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Companies in Norway

Central Coordinating Register (Enhetsregisteret)Brønnøysund Register CentreUpdated daily
Live companies1.18m1,178,732 on the register
Active1.17m98.9% of live
Incorporated, last 30 days5,994to 20 Oct 2026
Liquidation or administration13k1.1% of live
Company typesBrowseevery legal form on the register

When today's companies were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

025k50k75k100k2011: 22k20112012: 28k2013: 28k20132014: 30k2015: 33k20152016: 35k2017: 39k20172018: 42k2019: 53k20192020: 56k2021: 65k20212022: 64k2023: 67k20232024: 67k2025: 78k20252026: 72k

Counties

Live companies by county of the registered office.

Sectors

Share of live companies by broad sector (ISIC Rev.4 section; names from Eurostat NACE Rev. 2).

All sectors
SectorShareCompaniesShare
LReal estate activities
152,15614.0%
SOther service activities
124,08211.4%
MProfessional, scientific and technical activities
123,45711.4%
RArts, entertainment and recreation
94,9458.8%
FConstruction
94,6758.7%
AAgriculture, forestry and fishing
90,0778.3%
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
83,0087.7%
QHuman health and social work activities
63,8885.9%
JInformation and communication
52,6394.9%
NAdministrative and support service activities
44,3894.1%
PEducation
43,1334.0%
HTransportation and storage
39,3133.6%
CManufacturing
30,9622.9%
IAccommodation and food service activities
21,6052.0%
KFinancial and insurance activities
16,5771.5%
EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
3,2570.3%
DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
2,2960.2%
BMining and quarrying
2,1390.2%
OPublic administration and defence; compulsory social security
2,0660.2%
UActivities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
930.0%
TActivities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use
240.0%

Newest companies

Latest incorporations in this delivery.

Oldest active companies

Earliest incorporation dates still active.