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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 4 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
101 Nes Akershus 24,948 0.68 per 1,000
102 Askvollsmall municipality Vestland 2,924 0.68 per 1,000
103 Stjørdal Trøndelag 25,108 0.68 per 1,000
104 Lørenskog Akershus 51,511 0.68 per 1,000
105 Nissedalsmall municipality Telemark 1,509 0.67 per 1,000
106 Surnadal Møre og Romsdal 5,982 0.67 per 1,000
107 Tønsberg Vestfold 60,246 0.67 per 1,000
108 Malvik Trøndelag 14,961 0.67 per 1,000
109 Sunnfjord Vestland 22,804 0.66 per 1,000
110 Hurdalsmall municipality Akershus 3,078 0.66 per 1,000
111 Vindafjord Rogaland 9,181 0.66 per 1,000
112 Ørland Trøndelag 10,706 0.66 per 1,000
113 Asker Akershus 101,509 0.66 per 1,000
114 Skien Telemark 56,906 0.65 per 1,000
115 Folldalsmall municipality Innlandet 1,525 0.65 per 1,000
116 Kvinesdal Agder 6,242 0.65 per 1,000
117 Flekkefjord Agder 9,373 0.64 per 1,000
118 Horten Vestfold 28,173 0.64 per 1,000
119 Eidsvoll Akershus 28,739 0.63 per 1,000
120 Lier Buskerud 28,797 0.63 per 1,000
121 Haugesund Rogaland 38,663 0.62 per 1,000
122 Tolgasmall municipality Innlandet 1,609 0.62 per 1,000
123 Ål Buskerud 5,106 0.62 per 1,000
124 Nord-Aurdal Innlandet 6,424 0.62 per 1,000
125 Bærum Akershus 133,228 0.62 per 1,000
126 Melhus Trøndelag 17,828 0.62 per 1,000
127 Sula Møre og Romsdal 9,798 0.61 per 1,000
128 Lundsmall municipality Rogaland 3,229 0.61 per 1,000
129 Sør-Odal Innlandet 8,165 0.61 per 1,000
130 Fauske Nordland 9,707 0.61 per 1,000
131 Vangsmall municipality Innlandet 1,666 0.61 per 1,000
132 Risør Agder 6,683 0.60 per 1,000
133 Indre Fosen Trøndelag 10,006 0.60 per 1,000
134 Harstad Troms 25,204 0.60 per 1,000
135 Trondheim Trøndelag 218,460 0.60 per 1,000
136 Rælingen Akershus 20,904 0.59 per 1,000
137 Ås Akershus 22,725 0.58 per 1,000
138 Vennesla Agder 15,772 0.58 per 1,000
139 Øygarden Vestland 40,641 0.57 per 1,000
140 Sørreisasmall municipality Troms 3,528 0.57 per 1,000
141 Nesnasmall municipality Nordland 1,796 0.56 per 1,000
142 Hægebostadsmall municipality Agder 1,794 0.56 per 1,000
143 Sortland Nordland 10,748 0.56 per 1,000
144 Sunndal Møre og Romsdal 7,094 0.56 per 1,000
145 Rauma Møre og Romsdal 7,195 0.56 per 1,000
146 Holmestrand Vestfold 27,086 0.56 per 1,000
147 Herøy (Møre og Romsdal) Møre og Romsdal 9,003 0.55 per 1,000
148 Grimstad Agder 25,569 0.55 per 1,000
149 Rendalensmall municipality Innlandet 1,836 0.54 per 1,000
150 Bodø Nordland 53,638 0.54 per 1,000