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Ranking of the counties of Norway by food and drink businesses per inhabitant

How many food and drink businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every county of Norway and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 292.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 342 inhabitants.

292.4
food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — Norway
one for every 342 inhabitants
340.9
the most — Agder
one for every 293 inhabitants
233.6
the fewest — Akershus
one for every 428 inhabitants
5.6M
inhabitants
SSB, 1.1.2025 (avrundet)
How we count. Businesses — the active food and drink businesses of our base on the date of the update. Population — SSB, 1.1.2025 (avrundet). Tourist areas and business districts rise in the ranking: many businesses for the resident population.

Ranking of the counties: food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕County ↕Population ↕Food & Drink ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Agder 323,000 1,101
340.9
293
02 Nordland 243,000 817
336.2
297
03 Oslo 724,000 2,375
328.0
305
04 Troms 170,000 527
310.0
323
05 Telemark 177,000 544
307.3
325
06 Rogaland 504,000 1,545
306.5
326
07 Vestland 651,000 1,978
303.8
329
08 Innlandet 376,000 1,132
301.1
332
09 Finnmark 75,000 222
296.0
338
10 Buskerud 272,000 790
290.4
344
11 Østfold 313,000 862
275.4
363
12 Vestfold 260,000 711
273.5
366
13 Trøndelag 483,000 1,284
265.8
376
14 Møre og Romsdal 271,000 702
259.0
386
15 Akershus 740,000 1,729
233.6
428
Average of Norway — 292.4 per 100,000 inhabitants16,319 food and drink businesses · 5,582,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Food & Drink ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 StavangerRogaland 151,669 505
333.0
300
02 KristiansandAgder 117,237 386
329.2
304
03 TrondheimTrøndelag 216,518 551
254.5
393
04 BergenVestland 294,029 699
237.7
421
05 DrammenBuskerud 106,013 235
221.7
451
06 OsloOslo 1,082,575 2,368
218.7
457

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