Economy · 2026

Active businesses in the Central Coordinating Register: ranking of municipalities

Active businesses in the Central Coordinating Register: Oslo - Oslove comes top with 167,970 per 1,000 inh. and Utsira comes last with 46 per 1,000 inh.. The median across 357 municipalities is 906 per 1,000 inh..

Podium and top 100

1Oslo - Oslove167,970 per 1,000 inh.2Bergen44,795 per 1,000 inh.3Trondheim - Tråante31,663 per 1,000 inh.

#	Municipality	County	Active businesses in the Central Coordinating Register
1	Oslo - Oslove	Oslo - Oslove	167,970 per 1,000 inh.
2	Bergen	Vestland	44,795 per 1,000 inh.
3	Trondheim - Tråante	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	31,663 per 1,000 inh.
4	Bærum	Akershus	25,402 per 1,000 inh.
5	Stavanger	Rogaland	22,591 per 1,000 inh.
6	Kristiansand	Agder	19,060 per 1,000 inh.
7	Asker	Akershus	17,725 per 1,000 inh.
8	Drammen	Buskerud	15,198 per 1,000 inh.
9	Lillestrøm	Akershus	13,936 per 1,000 inh.
10	Fredrikstad	Østfold	12,320 per 1,000 inh.
11	Sandnes	Rogaland	11,406 per 1,000 inh.
12	Tromsø	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	11,067 per 1,000 inh.
13	Sandefjord	Vestfold	10,525 per 1,000 inh.
14	Tønsberg	Vestfold	10,427 per 1,000 inh.
15	Nordre Follo	Akershus	9,351 per 1,000 inh.
16	Ålesund	Møre og Romsdal	8,657 per 1,000 inh.
17	Larvik	Vestfold	8,005 per 1,000 inh.
18	Skien	Telemark	7,787 per 1,000 inh.
19	Moss	Østfold	7,459 per 1,000 inh.
20	Sarpsborg	Østfold	7,368 per 1,000 inh.
21	Indre Østfold	Østfold	7,309 per 1,000 inh.
22	Bodø	Nordland - Nordlánnda	6,650 per 1,000 inh.
23	Ullensaker	Akershus	6,427 per 1,000 inh.
24	Lørenskog	Akershus	6,321 per 1,000 inh.
25	Arendal	Agder	6,198 per 1,000 inh.
26	Karmøy	Rogaland	5,472 per 1,000 inh.
27	Haugesund	Rogaland	5,392 per 1,000 inh.
28	Ringsaker	Innlandet	5,219 per 1,000 inh.
29	Ringerike	Buskerud	5,095 per 1,000 inh.
30	Øygarden	Vestland	5,055 per 1,000 inh.
31	Hamar	Innlandet	5,039 per 1,000 inh.
32	Porsgrunn	Telemark	4,877 per 1,000 inh.
33	Gjøvik	Innlandet	4,835 per 1,000 inh.
34	Lier	Buskerud	4,719 per 1,000 inh.
35	Molde	Møre og Romsdal	4,512 per 1,000 inh.
36	Færder	Vestfold	4,511 per 1,000 inh.
37	Halden	Østfold	4,397 per 1,000 inh.
38	Lillehammer	Innlandet	4,302 per 1,000 inh.
39	Holmestrand	Vestfold	4,292 per 1,000 inh.
40	Sola	Rogaland	4,234 per 1,000 inh.
41	Lindesnes	Agder	4,200 per 1,000 inh.
42	Alver	Vestland	4,193 per 1,000 inh.
43	Nesodden	Akershus	4,079 per 1,000 inh.
44	Kongsberg	Buskerud	4,013 per 1,000 inh.
45	Bjørnafjorden	Vestland	3,901 per 1,000 inh.
46	Sunnfjord	Vestland	3,822 per 1,000 inh.
47	Grimstad	Agder	3,757 per 1,000 inh.
48	Eidsvoll	Akershus	3,675 per 1,000 inh.
49	Ås	Akershus	3,516 per 1,000 inh.
49	Alta	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	3,516 per 1,000 inh.
51	Vestby	Akershus	3,493 per 1,000 inh.
52	Askøy	Vestland	3,482 per 1,000 inh.
53	Horten	Vestfold	3,479 per 1,000 inh.
54	Stjørdal	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	3,473 per 1,000 inh.
55	Nittedal	Akershus	3,456 per 1,000 inh.
56	Steinkjer - Stïentje	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	3,412 per 1,000 inh.
57	Nes	Akershus	3,339 per 1,000 inh.
57	Voss	Vestland	3,339 per 1,000 inh.
59	Øvre Eiker	Buskerud	3,286 per 1,000 inh.
60	Frogn	Akershus	3,271 per 1,000 inh.
61	Harstad - Hárstták	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	3,226 per 1,000 inh.
62	Klepp	Rogaland	3,157 per 1,000 inh.
63	Aurskog-Høland	Akershus	3,072 per 1,000 inh.
64	Time	Rogaland	3,034 per 1,000 inh.
65	Kristiansund	Møre og Romsdal	2,933 per 1,000 inh.
66	Levanger - Levangke	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	2,873 per 1,000 inh.
67	Rana - Raane	Nordland - Nordlánnda	2,858 per 1,000 inh.
68	Elverum	Innlandet	2,772 per 1,000 inh.
69	Narvik	Nordland - Nordlánnda	2,771 per 1,000 inh.
70	Stange	Innlandet	2,749 per 1,000 inh.
71	Melhus	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	2,711 per 1,000 inh.
72	Hå	Rogaland	2,709 per 1,000 inh.
73	Kongsvinger	Innlandet	2,596 per 1,000 inh.
74	Orkland	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	2,584 per 1,000 inh.
75	Modum	Buskerud	2,478 per 1,000 inh.
76	Kinn	Vestland	2,464 per 1,000 inh.
77	Rælingen	Akershus	2,414 per 1,000 inh.
78	Gran	Innlandet	2,353 per 1,000 inh.
79	Østre Toten	Innlandet	2,345 per 1,000 inh.
80	Stord	Vestland	2,334 per 1,000 inh.
81	Namsos - Nåavmesjenjaelmie	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	2,278 per 1,000 inh.
82	Sogndal	Vestland	2,239 per 1,000 inh.
83	Midt-Telemark	Telemark	2,200 per 1,000 inh.
84	Senja	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	2,178 per 1,000 inh.
85	Verdal	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	2,126 per 1,000 inh.
86	Notodden	Telemark	2,094 per 1,000 inh.
87	Nannestad	Akershus	2,082 per 1,000 inh.
88	Kvinnherad	Vestland	2,014 per 1,000 inh.
89	Bamble	Telemark	1,993 per 1,000 inh.
90	Lillesand	Agder	1,960 per 1,000 inh.
91	Vestvågøy	Nordland - Nordlánnda	1,947 per 1,000 inh.
92	Hustadvika	Møre og Romsdal	1,944 per 1,000 inh.
93	Strand	Rogaland	1,941 per 1,000 inh.
94	Kragerø	Telemark	1,936 per 1,000 inh.
95	Ullensvang	Vestland	1,925 per 1,000 inh.
96	Eigersund	Rogaland	1,916 per 1,000 inh.
97	Lyngdal	Agder	1,889 per 1,000 inh.
98	Vennesla	Agder	1,884 per 1,000 inh.
99	Vågan	Nordland - Nordlánnda	1,864 per 1,000 inh.
100	Vindafjord	Rogaland	1,863 per 1,000 inh.

