Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

9 Newly established limited companies in 2004, by survival in 2005, and the entrepreneurs gender, age, national background and level of education
  Number of enterprises Number of surviving enterprises of newly established limited companies in 2004 Share of surviving enterprises of newly established limited companies in 2004
  2005 2005
  Survived Not survived Survived Not survived
Gender          
Women 1 997 1 673  324 83.8 16.2
Men 7 159 5 705 1 454 79.7 20.3
           
Age groups          
16-24 years  350  290 60 82.9 17.1
25-34 years 2 542 2 171  371 85.4 14.6
35-44 years 3 694 3 003  691 81.3 18.7
45-54 years 2 818 2 226  592 79.0 21.0
55-66 years 1 547 1 192  355 77.1 22.9
67 years and older  258  179 79 69.4 30.6
           
National background          
Norwegian national background 7 599 6 090 1 509 80.1 19.9
Western countries outside Norway  282  242 40 85.8 14.2
Non-western countries  275  223 52 81.1 18.9
Non-Norwegian citizen, living outside of Norway 31 25 6 80.6 19.4
           
Level of education          
Lower secondary education  893  743  150 83.2 16.8
Upper secondary education 5 221 4 339  882 83.1 16.9
Tertiary education, short 2 920 2 264  656 77.5 22.5
Tertiary education, long 1 215  879  336 72.3 27.7
Other  334  258 76 77.2 22.8

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