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Most and fewest bankruptcies per inhabitant

Bankruptcies in limited companies per 1,000 inhabitants of the municipality.

Træna has the highest bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants of Norway's municipalities at 4.32 per 1,000 (2025). The lowest is Nesseby at 0.00 per 1,000. Source: SSB, table 07165, processed by Morning Analytics 5 November 2026.

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4.32 per 1,000Highest: Træna
0.48 per 1,000Median of the municipalities
0.00 per 1,000Lowest: Nesseby

The picture in figures

The bars show the ten highest and the ten lowest of 357 municipalities. The dashed line is the median of all municipalities.

Highest 10
TrænaTræna4.32 per 1,000GolGol3.89 per 1,000VærøyVærøy2.95 per 1,000TydalTydal2.54 per 1,000VevelstadVevelstad2.13 per 1,000GildeskålGildeskål2.00 per 1,000FlåFlå1.79 per 1,000LekaLeka1.69 per 1,000HøylandetHøylandet1.62 per 1,000GjerstadGjerstad1.61 per 1,000
Lowest 10
NessebyNesseby0.00 per 1,000BerlevågBerlevåg0.00 per 1,000GamvikGamvik0.00 per 1,000LebesbyLebesby0.00 per 1,000MåsøyMåsøy0.00 per 1,000HasvikHasvik0.00 per 1,000LoppaLoppa0.00 per 1,000KarasjokKarasjok0.00 per 1,000KvænangenKvænangen0.00 per 1,000NordreisaNordreisa0.00 per 1,000
How 357 municipalities spread
0.00 per 1,000 – 0.36 per 1,000: 1230.36 per 1,000 – 0.72 per 1,000: 1450.72 per 1,000 – 1.08 per 1,000: 581.08 per 1,000 – 1.44 per 1,000: 191.44 per 1,000 – 1.80 per 1,000: 61.80 per 1,000 – 2.16 per 1,000: 22.16 per 1,000 – 2.52 per 1,000: 02.52 per 1,000 – 2.88 per 1,000: 12.88 per 1,000 – 3.24 per 1,000: 13.24 per 1,000 – 3.60 per 1,000: 03.60 per 1,000 – 3.96 per 1,000: 13.96 per 1,000 – 4.32 per 1,000: 10.00 per 1,0004.32 per 1,000bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants →

Each bar is the number of municipalities in a range of values. The dashed line is the median. Hover over a bar to see the range.

Analysis: why are some at the top and others at the bottom?

We compared bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants with every other municipal figure we have, from Statistics Norway, NIPH and the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Below are the figures that go most closely together with bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants across the country, and what marks the municipalities at the top and bottom on those figures.

The pattern across the country

  • Municipalities that rank high on «New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies» most often also rank high on bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (moderate association, rank correlation 0.33 across 357 municipalities; Brønnøysund Register Centre, our own calculations).
  • Municipalities that rank high on «Population on 1 January» most often also rank high on bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (weak association, rank correlation 0.30 across 357 municipalities; Statistics Norway table 11342).
  • Municipalities that rank high on «Centrality (Statistics Norway's centrality index, 6 is most central)» most often also rank high on bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (weak association, rank correlation 0.29 across 357 municipalities; Statistics Norway, centrality index).
  • Municipalities that rank high on «Net operating expenditure per inhabitant» most often rank low on bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (weak association, rank correlation −0.28 across 357 municipalities; Statistics Norway table 12137).

The highest and the lowest

  • No. 1 Træna (4.32 per 1,000) Fits the pattern: «New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies» 23.81 per 1,000 (no. 4 of 357 from the top; Brønnøysund Register Centre, our own calculations). Goes against the pattern: «Net operating expenditure per inhabitant» 153,804 kr (no. 15 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 12137). Most distinctive industry: fiske, fangst og akvakultur, 17% of the jobs, 20.6 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 2 Gol (3.89 per 1,000) Fits the pattern: «New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies» 22.94 per 1,000 (no. 5 of 357 from the top; Brønnøysund Register Centre, our own calculations); «Centrality (Statistics Norway's centrality index, 6 is most central)» 3 (no. 81 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway, centrality index). Most distinctive industry: overnattingsvirksomhet, 6% of the jobs, 5.8 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 3 Værøy (2.95 per 1,000) Fits the pattern: «New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies» 14.49 per 1,000 (no. 18 of 357 from the top; Brønnøysund Register Centre, our own calculations). Goes against the pattern: «Net operating expenditure per inhabitant» 146,659 kr (no. 23 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 12137). Most distinctive industry: produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, 31% of the jobs, 18.7 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 357 Nesseby (0.00 per 1,000, among the lowest) Fits the pattern: «Population on 1 January» 874 (no. 342 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 11342); «Net operating expenditure per inhabitant» 152,261 kr (no. 19 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 12137). Most distinctive industry: fiske, fangst og akvakultur, 8% of the jobs, 10.6 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 356 Berlevåg (0.00 per 1,000, among the lowest) Fits the pattern: «Population on 1 January» 864 (no. 343 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 11342); «Net operating expenditure per inhabitant» 131,259 kr (no. 44 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 12137). Most distinctive industry: fiske, fangst og akvakultur, 17% of the jobs, 21.4 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 355 Gamvik (0.00 per 1,000, among the lowest) Fits the pattern: «Population on 1 January» 1,019 (no. 334 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 11342); «Net operating expenditure per inhabitant» 117,934 kr (no. 75 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 12137). Most distinctive industry: fiske, fangst og akvakultur, 30% of the jobs, 37.6 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).

