Economy · 2026

Establishments per 1,000 inhabitants: ranking of municipalities

Establishments per 1,000 inhabitants: Hemsedal comes top with 264.9 per 1,000 inh. and Årdal comes last with 73.2 per 1,000 inh.. The median across 351 municipalities is 129.8 per 1,000 inh.. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Hemsedal264.9 per 1,000 inh.2Åseral263.3 per 1,000 inh.3Tydal260.0 per 1,000 inh.

#	Municipality	County	Establishments per 1,000 inhabitants
1	Hemsedal	Buskerud	264.9 per 1,000 inh.
2	Åseral	Agder	263.3 per 1,000 inh.
3	Tydal	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	260.0 per 1,000 inh.
4	Nore og Uvdal	Buskerud	259.0 per 1,000 inh.
5	Moskenes	Nordland - Nordlánnda	257.2 per 1,000 inh.
6	Lierne	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	255.8 per 1,000 inh.
7	Rollag	Buskerud	251.4 per 1,000 inh.
8	Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	245.7 per 1,000 inh.
9	Vang	Innlandet	243.1 per 1,000 inh.
10	Valle	Agder	241.5 per 1,000 inh.
11	Solund	Vestland	239.9 per 1,000 inh.
12	Bygland	Agder	233.1 per 1,000 inh.
13	Sirdal	Agder	230.2 per 1,000 inh.
14	Flå	Buskerud	229.9 per 1,000 inh.
15	Fyresdal	Telemark	226.8 per 1,000 inh.
16	Namsskogan	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	226.7 per 1,000 inh.
17	Nissedal	Telemark	226.0 per 1,000 inh.
18	Eidfjord	Vestland	225.4 per 1,000 inh.
19	Gamvik	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	222.8 per 1,000 inh.
20	Aurland	Vestland	220.3 per 1,000 inh.
21	Lesja	Innlandet	220.2 per 1,000 inh.
22	Måsøy	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	219.5 per 1,000 inh.
23	Lebesby	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	218.6 per 1,000 inh.
24	Bykle	Agder	217.6 per 1,000 inh.
25	Sigdal	Buskerud	216.0 per 1,000 inh.
25	Vestre Slidre	Innlandet	216.0 per 1,000 inh.
27	Lom	Innlandet	212.6 per 1,000 inh.
28	Vega	Nordland - Nordlánnda	212.1 per 1,000 inh.
29	Hjartdal	Telemark	211.8 per 1,000 inh.
30	Flakstad	Nordland - Nordlánnda	211.3 per 1,000 inh.
31	Vik	Vestland	210.5 per 1,000 inh.
32	Hægebostad	Agder	210.1 per 1,000 inh.
33	Os	Innlandet	210.0 per 1,000 inh.
34	Hjelmeland	Rogaland	209.0 per 1,000 inh.
35	Vinje	Telemark	208.1 per 1,000 inh.
36	Nordkapp	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	206.5 per 1,000 inh.
37	Sør-Aurdal	Innlandet	206.3 per 1,000 inh.
38	Nesbyen	Buskerud	206.2 per 1,000 inh.
39	Engerdal	Innlandet	205.1 per 1,000 inh.
40	Hol	Buskerud	204.7 per 1,000 inh.
41	Kvitsøy	Rogaland	203.8 per 1,000 inh.
42	Skjåk	Innlandet	202.3 per 1,000 inh.
43	Hasvik	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	201.6 per 1,000 inh.
44	Ulvik	Vestland	199.3 per 1,000 inh.
45	Tolga	Innlandet	198.9 per 1,000 inh.
46	Snåase - Snåsa	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	198.5 per 1,000 inh.
47	Berlevåg	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	197.9 per 1,000 inh.
48	Aarborte - Hattfjelldal	Nordland - Nordlánnda	197.6 per 1,000 inh.
49	Seljord	Telemark	197.4 per 1,000 inh.
50	Kviteseid	Telemark	197.3 per 1,000 inh.
51	Folldal	Innlandet	196.7 per 1,000 inh.
52	Smøla	Møre og Romsdal	196.6 per 1,000 inh.
53	Flatanger	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	196.4 per 1,000 inh.
54	Gulen	Vestland	195.6 per 1,000 inh.
55	Høylandet	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	195.1 per 1,000 inh.
56	Tokke	Telemark	194.9 per 1,000 inh.
57	Gol	Buskerud	194.0 per 1,000 inh.
58	Unjárga - Nesseby	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	192.2 per 1,000 inh.
59	Rødøy	Nordland - Nordlánnda	191.2 per 1,000 inh.
60	Suldal	Rogaland	190.4 per 1,000 inh.
61	Øystre Slidre	Innlandet	190.0 per 1,000 inh.
62	Leka	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	189.6 per 1,000 inh.
63	Fjord	Møre og Romsdal	188.8 per 1,000 inh.
64	Stryn	Vestland	188.3 per 1,000 inh.
65	Ringebu	Innlandet	187.9 per 1,000 inh.
66	Åmli	Agder	187.8 per 1,000 inh.
67	Nord-Aurdal	Innlandet	187.0 per 1,000 inh.
68	Kárásjohka - Karasjok	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	186.6 per 1,000 inh.
69	Rennebu	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	186.2 per 1,000 inh.
70	Ål	Buskerud	185.3 per 1,000 inh.
71	Dønna	Nordland - Nordlánnda	183.4 per 1,000 inh.
72	Deatnu - Tana	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	183.2 per 1,000 inh.
73	Bjerkreim	Rogaland	180.7 per 1,000 inh.
74	Krødsherad	Buskerud	180.1 per 1,000 inh.
75	Vågå	Innlandet	179.8 per 1,000 inh.
76	Rendalen	Innlandet	179.7 per 1,000 inh.
76	Loppa	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	179.7 per 1,000 inh.
78	Gloppen	Vestland	179.0 per 1,000 inh.
78	Åfjord	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	179.0 per 1,000 inh.
80	Lurøy	Nordland - Nordlánnda	178.7 per 1,000 inh.
81	Aremark	Østfold	177.3 per 1,000 inh.
81	Hyllestad	Vestland	177.3 per 1,000 inh.
83	Lærdal	Vestland	177.2 per 1,000 inh.
84	Værøy	Nordland - Nordlánnda	176.8 per 1,000 inh.
85	Nord-Fron	Innlandet	175.7 per 1,000 inh.
86	Tynset	Innlandet	174.9 per 1,000 inh.
87	Dovre	Innlandet	174.8 per 1,000 inh.
88	Sør-Fron	Innlandet	172.8 per 1,000 inh.
89	Midtre Gauldal	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	172.3 per 1,000 inh.
90	Alvdal	Innlandet	171.3 per 1,000 inh.
91	Evje og Hornnes	Agder	170.2 per 1,000 inh.
91	Frosta	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	170.2 per 1,000 inh.
93	Osen	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	170.1 per 1,000 inh.
94	Etnedal	Innlandet	169.5 per 1,000 inh.
95	Aure	Møre og Romsdal	168.8 per 1,000 inh.
96	Etne	Vestland	166.5 per 1,000 inh.
97	Masfjorden	Vestland	166.3 per 1,000 inh.
98	Askvoll	Vestland	165.9 per 1,000 inh.
99	Rindal	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	165.4 per 1,000 inh.
100	Kvænangen	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	165.3 per 1,000 inh.

