Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

1 Board members, by gender, age groups, level of education, size groups and economic activity. 1st of January 2009
  Private limited companies Public limited companies
  Total Gender Total Gender
  Total Per Cent women Per Cent men Total Per Cent women Per Cent men
Total  449 539  100.0 16.9 83.1 2 187  100.0 40.2 59.8
                 
Age groups                
Total  449 539    100.0  100.0 2 187    100.0  100.0
16-24 years 2 304   1.0 0.4 2   0.2 0.0
25-44 years  148 818   40.4 31.6  595   37.9 20.0
45-66 years  267 223   52.7 60.8 1 491   61.1 72.9
67 years and older 31 194   5.9 7.2 99   0.8 7.0
                 
Level of education                
Total  449 539    100.0  100.0 2 187    100.0  100.0
Lower secondary education 44 286   10.8 9.7 63   2.3 3.3
Upper secondary education  191 701   41.0 43.0  367   12.7 19.5
Tertiary education, short1  131 037   33.7 28.2  799   39.2 34.7
Tertiary education, long2 62 674   11.2 14.5  634   32.0 27.0
Other3 19 841   3.2 4.7  324   13.8 15.5
                 
Size groups                
Total  449 539  100.0 16.9 83.1 2 187  100.0 40.2 59.8
No employees  228 407  100.0 15.4 84.6  519  100.0 38.3 61.7
1-4 employees 99 760  100.0 20.1 79.9  259  100.0 41.7 58.3
5-9 employees 48 123  100.0 18.8 81.2  282  100.0 40.4 59.6
10-49 employees 56 978  100.0 15.7 84.3  635  100.0 40.8 59.2
50-99 employees 7 957  100.0 16.7 83.3  138  100.0 38.4 61.6
100-249 employees 5 156  100.0 17.4 82.6  180  100.0 41.1 58.9
250 employees or more 3 158  100.0 20.4 79.6  174  100.0 41.4 58.6
                 
Economic activity                
Total  449 539  100.0 16.9 83.1 2 187  100.0 40.2 59.8
A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing 7 438  100.0 12.1 87.9 62  100.0 38.7 61.3
B - Mining and quarrying 2 692  100.0 11.8 88.2  182  100.0 40.1 59.9
C - Manufacturing 29 577  100.0 12.6 87.4  399  100.0 38.1 61.9
D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3 963  100.0 15.5 84.5 15  100.0 40.0 60.0
E - Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 1 742  100.0 13.5 86.5 - 0.0 - -
F - Construction 48 429  100.0 9.1 90.9 32  100.0 37.5 62.5
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 76 017  100.0 19.6 80.4 94  100.0 41.5 58.5
H - Transportation and storage 18 702  100.0 12.1 87.9  171  100.0 39.2 60.8
I - Accomodation and food service activities 13 005  100.0 24.6 75.4 5  100.0 40.0 60.0
J - Information and communication 20 171  100.0 13.5 86.5  224  100.0 41.5 58.5
K - Financial and insurance activities 36 728  100.0 16.9 83.1  487  100.0 42.9 57.1
L - Real estate activities  100 494  100.0 16.8 83.2 63  100.0 38.1 61.9
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 40 306  100.0 18.5 81.5  224  100.0 40.6 59.4
N - Adminitrative and support service activities 21 069  100.0 16.5 83.5  121  100.0 39.7 60.3
O - Public administration and defence, compulsory social security 6  100.0 33.3 66.7 - 0.0 - -
P - Education 10 858  100.0 36.7 63.3 - 0.0 - -
Q - Human health and social work activities - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - -
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation 6 466  100.0 19.9 80.1 22  100.0 40.9 59.1
S - Other service activities 4 692  100.0 45.9 54.1 - 0.0 - -
T - Activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and service producing activities of households for own account 5  100.0 0.0  100.0 - 0.0 - -
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - -
Unknown 7 179  100.0 21.0 79.0 86  100.0 34.9 65.1
1  Tertiary education, short, comprises higher education of 4 years or shorter.
2  Tertiary education, long, comprises higher education of more than 4 years.
3  Other include persons with no completed education and those who have not registred any information about education.

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