Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

13 Enterprises by number of entrepreneurs and type of shareholder. 2006 and 2007
Type of shareholder Total number of new established enterprises Total number of entrepreneurs Number of entrepreneurs in enterprise
1 2 3 4 5 or more
2006              
Total 16 108 26 719 9 280 4 252 1 623  726  227
Only persons as shareholders 8 322 13 098 5 111 2 176  640  287  108
Only enterprises as shareholders 5 327 8 422 3 355 1 205  488  206 73
Persons and enterprises as shareholders 1 781 4 138  392  708  431  211 39
Other  678 1 061  422  163 64 22 7
               
2007              
Total 13 897 23 227 7 892 3 732 1 442  651  180
Only persons as shareholders 7 064 11 265 4 246 1 902  567  260 89
Only enterprises as shareholders 4 835 7 656 3 001 1 143  449  197 45
Persons and enterprises as shareholders 1 479 3 443  338  565  367  170 39
Other  519  863  307  122 59 24 7

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