Economy · 2026

Active businesses in the register per 1,000 inhabitants: ranking of municipalities

Active businesses in the register per 1,000 inhabitants: Rollag comes top with 343.0 per 1,000 inh. and Årdal comes last with 78.8 per 1,000 inh.. The median across 351 municipalities is 167.1 per 1,000 inh.. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Rollag343.0 per 1,000 inh.2Hemsedal342.1 per 1,000 inh.3Åseral337.4 per 1,000 inh.

#	Municipality	County	Active businesses in the register per 1,000 inhabitants
1	Rollag	Buskerud	343.0 per 1,000 inh.
2	Hemsedal	Buskerud	342.1 per 1,000 inh.
3	Åseral	Agder	337.4 per 1,000 inh.
4	Lierne	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	327.2 per 1,000 inh.
5	Nore og Uvdal	Buskerud	322.1 per 1,000 inh.
6	Moskenes	Nordland - Nordlánnda	321.7 per 1,000 inh.
7	Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	312.5 per 1,000 inh.
8	Valle	Agder	307.7 per 1,000 inh.
9	Vang	Innlandet	299.5 per 1,000 inh.
10	Fyresdal	Telemark	297.5 per 1,000 inh.
11	Tydal	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	292.4 per 1,000 inh.
12	Bygland	Agder	283.6 per 1,000 inh.
13	Solund	Vestland	283.0 per 1,000 inh.
14	Hjartdal	Telemark	282.1 per 1,000 inh.
15	Vestre Slidre	Innlandet	278.5 per 1,000 inh.
16	Sigdal	Buskerud	276.6 per 1,000 inh.
17	Hol	Buskerud	274.2 per 1,000 inh.
18	Hægebostad	Agder	273.1 per 1,000 inh.
19	Vinje	Telemark	269.3 per 1,000 inh.
20	Kviteseid	Telemark	269.2 per 1,000 inh.
21	Eidfjord	Vestland	265.0 per 1,000 inh.
22	Nissedal	Telemark	264.4 per 1,000 inh.
23	Sirdal	Agder	264.3 per 1,000 inh.
24	Sør-Aurdal	Innlandet	264.0 per 1,000 inh.
25	Vega	Nordland - Nordlánnda	263.7 per 1,000 inh.
26	Flå	Buskerud	259.4 per 1,000 inh.
27	Lesja	Innlandet	256.9 per 1,000 inh.
28	Os	Innlandet	254.4 per 1,000 inh.
28	Måsøy	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	254.4 per 1,000 inh.
30	Hjelmeland	Rogaland	253.8 per 1,000 inh.
31	Bykle	Agder	253.5 per 1,000 inh.
32	Seljord	Telemark	253.1 per 1,000 inh.
33	Nesbyen	Buskerud	251.4 per 1,000 inh.
34	Flakstad	Nordland - Nordlánnda	250.2 per 1,000 inh.
35	Nordkapp	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	249.6 per 1,000 inh.
36	Tokke	Telemark	248.9 per 1,000 inh.
37	Skjåk	Innlandet	247.6 per 1,000 inh.
38	Lom	Innlandet	247.0 per 1,000 inh.
39	Engerdal	Innlandet	244.0 per 1,000 inh.
40	Aurland	Vestland	243.8 per 1,000 inh.
41	Ulvik	Vestland	243.3 per 1,000 inh.
42	Snåase - Snåsa	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	242.4 per 1,000 inh.
43	Folldal	Innlandet	242.0 per 1,000 inh.
44	Austevoll	Vestland	237.2 per 1,000 inh.
45	Ål	Buskerud	236.0 per 1,000 inh.
45	Øystre Slidre	Innlandet	236.0 per 1,000 inh.
47	Smøla	Møre og Romsdal	235.9 per 1,000 inh.
48	Vik	Vestland	235.8 per 1,000 inh.
49	Krødsherad	Buskerud	235.1 per 1,000 inh.
50	Flesberg	Buskerud	234.4 per 1,000 inh.
51	Lebesby	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	233.0 per 1,000 inh.
52	Gulen	Vestland	231.6 per 1,000 inh.
53	Flatanger	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	230.6 per 1,000 inh.
54	Oslo - Oslove	Oslo - Oslove	230.5 per 1,000 inh.
55	Gloppen	Vestland	230.4 per 1,000 inh.
56	Rennebu	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	230.3 per 1,000 inh.
57	Nord-Aurdal	Innlandet	229.9 per 1,000 inh.
58	Kvitsøy	Rogaland	229.7 per 1,000 inh.
59	Tolga	Innlandet	229.3 per 1,000 inh.
60	Gamvik	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	228.7 per 1,000 inh.
61	Ringebu	Innlandet	227.0 per 1,000 inh.
62	Namsskogan	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	226.7 per 1,000 inh.
63	Askvoll	Vestland	226.4 per 1,000 inh.
64	Gol	Buskerud	226.0 per 1,000 inh.
65	Stryn	Vestland	223.4 per 1,000 inh.
66	Fjaler	Vestland	223.2 per 1,000 inh.
67	Åmli	Agder	222.7 per 1,000 inh.
68	Rendalen	Innlandet	222.2 per 1,000 inh.
69	Kárásjohka - Karasjok	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	219.9 per 1,000 inh.
70	Alvdal	Innlandet	219.5 per 1,000 inh.
70	Høylandet	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	219.5 per 1,000 inh.
72	Sør-Fron	Innlandet	219.1 per 1,000 inh.
72	Åfjord	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	219.1 per 1,000 inh.
74	Midtre Gauldal	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	218.3 per 1,000 inh.
75	Aremark	Østfold	217.1 per 1,000 inh.
76	Vågå	Innlandet	217.0 per 1,000 inh.
77	Suldal	Rogaland	216.4 per 1,000 inh.
78	Hasvik	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	214.8 per 1,000 inh.
79	Etne	Vestland	213.6 per 1,000 inh.
80	Frosta	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	213.0 per 1,000 inh.
81	Fjord	Møre og Romsdal	212.8 per 1,000 inh.
81	Nord-Fron	Innlandet	212.8 per 1,000 inh.
83	Bjerkreim	Rogaland	212.5 per 1,000 inh.
84	Evje og Hornnes	Agder	211.3 per 1,000 inh.
85	Deatnu - Tana	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	209.2 per 1,000 inh.
86	Masfjorden	Vestland	208.1 per 1,000 inh.
87	Aure	Møre og Romsdal	207.7 per 1,000 inh.
88	Unjárga - Nesseby	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	207.1 per 1,000 inh.
89	Berlevåg	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	206.0 per 1,000 inh.
90	Trysil	Innlandet	205.7 per 1,000 inh.
91	Marker	Østfold	205.4 per 1,000 inh.
92	Etnedal	Innlandet	205.3 per 1,000 inh.
93	Tynset	Innlandet	204.4 per 1,000 inh.
94	Rødøy	Nordland - Nordlánnda	203.5 per 1,000 inh.
95	Voss	Vestland	203.1 per 1,000 inh.
96	Vindafjord	Rogaland	202.9 per 1,000 inh.
97	Kvænangen	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	202.7 per 1,000 inh.
98	Surnadal	Møre og Romsdal	201.8 per 1,000 inh.
99	Værøy	Nordland - Nordlánnda	201.2 per 1,000 inh.
100	Lurøy	Nordland - Nordlánnda	200.7 per 1,000 inh.

