Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

4   Sole proprietorships by number of employees1, national background and gender. 1st January 2005. Per cent
  Owners, total National background
  Norwegian national background Western countries outside Norway Non-western countries Non-Norwegian citizen, living outside of Norway
  Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men
Total  155 488 23.0 67.7 1.1 2.6 1.4 3.6 0.1 0.4
No employees  134 123 22.8 68.3 1.2 2.7 1.4 3.1 0.1 0.5
1-4 employees 17 997 24.3 64.9 0.7 1.7 1.8 6.5 0.0 0.2
5-9 employees 2 641 27.3 61.4 0.8 2.0 1.6 6.9 - 0.1
10-49 employees  716 21.8 65.8 0.7 2.8 1.8 6.8 0.1 0.1
50-99 employees 9 44.4 55.6 - - - - - -
100 employees or more 2 -  100.0 - - - - - -
1  Number of employees is by December 2004.

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