Municipality

Bjørnafjorden

Municipality no. 4624 · Vestland · 26,753 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 9

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Municipality index · based on 2025

76 of 100

Rank 1 of 27 in KOSTRA group 9. 4 of 357 nationally.

Development index 68 of 100: how the key figures have changed over about the last three years, compared with the group. Profile: High level · improving.

Sub-indices for the municipality against the group median
Part	Score (0–100)	Group median	Development (0–100)
Work and business	83	52	85
Economy	70	49	60
Population and growth	88	48	73
Work, education and housing	55	47	56
Health and living conditions	Second quarter of the groupShown as a quarter, not as a score or rank
Local economy (our company data)	78	56	55

The score is the percentile rank in the group: 50 means middle of the pack among municipalities like it. The index does not measure the quality of services.

Similar municipalities

Østre Toten 14,925 inhabitants · index 49
Alver 30,285 inhabitants · index 52
Øygarden 40,641 inhabitants · index 64
Karmøy 43,990 inhabitants · index 57
Holmestrand 27,086 inhabitants · index 54
Øvre Eiker 20,965 inhabitants · index 47
Sula 9,798 inhabitants · index 52
Stange 21,839 inhabitants · index 53

Chosen by population, centrality, commuting and industry structure (employment by industry), not by the index.

Summary analysis

Bjørnafjorden has a municipality index of 76 of 100 against its KOSTRA group.

Strongest: Population and growth: 88 of 100 (group 48). Work and business: 83 of 100 (group 52).

No area is clearly below its peers.

Written by fixed rules from the figures. Describes the figures, does not explain causes. Not investment or financial advice. How the summary is made

Key figures from Statistics Norway

Work and business

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Employed, share of age 20–66 (high scores high)	80.1% 2025	76.3%	76.7%	table 11618
Job coverage (jobs per employed resident) (shown, not in the index)	65.4% 2025	95.5%	90.0%	table 11618
Registered unemployed, share of labour force (low scores high)	1.3% 2025	1.5%	1.3%	table 13563
New enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	10.5 2023	8.9	9.2	table 13701 figures from an earlier municipality number
Limited company bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (low scores high)	0.3 2025	0.5	0.5	table 07165 figures from an earlier municipality number

Economy

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Household income after tax, median (high scores high)	NOK 771,700 2024	NOK 693,200	NOK 657,600	table 06944 some years withheld by SSB
Net operating result, share of operating revenue (municipal group) (high scores high)	2.1% 2025	0.9%	1.3%	table 12143
Unrestricted reserves, share of operating revenue (high scores high)	19.1% 2025	8.6%	10.4%	table 12143
Net debt, share of operating revenue (low scores high)	103.6% 2025	96.4%	84.9%	table 12143
Net operating expenditure per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 75,250 2025	NOK 78,761	NOK 96,691	table 12137
Gross operating revenue per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 103,776 2025	NOK 112,754	NOK 141,010	table 12137
Gross income per person aged 17 and over, mean (shown, not in the index)	NOK 628,500 2024	NOK 589,500	NOK 567,200	table 03068 some years withheld by SSB
Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median (shown, not in the index)	NOK 540,300 2024	NOK 525,500	NOK 500,200	table 05671 some years withheld by SSB

Population and growth

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Population on 1 January (shown, not in the index)	26,753 2026	25,569	5,447	table 11342
Population growth, last year (high scores high)	1.6% 2026	0.5%	0.3%	table 06913
Net migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	10.7 2025	2.7	4.1	table 06913 some years withheld by SSB
Share aged 80 and over (shown, not in the index)	4.6% 2026	5.4%	6.3%	table 07459 figures from an earlier municipality number
Projected population growth to 2030 (main alternative) (high scores high)	3.5% 2026	1.1%	1.1%	table 14746
Projected population growth to 2050 (main alternative) (shown, not in the index)	14.0% 2026	7.0%	3.6%	table 14746

