Table 3 Number of enterprises, newly established enterprises and enterprise closures by legal form. 2008-2011

3 Number of enterprises, newly established enterprises and enterprise closures, by legal form. 2008-2011¹
Legal form	Enterprises per 1 January 2008	Enterprises established in 2008	Enterprise closures in 2008	Enterprises per 1 January 2009	Enterprises established in 2009	Enterprise closures in 2009	Enterprises per 1 January 2010	Enterprises established in 2010	Enterprise closures in 2010¹	Enterprises per 1 January 2011¹


Total	334 433	46 567	41 914	357 581	42 069	47 931	359 359	45 981	55 667	353 502
General partnership	6 002	376	614	5 827	301	557	5 620	297	834	5 090
Private limited company	150 694	13 800	11 449	161 584	10 349	13 495	163 060	11 606	15 718	161 034
Public limited company	409	5	18	351	3	12	301	11	22	275
General partnership with shared liability	6 364	1 299	933	6 878	1 311	1 046	7 135	1 281	1 337	7 181
Sole proprietorship	147 013	27 522	25 700	157 879	26 124	29 280	156 309	28 113	32 876	152 487
Norwegian division of foreign enterprise	8 228	3 301	2 325	9 195	3 742	2 831	10 743	4 383	4 131	11 387
Other legal forms	15 723	264	875	15 867	239	710	16 191	290	749	16 057

¹	The number of enterprises as of 1st January 2011 and enterprise closures in 2010 are estimated.