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	County	Active businesses in the Central Coordinating Register
343	Dyrøy	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	177 per 1,000 inh.
344	Osen	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	165 per 1,000 inh.
345	Bokn	Rogaland	158 per 1,000 inh.
346	Loppa	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	154 per 1,000 inh.
347	Raarvihke - Røyrvik	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	144 per 1,000 inh.
348	Loabák - Lavangen	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	138 per 1,000 inh.
349	Kvitsøy	Rogaland	133 per 1,000 inh.
350	Røst	Nordland - Nordlánnda	132 per 1,000 inh.
350	Værøy	Nordland - Nordlánnda	132 per 1,000 inh.
352	Leka	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	118 per 1,000 inh.
353	Træna	Nordland - Nordlánnda	108 per 1,000 inh.
354	Vevelstad	Nordland - Nordlánnda	96 per 1,000 inh.
355	Modalen	Vestland	91 per 1,000 inh.
356	Fedje	Vestland	78 per 1,000 inh.
357	Utsira	Rogaland	46 per 1,000 inh.

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Oslo - Oslove167,970 per 1,000 inh.
Akershus117,276 per 1,000 inh.
Vestland101,284 per 1,000 inh.
Trøndelag - Trööndelage74,237 per 1,000 inh.
Rogaland72,613 per 1,000 inh.
Innlandet62,253 per 1,000 inh.
Agder51,828 per 1,000 inh.
Østfold45,332 per 1,000 inh.
Buskerud45,107 per 1,000 inh.
Vestfold41,239 per 1,000 inh.
Møre og Romsdal38,655 per 1,000 inh.
Nordland - Nordlánnda33,457 per 1,000 inh.
Telemark28,285 per 1,000 inh.
Troms - Romsa - Tromssa23,737 per 1,000 inh.
Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku12,488 per 1,000 inh.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Active businesses in the Central Coordinating Register”?

Oslo - Oslove ranks first for “Active businesses in the Central Coordinating Register”, with 167,970 per 1,000 inh..

What is the median for “Active businesses in the Central Coordinating Register”?

The median across the 357 ranked municipalities is 906 per 1,000 inh..