Number of male business owners in Norway
Norway: Number of male business owners was 18,738 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of male business owners in Norway, 2016–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of male business owners in Norway stood at 18,738. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Norway peaked at 24,151 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18,738, in 2024.
Norway ranks 26th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of male business owners in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20,216 | — |
| 2017 | 21,862 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 21,902 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 20,960 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 23,331 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 24,151 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 20,182 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 18,840 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 18,738 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21,235 | 20,216 | 21,902 | 4 |
| 2020s | 21,048 | 18,738 | 24,151 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Norway?
- Number of male business owners in Norway was 18,738 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of male business owners recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 24,151 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,738 in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for number of male business owners?
- Norway ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of male business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.