Work, education and housing

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Net in-commuting, share of employed residents (shown, not in the index)	−33.2% 2025	−3.8%	−10.2%	table 11616
Children aged 1–5 in kindergarten (high scores high)	95.7% 2025	96.2%	94.1%	table 13502
Share with university or college education (16 and over) (high scores high)	33.4% 2025	33.5%	27.5%	table 09429
Share living in overcrowded homes (low scores high)	6.4% 2025	7.6%	6.9%	table 14902
Detached houses, share of all dwellings (shown, not in the index)	65.3% 2026	58.3%	75.1%	table 06265
Net expenditure on culture per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 1,878 2025	NOK 2,669	NOK 3,310	table 13135

Health and living conditions

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Life expectancy at birth (15-year period) (high scores high)	83.7 years 2025	82.8 years	82.4 years	FHI table 508
Share in households with persistent low income (EU60) (low scores high)	7.7% 2024	7.7%	8.1%	FHI table 403
Completed upper secondary education (standardised) (high scores high)	81.2% 2025	81.2%	80.5%	FHI table 623
Young people satisfied with their health (Ungdata, latest survey) (high scores high)	61.3% 2025	64.3%	64.7%	FHI table 349
Disability benefit recipients aged 20–66 (standardised) (low scores high)	8.6% 2024	11.1%	11.2%	FHI table 787

Local economy (our company data)

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Limited companies we follow per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	60.8 2026	55.4	61.4	Our data
Median operating margin, companies we follow (shown, not in the index)	4.4% 2025	4.4%	4.4%	Our data
New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies (low scores high)	1.2 2025	3.3	3.6	Our data

Public contracts

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Trend	Source
Share of the municipality's contracts (Doffin) won by local companies (shown, not in the index)	0.0% 2023	3.3%	12.9%		Our data

Education (shown, not counted)

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Share with lower secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	22.7% 2025	23.3%	25.1%	table 09429
Share with upper secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	39.0% 2025	37.5%	42.0%	table 09429
Share with tertiary vocational education as highest (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	4.6% 2025	3.7%	3.8%	table 09429
Municipal primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	17 2025	10	3	table 11971
Pupils per municipal school (shown, not in the index)	194 2025	258	177	table 11971
Primary and lower secondary schools in operation (public and private) (shown, not in the index)	19 2026	12	4	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Share of private primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	10.5% 2026	10.0%	0.0%	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Pupils per primary school (median, public and private) (shown, not in the index)	150 2026	214	146	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Upper secondary schools in operation (shown, not in the index)	4 2026	2	1	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Average lower secondary school points (shown, not in the index)	41 2025	42	42	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national reading test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	57.0% 2025	63.3%	62.0%	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national numeracy test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	63.7% 2025	63.7%	62.5%	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Students in higher education, by place of study (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	1,269	2,020	table 03814 some years withheld by SSB
Students in higher education per 1,000 inhabitants, by place of study (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	44.1	60.1	table 03814 some years withheld by SSB

More figures: migration, age, housing, municipal finances, living conditions and services (56 indicators)

Migration, births and immigration

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Live births per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	11.8 2025	9.0	8.7	table 06913 some years withheld by SSB
Natural increase per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	4.9 2025	0.5	−1.5	table 06913 some years withheld by SSB
Domestic in-migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	46.0 2025	48.3	43.4	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Domestic out-migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	35.8 2025	43.7	42.7	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net domestic migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	10.1 2025	0.8	1.4	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Immigration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	4.4 2025	6.3	6.1	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Emigration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	3.9 2025	4.4	5.0	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net immigration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	0.6 2025	1.9	1.7	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net domestic migration aged 0–17 per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	2.5 2025	1.3	1.0	table 13255
Net domestic migration aged 18–29 per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	−0.4 2025	−1.7	−2.4	table 13255
Net domestic migration aged 30 and over per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	8.0 2025	1.6	2.5	table 13255

