 237 732 | 29 333 | 18 614 | 249 744 |
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| Public limited company | 173 | 3 | 1 | 170 | 4 | 7 | 169 |
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| General Partnership with shared liability | 4 150 | 372 | 536 | 4 002 | 415 | 629 | 3 707 |
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| Sole proprietorship | 169 138 | 38 471 | 37 119 | 171 961 | 38 091 | 34 245 | 174 249 |
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| Norwegian division of foreign enterprise | 3 335 | 631 | 560 | 2 904 | 538 | 565 | 2 621 |
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| Other organisational structures | 9 047 | 552 | 355 | 8 658 | 504 | 231 | 9 171 |
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