Statistics Norway

Entrepreneurs in business enterprise sector

12 Newly established enterprises1 in 2003 by survival in 2004-2008, and sex of the owner
  Number of enterprises Number of surviving enterprises of newly established enterprises in 2003 Percentage of surviving enterprises of newly established personal owned enterprises in 2003
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived
Sex                                      
Total 28 538 13 098 1 510 11 469  237 9 156  278 7 778  304 6 839 45.9 5.3 40.2 0.8 32.1 1.0 27.3 1.1 24.0
Both women and men  512  297 36  282 4  221 4  189 3  168 58.0 7.0 55.1 0.8 43.2 0.8 36.9 0.6 32.8
Women 8 539 3 350  553 3 001 51 2 359 66 1 947  104 1 727 39.2 6.5 35.1 0.6 27.6 0.8 22.8 1.2 20.2
Men 19 487 9 451  921 8 186  182 6 576  208 5 642  197 4 944 48.5 4.7 42.0 0.9 33.7 1.1 29.0 1.0 25.4
1  Personal owned enterprises are sole proprietorships, general partnerships and general partnerships with shared liability.

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