Age composition

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Dependency ratio: aged 0–19 and 67+ per 100 aged 20–66 (shown, not in the index)	72 2025	69	73	table 11805
Share aged 0–15 (shown, not in the index)	19.5% 2025	17.7%	16.2%	table 11805
Share of young adults aged 18–39 (shown, not in the index)	27.1% 2025	26.9%	24.9%	table 11805
Share aged 67 and over (shown, not in the index)	16.8% 2025	18.8%	21.1%	table 11805

Housing, construction and tourism

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Dwellings started per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	6.0 2025	2.4	2.1	table 05940 figures from an earlier municipality number
Dwellings completed per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	3.6 2025	3.1	2.2	table 05940 figures from an earlier municipality number
Average price per square metre, second-hand dwellings (shown, not in the index)	NOK 40,356 2025	NOK 37,179	NOK 24,852	table 14545
Dwelling sales (with price per square metre) (shown, not in the index)	412 2025	409	49	table 14545
Overnight stays in commercial accommodation (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	102,497	98,377	table 12898 some years withheld by SSB
Overnight stays per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	3,533.0	7,313.3	table 12898 some years withheld by SSB

Municipal finances in detail

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Income and wealth tax per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 38,658 2025	NOK 37,309	NOK 37,246	table 13540
Block grant from the state per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 37,183 2025	NOK 38,572	NOK 46,678	table 13540
Free income per inhabitant (tax and block grant) (shown, not in the index)	NOK 75,841 2025	NOK 75,747	NOK 85,099	table 13540
Property tax per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 0 2025	NOK 3,042	NOK 4,184	table 13540
Net income from concession power and power rights per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 176 2025	NOK 0	NOK 18	table 13540
Gross investment spending per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 5,753 2025	NOK 10,285	NOK 13,512	table 13540
Net loan debt per inhabitant (municipal group) (shown, not in the index)	NOK 107,547 2025	NOK 101,607	NOK 119,528	table 13540
Gross investment spending, share of operating income (shown, not in the index)	5.6% 2025	8.8%	10.1%	table 13542
Self-financing of investments (shown, not in the index)	36.8% 2025	25.8%	31.1%	table 13542
General property tax rate (shown, not in the index)	– 2026 (preliminary)	5.9 per mille	7.0 per mille	table 14674 some years withheld by SSB
Tax paid to the municipality so far this year, change from the same period last year (shown, not in the index)	7.5% 2026	4.8%	4.3%	table 07022

Living conditions and municipal services

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Certified sickness absence among employees living in the municipality (average of four quarters) (shown, not in the index)	6.3% 2025	6.1%	5.8%	table 12451
Social assistance recipients per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	19.8 2025	27.5	30.6	table 14019
Social assistance recipients for six months or more, share (shown, not in the index)	34.2% 2025	38.8%	37.2%	table 14019
Children reported to child welfare services, share of children aged 0–17 (shown, not in the index)	3.5% 2025	4.3%	4.5%	table 14354
Net child welfare spending per inhabitant aged 0–17 (shown, not in the index)	NOK 11,842 2025	NOK 15,749	NOK 16,772	table 12279
Municipal dwellings per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	15.0 2025	20.0	26.0	table 12195
Reported offences per 1,000 inhabitants, by scene (two-year average) (shown, not in the index)	34.3 2025	48.7	40.4	table 08487
Reported violence and abuse per 1,000 inhabitants (two-year average) (shown, not in the index)	5.4 2025	6.1	6.0	table 08487

Water, sewerage, waste and fees

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Municipal annual fees for a standard home: water, sewerage, waste and chimney sweeping (shown, not in the index)	NOK 18,924 2026 (preliminary)	NOK 16,766	NOK 17,374	table 12842
Sewer network renewed per year, share (average of the last three years) (shown, not in the index)	0.7% 2025	0.4%	0.3%	table 11789 some years withheld by SSB
Inhabitants connected to treatment plants that meet the requirement, share (shown, not in the index)	80.5% 2025	95.9%	88.9%	table 11789
Household waste per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	349 kg 2025	413 kg	388 kg	table 12263
Household waste sent to recycling and biological treatment, share (shown, not in the index)	29.9% 2025	48.4%	46.4%	table 12263