The analysis describes what goes together, not what causes what. Two figures can follow each other because both depend on something else, such as size, location or industry. The figures are from the latest year available for each source, so the years can differ. Rank correlation runs from −1 to 1; values near 1 mean the municipalities lie in roughly the same order on both measures.

What explains the placing?

  • 1. Træna 4.32 per 1,000 Small municipality (443 inhabitants): one company or a few people can move the figure a lot. 796% above the median of the municipalities.
  • 2. Gol 3.89 per 1,000 Small municipality (4,902 inhabitants): one company or a few people can move the figure a lot. 706% above the median of the municipalities.
  • 3. Værøy 2.95 per 1,000 Small municipality (656 inhabitants): one company or a few people can move the figure a lot. 512% above the median of the municipalities.
  • 355. Gamvik 0.00 per 1,000 Small municipality (1,019 inhabitants): one company or a few people can move the figure a lot. 100% below the median of the municipalities.
  • 356. Berlevåg 0.00 per 1,000 Small municipality (864 inhabitants): one company or a few people can move the figure a lot. 100% below the median of the municipalities.
  • 357. Nesseby 0.00 per 1,000 Small municipality (874 inhabitants): one company or a few people can move the figure a lot. 100% below the median of the municipalities.
#Municipality County Inhabitants bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants
51 Kongsvinger Innlandet 18,191 0.88 per 1,000
52 Målselv Troms 6,819 0.88 per 1,000
53 Andøysmall municipality Nordland 4,525 0.88 per 1,000
54 Moss Østfold 53,207 0.87 per 1,000
55 Hamar Innlandet 33,817 0.87 per 1,000
56 Sarpsborg Østfold 60,614 0.86 per 1,000
57 Vestvågøy Nordland 11,606 0.86 per 1,000
58 Tysvær Rogaland 11,750 0.85 per 1,000
59 Jevnaker Akershus 7,040 0.85 per 1,000
60 Bamble Telemark 14,267 0.84 per 1,000
61 Fredrikstad Østfold 86,243 0.84 per 1,000
62 Hvalersmall municipality Østfold 4,714 0.84 per 1,000
63 Porsgrunn Telemark 37,435 0.83 per 1,000
64 Vallesmall municipality Agder 1,209 0.83 per 1,000
65 Eidskog Innlandet 6,103 0.83 per 1,000
66 Askøy Vestland 30,600 0.82 per 1,000
67 Øvre Eiker Buskerud 20,965 0.81 per 1,000
68 Meråkersmall municipality Trøndelag 2,460 0.81 per 1,000
69 Midt-Telemark Telemark 11,157 0.81 per 1,000
70 Gran Innlandet 13,689 0.81 per 1,000
71 Giske Møre og Romsdal 8,828 0.80 per 1,000
72 Fyresdalsmall municipality Telemark 1,274 0.80 per 1,000
73 Ulstein Møre og Romsdal 8,958 0.79 per 1,000
74 Hattfjelldalsmall municipality Nordland 1,255 0.78 per 1,000
75 Viksmall municipality Vestland 2,532 0.78 per 1,000
76 Evje og Hornnessmall municipality Agder 3,842 0.78 per 1,000
77 Nordre Follo Akershus 65,381 0.77 per 1,000
78 Kristiansand Agder 119,287 0.77 per 1,000
79 Kragerø Telemark 10,378 0.77 per 1,000
80 Liernesmall municipality Trøndelag 1,302 0.76 per 1,000
81 Vestby Akershus 20,167 0.76 per 1,000
82 Ringsaker Innlandet 36,199 0.75 per 1,000
83 Steinkjer Trøndelag 24,007 0.75 per 1,000
84 Gjøvik Innlandet 31,350 0.74 per 1,000
85 Austevoll Vestland 5,515 0.74 per 1,000
86 Lyngensmall municipality Troms 2,732 0.73 per 1,000
87 Drammen Buskerud 106,013 0.73 per 1,000
88 Sola Rogaland 29,541 0.72 per 1,000
89 Nord-Fron Innlandet 5,493 0.72 per 1,000
90 Tanasmall municipality Finnmark 2,806 0.71 per 1,000
91 Stavanger Rogaland 151,669 0.71 per 1,000
92 Aurskog-Høland Akershus 18,458 0.71 per 1,000
93 Vågan Nordland 9,905 0.71 per 1,000
94 Selbusmall municipality Trøndelag 4,258 0.71 per 1,000
95 Arendal Agder 46,603 0.71 per 1,000
96 Frøya Trøndelag 5,794 0.71 per 1,000
97 Røros Trøndelag 5,638 0.70 per 1,000
98 Kautokeinosmall municipality Finnmark 2,886 0.70 per 1,000
99 Bergen Vestland 294,860 0.69 per 1,000
100 Dønnasmall municipality Nordland 1,445 0.69 per 1,000