Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

6 Entrepreneurs in newly-established personally-owned companies in 2004, by survival of the enterprise in 2005 and 2006, and the gender, age, national background and level of education of the entrepreneur
  Owner total Number of owners Survival percentage
  2005 2006 2005 2006
  Survived "Asleep" Survived Survived "Asleep" Survived
Gender              
Total 33 731 15 906 1 298 13 407 47.2 3.8 39.7
Women 10 599 4 544  408 3 769 42.9 3.8 35.6
Men 23 132 11 362  890 9 638 49.1 3.8 41.7
               
Age groups              
Total 33 731 15 906 1 298 13 407 47.2 3.8 39.7
16-24 years 3 941 1 540  125 1 207 39.1 3.2 30.6
25-34 years 12 354 5 595  470 4 601 45.3 3.8 37.2
35-44 years 9 169 4 557  350 3 849 49.7 3.8 42.0
45-54 years 5 263 2 670  217 2 375 50.7 4.1 45.1
55-66 years 2 595 1 326  120 1 188 51.1 4.6 45.8
67 years and older  409  218 16  187 53.3 3.9 45.7
               
National background              
Total 33 731 15 906 1 298 13 407 47.2 3.8 39.7
Norwegian national background 29 462 13 978 1 138 11 855 47.4 3.9 40.2
Non-Norwegian citizen, living outside of Norway  495  211 11  152 42.6 2.2 30.7
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 1 591  691 61  564 43.4 3.8 35.4
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except EU/EEA 2 183 1 026 88  836 43.4 3.8 38.3
               
Level of education              
Total 33 731 15 906 1 298 13 407 47.2 3.8 39.7
Lower secondary education 2 245 1 075  103  916 47.9 4.6 40.8
Upper secondary education 17 658 8 763  665 7 422 49.6 3.8 42.0
Tertiary education, short 8 016 3 315  333 2 780 41.4 4.2 34.7
Tertiary education, long 3 449 1 698  122 1 484 49.2 3.5 43.0
Other 2 363 1 055 75  805 44.6 3.2 34.1

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