Work and businesses

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Employed immigrants aged 20–66, share (shown, not in the index)	72.9% 2025	68.9%	67.5%	table 11607
Employed aged 20–66 in the population excluding immigrants, share (shown, not in the index)	81.7% 2025	78.8%	78.9%	table 11607
Establishments with 50 employees or more, share of all (shown, not in the index)	1.3% 2026	1.6%	1.1%	table 10309
Establishments without employees, share of all (shown, not in the index)	69.6% 2026	68.1%	68.7%	table 10309

Housing stock and land use

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Dwellings built in 2001 or later, share (shown, not in the index)	41.1% 2026	29.6%	20.2%	table 06266 figures from an earlier municipality number
Dwellings built before 1961, share (shown, not in the index)	15.0% 2026	22.0%	27.6%	table 06266 figures from an earlier municipality number
Dwellings under 60 m², share (shown, not in the index)	9.6% 2026	11.7%	8.3%	table 06513 figures from an earlier municipality number
Dwellings owned by private persons, share (shown, not in the index)	92.1% 2026	79.1%	87.3%	table 14724 figures from an earlier municipality number
Dwellings owned by housing cooperatives, share (shown, not in the index)	2.6% 2026	10.2%	1.8%	table 14724 figures from an earlier municipality number
Holiday homes started per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	0.2 2025	0.1	0.4	table 13633
Green and sports areas, share of the land area in urban settlements (shown, not in the index)	2.7% 2025	3.9%	4.0%	table 11016 figures from an earlier municipality number

These figures are context and do not count in the municipality index. Migration and immigration are per 1,000 inhabitants on 1 January. Housing construction varies a lot from year to year in small municipalities, and the price per square metre rests on few sales where there are few sales. Municipal finances are from KOSTRA (municipal group); the latest year is preliminary until 15 June. Sickness absence is the average of four quarters by place of residence. Reported offences are a two-year average by scene of the crime, so municipalities with many visitors and much traffic get high figures. Tax income compares the same months of two years. Source: Statistics Norway, CC BY 4.0.

Each key figure is for the year shown beside it. Municipalities that merged or were renumbered get the figures from the old number where Statistics Norway has not recalculated them.

Industries in the municipality · 2025

The largest industries by persons employed with their workplace in the municipality (9,188 in all in 2025), with the change since 2020.

Industry (SN2007)	Employed	Share	Change since 2020	Change in Norway	Location quotient	Trend
Undervisning 85	950	10.3%	8.4%	4.1%	1.28	Stable
Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87	889	9.7%	4.3%	6.4%	1.77	Stable
Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47	857	9.3%	16.8%	4.0%	1.35	Rising
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88	743	8.1%	−15.4%	1.7%	1.28	Falling
Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted 28	723	7.9%	54.5%	9.9%	12.78	Rising
Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43	636	6.9%	9.5%	4.0%	1.46	Stable
Helsetjenester 86	624	6.8%	25.6%	13.3%	0.75	Rising
Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03	393	4.3%	54.7%	17.8%	5.32	Rising
Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84	365	4.0%	−5.9%	8.7%	0.62	Stable
Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46	221	2.4%	−1.8%	4.4%	0.67	Stable
Oppføring av bygninger 41	215	2.3%	−16.7%	−3.4%	0.98	Falling
Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10	205	2.2%	37.6%	10.5%	1.34	Rising

A location quotient above 1 means the industry is larger here than in the rest of Norway (2 = twice the share). “Rising” and “Falling” need both at least a 10% change over five years and a change at least 5 percentage points better or worse than in Norway. Industries with fewer than 20 employed are shown as a three-year moving average and are not classified. Source: Statistics Norway, table 13470 (employed by workplace, 4th quarter).

See business development in the municipality

Housing and labour market · 2025

Bjørnafjorden is a home municipality: many residents work in other municipalities. The municipality has 9,190 jobs and 13,761 employed residents, and 52% of the residents work in the municipality.