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	County	Active businesses in the register per 1,000 inhabitants
337	Rælingen	Akershus	115.5 per 1,000 inh.
338	Hemnes	Nordland - Nordlánnda	114.8 per 1,000 inh.
339	Askøy	Vestland	113.8 per 1,000 inh.
340	Hadsel	Nordland - Nordlánnda	112.5 per 1,000 inh.
341	Rana - Raane	Nordland - Nordlánnda	110.6 per 1,000 inh.
342	Haram	Møre og Romsdal	110.4 per 1,000 inh.
343	Bardu	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	109.4 per 1,000 inh.
344	Saltdal	Nordland - Nordlánnda	108.7 per 1,000 inh.
345	Sula	Møre og Romsdal	108.1 per 1,000 inh.
346	Fauske - Fuossko	Nordland - Nordlánnda	107.2 per 1,000 inh.
347	Vaksdal	Vestland	104.6 per 1,000 inh.
348	Aukra	Møre og Romsdal	104.2 per 1,000 inh.
349	Hareid	Møre og Romsdal	103.9 per 1,000 inh.
350	Sørfold - Fuolldá	Nordland - Nordlánnda	103.4 per 1,000 inh.
351	Årdal	Vestland	78.8 per 1,000 inh.

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Oslo - Oslove230.5 per 1,000 inh.
Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku165.9 per 1,000 inh.
Buskerud165.3 per 1,000 inh.
Innlandet164.0 per 1,000 inh.
Agder160.0 per 1,000 inh.
Vestfold159.0 per 1,000 inh.
Telemark159.0 per 1,000 inh.
Akershus156.5 per 1,000 inh.
Vestland153.8 per 1,000 inh.
Trøndelag - Trööndelage151.7 per 1,000 inh.
Østfold143.3 per 1,000 inh.
Rogaland142.7 per 1,000 inh.
Møre og Romsdal141.5 per 1,000 inh.
Troms - Romsa - Tromssa138.6 per 1,000 inh.
Nordland - Nordlánnda137.5 per 1,000 inh.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Active businesses in the register per 1,000 inhabitants”?

Rollag ranks first for “Active businesses in the register per 1,000 inhabitants”, with 343.0 per 1,000 inh..

What is the median for “Active businesses in the register per 1,000 inhabitants”?

The median across the 351 ranked municipalities is 167.1 per 1,000 inh..