Number of female business owners in Italy
Italy: Number of female business owners was 51,379 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of female business owners in Italy, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Italy recorded 51,379 for number of female business owners in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female business owners in Italy peaked at 59,441 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44,744, in 2020.
That places Italy 4th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female business owners in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 53,475 | — |
| 2015 | 55,892 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 55,749 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 59,304 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 59,441 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55,276 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 44,744 | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 53,628 | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 49,904 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 48,737 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 51,379 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56,523 | 53,475 | 59,441 | 6 |
| 2020s | 49,678 | 44,744 | 53,628 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Italy?
- Number of female business owners in Italy was 51,379 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 female business owners recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 59,441 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,744 in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for number of female business owners?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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 female business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female business owners is the number of female individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.