Jobs (employed by workplace): 9,190
Employed residents: 13,761
Jobs per employed resident: 0.67
Commute in: 2,057
Commute out: 6,628

Where the residents work (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of employed residents
Bergen	5,105	37.1%
Oslo	193	1.4%
Øygarden	137	1.0%
Sokkelen sør for 62 grader N	98	0.7%
Stavanger	97	0.7%

Where those who work here live (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of jobs
Bergen	1,294	14.1%
Samnanger	126	1.4%
Askøy	67	0.7%
Kvam	65	0.7%
Øygarden	60	0.7%

Employed persons aged 15–74 in the 4th quarter, by home and work municipality (SSB 03321). Job municipality: at least 10% more jobs than employed residents. Home municipality: at least 10% fewer. Flows under 10 people are counted but not shown. Work on the continental shelf is shown as its own workplace.

Stress test: the oil downturn and the pandemic

How did employment and unemployment in the municipality develop in two downturns, compared with the country?

The oil downturn (2014–2016)

The number of jobs changed by +0.8% from 2014 to 2016, against −1.3% in the country: a stronger development than the country.

Measure	Bjørnafjorden	Country	Difference
Change in jobs 2014–2016	+0.8%	−1.3%	+2.1 pp
Change in jobs 2014–2018 (recovery)	+7.6%	+2.0%	+5.6 pp
Change in registered unemployment 2014–2016	+1.5 pp	+0.3 pp	+1.1 pp
Registered unemployment 2014	1.8%	2.1%	–
Share of jobs in oil and gas 2014 (extraction and services)	0.1%	–	–

The change in jobs is in the second-strongest quarter of municipalities in the period.

The pandemic (2019–2020)

The number of jobs changed by +0.6% from 2019 to 2020, against −0.9% in the country: a stronger development than the country.

Measure	Bjørnafjorden	Country	Difference
Change in jobs 2019–2020	+0.6%	−0.9%	+1.5 pp
Change in jobs 2019–2022 (recovery)	+6.5%	+4.2%	+2.3 pp
Change in registered unemployment 2019–2020	+0.8 pp	+1.1 pp	−0.3 pp
Registered unemployment 2019	2.1%	1.8%	–

The change in jobs is in the second-strongest quarter of municipalities in the period.

Jobs are employed persons aged 15–74 by workplace in the 4th quarter (SSB 07984). Unemployment is registered unemployed as a share of the labour force (SSB 13563). The country is the sum of the municipalities, on today's municipality map. Within one percentage point counts as “about like the country”. Oil and gas is industry 05–09 (extraction and services), without the supply industry. pp = percentage points.

Cost and quality of services · 2025

Cost per user and one quality measure for three services, compared with the median of the municipality group (KOSTRA).

Service	Cost	Group median	Quality measure	Group median	Position against the group
Kindergarten cost per child in municipal kindergartens, share of qualified kindergarten teachers	NOK 308,691 0% against the median	NOK 308,691	41%	42%	Cost at the median, lower quality measure (27 municipalities in the group)
Primary school net expenditure per inhabitant aged 6–15, lower secondary school points	NOK 154,763 −2% against the median	NOK 158,122	40.9	41.8	Lower cost, lower quality measure (27 municipalities in the group)
Nursing homes expenditure per resident day, share of care staff with health education	NOK 6,043 0% against the median	NOK 6,060	68%	72%	Lower cost, lower quality measure (27 municipalities in the group)

KOSTRA (SSB 12379, 13502, 12255 and 12209). One measure is not the whole quality of a service, and school points also reflect the pupils' background. Cost depends on settlement patterns and distances. The figures are a starting point for questions, not a grade.

Companies registered in the municipality

Limited companies we follow: 1,627
With accounts 2026: 1
Turnover 2026 (NOK): 3 MNOK
Median operating margin 2026: too few companies

Only limited companies in the sectors we follow, by business address. The head office can be elsewhere than the activity. Companies reporting in another currency than NOK are left out of turnover.

