Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

2 Personal owned enterprises by economic activity and gender. New established enterprises 20071
Economic activity Sole proprietorship Other personal owned enterprises2
Owners total Gender Owners total Gender
Per cent women Per cent men Per cent women Per cent men
Total 26 637 33.5 66.5 3 981 25.2 74.8
C - Mining and quarrying 27 22.2 77.8 18 5.6 94.4
D - Manufacturing  994 33.8 66.2  206 37.4 62.6
E - Electricity, gas and water supply 2 -  100.0 12 25.0 75.0
F - Construction 4 387 2.3 97.7  463 7.8 92.2
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehichles, motorcycles and personal household goods 2 502 39.6 60.4  707 29.6 70.4
H - Hotels and restaurants  478 45.4 54.6  160 41.9 58.1
I - Transport, storage and communication 1 810 13.1 86.9  200 17.0 83.0
J - Financial intermediation 51 9.8 90.2 49 16.3 83.7
K - Real estate, renting and business activities 7 492 29.8 70.2 1 229 22.5 77.5
M - Education 1 081 49.9 50.1 58 60.3 39.7
N - Health and social work 2 904 63.8 36.2  219 47.9 52.1
O - Other community, social and personal service activities 4 845 48.9 51.1  527 22.6 77.4
P - Private households with employed persons 17 70.6 29.4 2 -  100.0
Unknown 47 25.5 74.5  131 26.7 73.3
1  Enterprises that only have juristic persons (enterprises) as actors, or no registered information about actors are not included in statistics.
2  Other personal owned enterprises refers to the organizational structures general partnership and general partnership with shared liability.

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