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Establishments
The statistics show active companies as of January 1, broken down by region, industry and sector. It provides an up-to-date picture of where value is created in the Norwegian society, and all industries and sectors are included.
Updated: 16 January 2025
Next update: 12 January 2026
Selected figures from this statistics
- Number of establishments, by sizeDownload table as ...Number of establishments, by size
2025 2024 - 2025 Number of establishments Per cent Change in per cent All size groups 657 993 100.0 0.2 No one employeed 450 559 68.5 0.6 1-4 employees 102 882 15.6 -0.5 5-9 employees 40 336 6.1 -1.6 10-19 employees 30 884 4.7 -0.6 20-49 employees 22 290 3.4 1.1 50-99 employees 6 981 1.1 0.8 100 - 249 employees 3 094 0.5 0.6 250 employees and more 967 0.1 1.5 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Establishments, by size and economic activityDownload table as ...Establishments, by size and economic activity
2025 Total number of establishments No one employeed 1-4 employees 5-9 employees 10-19 employees 20-49 employees 50-99 employees 100 - 249 employees 250 employees and more All industries 657 993 450 559 102 882 40 336 30 884 22 290 6 981 3 094 967 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 65 624 58 538 5 554 739 418 295 63 17 0 Mining and quarrying 1 624 931 224 103 116 88 53 55 54 Manufacture 22 302 12 866 3 747 1 749 1 595 1 345 571 316 113 Electricity, gas and steam 2 190 1 293 345 178 171 127 40 30 6 Water supply, sewerage, waste 2 358 1 194 373 244 256 217 49 22 3 Construction 70 761 45 108 14 863 4 616 3 265 2 092 555 216 46 Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 72 320 32 185 14 879 13 018 8 526 3 036 515 120 41 Transportation and storage 28 511 19 153 5 255 1 638 1 053 863 308 166 75 Accommodation and food service activities 19 117 8 131 4 023 2 792 2 471 1 341 264 87 8 Information and communication 29 357 20 218 5 746 1 272 974 717 255 121 54 Financial and insurance activities 4 813 2 641 1 051 408 302 234 87 59 31 Real estate activities 66 977 58 602 6 830 956 421 137 21 9 1 Professional, scientific and technical activities 74 149 53 078 14 832 2 928 1 841 1 038 246 134 52 Administrative and support service activities 29 993 20 970 4 736 1 530 1 080 976 382 243 76 Public administration and defence: compulsory social security 4 711 448 911 740 866 953 415 274 104 Education 22 592 15 435 2 142 880 930 1 660 1 148 322 75 Human health and social work activities 60 655 34 268 8 338 3 928 5 119 6 235 1 755 802 210 Arts, entertainment and recreation 35 635 30 441 2 709 867 746 627 166 66 13 Personal service activities 24 954 16 672 5 392 1 727 730 305 88 35 5 Households as employers activities 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Extraterritorial organisations and bodies 12 1 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 Unspecified 19 329 18 379 926 19 2 3 0 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Establishments, by size and county. 1st January.Download table as ...Establishments, by size and county. 1st January.
2025 All size groups No one employeed 1-4 employees 5-9 employees 10-19 employees 20-49 employees 50-99 employees 100 - 249 employees 250 employees and more The whole country 657 993 450 559 102 882 40 336 30 884 22 290 6 981 3 094 967 Østfold 33 660 23 168 5 420 1 990 1 543 1 026 335 148 30 Akershus 78 932 55 368 12 584 4 256 3 118 2 363 789 336 118 Oslo 105 632 76 171 14 963 5 293 4 082 3 030 1 152 648 293 Innlandet 48 962 33 961 7 364 3 155 2 254 1 591 442 158 37 Buskerud 33 360 22 924 5 389 2 010 1 476 1 081 308 139 33 Vestfold 29 892 20 331 5 144 1 749 1 254 959 309 116 30 Telemark 21 153 14 476 3 247 1 345 1 060 736 192 82 15 Agder 38 281 26 200 5 940 2 433 1 831 1 276 410 155 36 Rogaland 52 779 35 511 8 184 3 378 2 567 2 073 640 324 102 Vestland 73 106 49 656 11 167 4 675 3 664 2 654 811 368 111 Møre og Romsdal 30 498 20 006 4 713 2 249 1 735 1 254 375 136 30 Trøndelag 55 129 37 797 8 180 3 475 2 789 1 937 608 265 78 Nordland 27 345 16 960 5 020 2 063 1 774 1 106 293 100 29 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 18 599 11 387 3 491 1 464 1 128 783 238 89 19 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 10 665 6 643 2 076 801 609 421 79 30 6 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Establishments, by county and the enterprises' sectorDownload table as ...Establishments, by county and the enterprises' sector
2025 Sum all sectors General government Financial corporations Non-financial corporations Households and non-profit institutions Unspecified sector/others The whole country 657 993 28 558 4 814 347 014 170 128 71 Østfold 33 660 1 242 140 16 943 15 331 4 Akershus 78 932 2 368 608 41 192 34 750 14 Oslo 105 632 1 980 1 447 58 383 43 785 37 Innlandet 48 962 2 717 229 21 438 24 575 3 Buskerud 33 360 1 370 198 17 252 14 538 2 Vestfold 29 892 1 029 164 16 125 12 572 2 Telemark 21 153 1 205 97 10 523 9 325 3 Agder 38 281 1 774 210 21 039 15 252 6 Rogaland 52 779 2 184 387 29 443 20 756 9 Vestland 73 106 3 549 506 38 921 30 125 5 Møre og Romsdal 30 498 1 814 216 16 737 11 730 1 Trøndelag 55 129 2 850 359 27 622 24 294 4 Nordland 27 345 2 164 129 15 389 9 661 2 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 18 599 1 355 89 10 260 6 894 1 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 10 665 957 35 5 747 3 925 1 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 11 March 2025.
Establishment
An establishment is defined as a local kind-of-activity unit (production unit) which mainly operates within a particular industry group, in accordance with the Norwegian Standard Industry Classification (SN2007).
Employees / Wage earners
An employee/employee is a person who works in the service of another for wages or other remuneration.
Industry
The industrial activity is grouped according to the Standard Industrial Classification SN2007 in Statistics Norway, which is based on the EU standard NACE Rev.1.
Sector
The establishment's sector affiliation follows the enterprise's sector, and is grouped according to the Standard Classification of Institutional Sector.
Number of establishments