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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 6 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» 22.99 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
151 Gjerdrum Akershus 7,478 0.54 per 1,000
152 Balsfjord Troms 5,625 0.54 per 1,000
153 Alstahaug Nordland 7,489 0.54 per 1,000
154 Ringerike Buskerud 31,942 0.53 per 1,000
155 Orkland Trøndelag 18,840 0.53 per 1,000
156 Haram Møre og Romsdal 9,460 0.53 per 1,000
157 Lunner Akershus 9,463 0.53 per 1,000
158 Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal 24,479 0.53 per 1,000
159 Notodden Telemark 13,389 0.53 per 1,000
160 Sykkylven Møre og Romsdal 7,626 0.52 per 1,000
161 Hustadvika Møre og Romsdal 13,538 0.52 per 1,000
162 Vinjesmall municipality Telemark 3,829 0.52 per 1,000
163 Vaksdalsmall municipality Vestland 3,899 0.52 per 1,000
164 Høyangersmall municipality Vestland 3,883 0.51 per 1,000
165 Porsangersmall municipality Finnmark 3,906 0.51 per 1,000
166 Indre Østfold Østfold 47,943 0.51 per 1,000
167 Gloppen Vestland 5,976 0.51 per 1,000
168 Sømnasmall municipality Nordland 2,006 0.51 per 1,000
169 Bardusmall municipality Troms 4,004 0.50 per 1,000
170 Vardøsmall municipality Finnmark 1,969 0.50 per 1,000
171 Sør-Varanger Finnmark 9,947 0.50 per 1,000
172 Averøy Møre og Romsdal 6,007 0.50 per 1,000
173 Lesjasmall municipality Innlandet 1,966 0.50 per 1,000
174 Time Rogaland 20,461 0.50 per 1,000
175 Meløy Nordland 6,074 0.49 per 1,000
176 Osterøy Vestland 8,231 0.49 per 1,000
177 Våler (Østfold) Østfold 6,229 0.49 per 1,000
178 Lødingensmall municipality Nordland 1,964 0.48 per 1,000
179 Levanger Trøndelag 20,807 0.48 per 1,000
180 Karmøy Rogaland 43,990 0.48 per 1,000
181 Sogndal Vestland 12,552 0.48 per 1,000
182 Modum Buskerud 14,776 0.48 per 1,000
183 Båtsfjordsmall municipality Finnmark 2,104 0.47 per 1,000
184 Færder Vestfold 27,743 0.47 per 1,000
185 Larvik Vestfold 49,022 0.47 per 1,000
186 Kvam Vestland 8,490 0.47 per 1,000
187 Skaun Trøndelag 8,574 0.47 per 1,000
188 Snåsasmall municipality Trøndelag 2,141 0.47 per 1,000
189 Åfjordsmall municipality Trøndelag 4,340 0.46 per 1,000
190 Sandnes Rogaland 85,785 0.46 per 1,000
191 Kinn Vestland 17,356 0.46 per 1,000
192 Skjåksmall municipality Innlandet 2,185 0.46 per 1,000
193 Molde Møre og Romsdal 33,291 0.45 per 1,000
194 Karlsøysmall municipality Troms 2,235 0.45 per 1,000
195 Hå Rogaland 20,087 0.45 per 1,000
196 Lillehammer Innlandet 29,669 0.45 per 1,000
197 Hammerfest Finnmark 11,391 0.44 per 1,000
198 Saudasmall municipality Rogaland 4,603 0.43 per 1,000
199 Enebakk Akershus 11,697 0.43 per 1,000
200 Lillesand Agder 11,822 0.43 per 1,000