Which has higher number of male business owners, Germany or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 93,706 against 86,823 in Germany as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of male business owners between Germany and Republic of Korea?

6,883, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Republic of Korea?

5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as Number of male business owners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Republic of Korea: Number of male business owners

Germany

86,823

in 2024

Republic of Korea

93,706

in 2023

Germany rank

8th

Republic of Korea rank

7th

Number of male business owners over time

Germany
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 93,706 against 86,823 in Germany, a difference of 6,883.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 72 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	78,065	69,865	8,200	Germany
2020s	85,794	98,918	13,124	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of male business owners, Germany or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 93,706 against 86,823 in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of male business owners between Germany and Republic of Korea?: 6,883, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Republic of Korea?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Germany and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of male business owners?: Germany ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as Number of male business owners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of male business owners
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 72 places, 632 data points, 2014–2024
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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.