Share of male sole proprietors in Norway
Norway: Share of male sole proprietors was 62.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Norway, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of sole proprietors.
Analysis
Norway recorded 62.1% for share of male sole proprietors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Norway peaked at 67.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2021.
That places Norway 42nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.2% | — |
| 2015 | 66.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.6% | 65.3% | 67.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 61.9% | 66.7% | 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 share of male sole proprietors in Norway?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Norway was 62.1% 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 share of male sole proprietors recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Norway ranks 42nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Share of male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male sole proprietors is the proportion of male newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.