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	County	Establishments per 1,000 inhabitants
336	Rana - Raane	Nordland - Nordlánnda	88.1 per 1,000 inh.
336	Eidsvoll	Akershus	88.1 per 1,000 inh.
339	Vaksdal	Vestland	86.4 per 1,000 inh.
340	Jevnaker	Akershus	86.2 per 1,000 inh.
341	Vennesla	Agder	85.9 per 1,000 inh.
342	Løten	Innlandet	85.6 per 1,000 inh.
343	Haram	Møre og Romsdal	85.0 per 1,000 inh.
344	Hareid	Møre og Romsdal	81.7 per 1,000 inh.
344	Aukra	Møre og Romsdal	81.7 per 1,000 inh.
346	Lørenskog	Akershus	81.2 per 1,000 inh.
347	Sula	Møre og Romsdal	79.9 per 1,000 inh.
348	Askøy	Vestland	77.8 per 1,000 inh.
349	Rælingen	Akershus	75.6 per 1,000 inh.
350	Malvik	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	75.2 per 1,000 inh.
351	Årdal	Vestland	73.2 per 1,000 inh.

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Oslo - Oslove144.3 per 1,000 inh.
Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku141.6 per 1,000 inh.
Innlandet127.1 per 1,000 inh.
Buskerud122.1 per 1,000 inh.
Agder118.3 per 1,000 inh.
Telemark117.8 per 1,000 inh.
Vestfold114.1 per 1,000 inh.
Trøndelag - Trööndelage112.7 per 1,000 inh.
Nordland - Nordlánnda112.1 per 1,000 inh.
Vestland111.3 per 1,000 inh.
Møre og Romsdal111.3 per 1,000 inh.
Troms - Romsa - Tromssa108.7 per 1,000 inh.
Akershus105.7 per 1,000 inh.
Østfold105.6 per 1,000 inh.
Rogaland104.0 per 1,000 inh.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Establishments per 1,000 inhabitants”?

Hemsedal ranks first for “Establishments per 1,000 inhabitants”, with 264.9 per 1,000 inh..

What is the median for “Establishments per 1,000 inhabitants”?

The median across the 351 ranked municipalities is 129.8 per 1,000 inh..