Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

6 Entrepreneurs in newly established limited companies in 2004 with activity in 2007, by growth in employment and turnover of enterprise, and the entrepreneurs gender, age, national background and level of education
  Number of entrepreneurs Number of entrepreneurs in enterprises with growth/
no growth in employment		 Share of entrepreneurs in enterprises with growth/
no growth in employment		 Number of entrepreneurs in enterprises with growth/
no growth in turnover		 Share of entrepreneurs in enterprises with growth/
no growth in turnover
  Growth No growth Growth No growth Growth No growth Growth No growth
Gender                  
Total 9 903 5 635 4 268 56.9 43.1 8 329 1 574 84.1 15.9
Women 1 751 1 098  653 62.7 37.3 1 385  366 79.1 20.9
Men 8 152 4 537 3 615 55.7 44.3 6 944 1 208 85.2 14.8
                   
Age groups                  
Total 9 903 5 635 4 268 56.9 43.1 8 329 1 574 84.1 15.9
16-24 years  290  176  114 60.7 39.3  240 50 82.8 17.2
25-34 years 2 403 1 518  885 63.2 36.8 2 010  393 83.6 16.4
35-44 years 3 493 1 989 1 504 56.9 43.1 2 956  537 84.6 15.4
45-54 years 2 376 1 304 1 072 54.9 45.1 2 016  360 84.8 15.2
55-66 years 1 176  592  584 50.3 49.7  976  200 83.0 17.0
67 years and older  165 56  109 33.9 66.1  131 34 79.4 20.6
                   
National background                  
Total 9 903 5 635 4 268 56.9 43.1 8 329 1 574 84.1 15.9
Norwegian national background 9 446 5 332 4 114 56.4 43.6 7 959 1 487 84.3 15.7
Non-Norwegian citizen, living outside of Norway 20 15 5 75.0 25.0 18 2 90.0 10.0
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand  243  163 80 67.1 32.9  202 41 83.1 16.9
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except EU/EEA  194  125 69 64.4 35.6  150 44 77.3 22.7
                   
Level of education                  
Total 9 903 5 635 4 268 56.9 43.1 8 329 1 574 84.1 15.9
Lower secondary education  653  378  275 57.9 42.1  557 96 85.3 14.7
Upper secondary education 5 614 3 220 2 394 57.4 42.6 4 907  707 87.4 12.6
Tertiary education, short 2 389 1 340 1 049 56.1 43.9 1 937  452 81.1 18.9
Tertiary education, long 1 022  555  467 54.3 45.7  757  265 74.1 25.9
Other  225  142 83 63.1 36.9  171 54 76.0 24.0

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