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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
201 Leirfjordsmall municipality Nordland 2,392 0.42 per 1,000
202 Rana Nordland 25,844 0.42 per 1,000
203 Nittedal Akershus 26,032 0.42 per 1,000
204 Siljansmall municipality Telemark 2,377 0.42 per 1,000
205 Tromsø Troms 79,943 0.42 per 1,000
206 Stad Vestland 9,616 0.41 per 1,000
207 Alta Finnmark 22,074 0.41 per 1,000
208 Stryn Vestland 7,319 0.41 per 1,000
209 Halden Østfold 32,082 0.41 per 1,000
210 Kviteseidsmall municipality Telemark 2,463 0.40 per 1,000
211 Nærøysund Trøndelag 9,920 0.40 per 1,000
212 Nord-Odalsmall municipality Innlandet 4,978 0.40 per 1,000
213 Fjordsmall municipality Møre og Romsdal 2,547 0.40 per 1,000
214 Alvdalsmall municipality Innlandet 2,492 0.40 per 1,000
215 Rennebusmall municipality Trøndelag 2,514 0.40 per 1,000
216 Dovresmall municipality Innlandet 2,523 0.40 per 1,000
217 Øyer Innlandet 5,130 0.39 per 1,000
218 Nesodden Akershus 21,005 0.39 per 1,000
219 Årdal Vestland 5,178 0.38 per 1,000
220 Brønnøy Nordland 7,841 0.38 per 1,000
221 Kongsberg Buskerud 29,169 0.38 per 1,000
222 Lindesnes Agder 23,702 0.38 per 1,000
223 Løten Innlandet 7,951 0.38 per 1,000
224 Klepp Rogaland 21,444 0.38 per 1,000
225 Hareid Møre og Romsdal 5,411 0.38 per 1,000
226 Frostasmall municipality Trøndelag 2,667 0.38 per 1,000
227 Steigensmall municipality Nordland 2,679 0.38 per 1,000
228 Vefsn Nordland 13,481 0.37 per 1,000
229 Narvik Nordland 21,647 0.37 per 1,000
230 Hitra Trøndelag 5,568 0.37 per 1,000
231 Elverum Innlandet 21,937 0.37 per 1,000
232 Alver Vestland 30,285 0.36 per 1,000
233 Ullensvang Vestland 10,929 0.36 per 1,000
234 Tinn Telemark 5,515 0.36 per 1,000
235 Hamarøysmall municipality Nordland 2,808 0.36 per 1,000
236 Flesbergsmall municipality Buskerud 2,790 0.36 per 1,000
237 Sel Innlandet 5,469 0.36 per 1,000
238 Sveio Vestland 5,766 0.35 per 1,000
239 Fjalersmall municipality Vestland 2,948 0.34 per 1,000
240 Randaberg Rogaland 11,841 0.34 per 1,000
241 Vanylvensmall municipality Møre og Romsdal 3,029 0.33 per 1,000
242 Eigersund Rogaland 15,546 0.33 per 1,000
243 Tingvollsmall municipality Møre og Romsdal 3,066 0.32 per 1,000
244 Verdal Trøndelag 15,435 0.32 per 1,000
245 Bømlo Vestland 12,531 0.32 per 1,000
246 Stange Innlandet 21,839 0.32 per 1,000
247 Gjesdal Rogaland 12,715 0.32 per 1,000
248 Fitjarsmall municipality Vestland 3,237 0.31 per 1,000
249 Nesbyensmall municipality Buskerud 3,234 0.31 per 1,000
250 Voss Vestland 16,438 0.30 per 1,000