Largest companies in the municipality

Framo Fusa AS 6,055 MNOK (2025)
Eide Seafood AS 1,798 MNOK (2025)
Eide Fjordbruk AS 1,535 MNOK (2025)
Outlet Group AS 1,012 MNOK (2025)
AS BOLAKS 992 MNOK (2025)
Bolaks Fjordbruk AS 882 MNOK (2025)
Tombre Fiskeanlegg AS 854 MNOK (2025)
Tombre Drift AS 358 MNOK (2025)
Fløysand Tak AS 308 MNOK (2025)
Marine Constructions AS 279 MNOK (2025)
Quatro Laks AS 265 MNOK (2025)
Sævareid Bruk AS 256 MNOK (2025)
Salmonpoint AS 255 MNOK (2024)
Elements Production AS 228 MNOK (2025)
Inka AS 227 MNOK (2025)

1,627 limited companies in the sectors we follow have their business address here.

Latest awards from buyers in the municipality

Leasingbiler og biladministrasjon - rammeavtale - Ny konkurranse Bjørnafjorden kommune · 24 August 2026
Utskifting av tak - Internatvegen 22-24 Bjørnafjorden kommune · 1 July 2026
Totalentreprise L1 - Grunnarbeider Lyseparken Bjørnafjorden Utviklingsselskap AS · 3 February 2025

From Doffin. The buyer's address decides the municipality; state agencies are often where their head office is.

Contains data under the Norwegian licence for public data (NLOD 2.0) made available by Doffin/the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). NLOD 2.0

Earlier municipalities

Fusa (1241) · merged 2020
Os (Hordaland) (1243) · merged 2020

Ownership structure (2025)

Companies with shareholder data: 1,512
Companies with one owner: 65%
Companies where one owner holds more than half: 76%
Split: companies 37% · private persons 62% · foreign 1%
Owned from the same municipality: 88%
Owners over 60 (average per company): 38%
Ownership change 2007–2025: 54% of the companies had a change in owners · majority owner changed in 36.5% · new foreign majority in 0.9%

Average per company, not weighted by size. Source: the Norwegian Tax Administration's shareholder register as of 2025. Figures may be older than today's ownership. Private persons are not shown by name.

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Where firms start up is not where they fail, or where people workNo. 42 of 181 on new enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants
Municipal finances: who has a buffer, and who owes most?No. 27 of 183 on unrestricted reserves, share of operating revenue
Bærum and Oslo lead on every school measure, but small places upset the tableNo. 120 of 183 on average lower secondary school points
Norway's oldest municipalities are also the ones projected to shrink fastestNo. 149 of 183 on share aged 80 and over
Ål grew 5.6% in a year while Sel lost 2.7% next doorNo. 12 of 183 on population growth, last year
Where do people earn most, and where are the gaps widest?No. 19 of 183 on household income after tax, median
Young in Norway: the municipalities best set up for children and young peopleNo. 105 of 183 on the overall score
In Frøya, three companies hold 92.9% of the jobs; the typical municipality has 11.4%No. 14 of 181 on the three largest companies' share of the jobs

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Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 03068, table 03321, table 03814, table 05671, table 05940, table 06265, table 06266, table 06513, table 06913, table 06944, table 07022, table 07165, table 07459, table 07984, table 08487, table 09429, table 09588, table 10309, table 11016, table 11342, table 11607, table 11616, table 11618, table 11789, table 11805, table 11971, table 12137, table 12143, table 12195, table 12209, table 12255, table 12263, table 12279, table 12379, table 12451, table 12842, table 12898, table 13135, table 13255, table 13470, table 13502, table 13540, table 13542, table 13563, table 13633, table 13701, table 14019, table 14354, table 14545, table 14674, table 14724, table 14746, table 14902, table kartverket:grunnskole, table kartverket:vgs, municipality map and KOSTRA groups from Klass. CC BY 4.0.

Source for health and living conditions: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Folkehelsestatistikk, FHI table 349, FHI table 403, FHI table 508, FHI table 623, FHI table 787. NLOD 2.0.