Number of female business owners in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of female business owners was 5,011 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Netherlands, 2016–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 5,011 for number of female business owners in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 32.9% over five years.
That places Netherlands 29th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of female business owners in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,770 | — |
| 2017 | 4,156 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 4,582 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 4,726 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 5,011 | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,308 | 3,770 | 4,726 | 4 |
| 2020s | 5,011 | 5,011 | 5,011 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54,691 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Netherlands?
- Number of female business owners in Netherlands was 5,011 in 2020, 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5,011 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,770 in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of female business owners?
- Netherlands ranks 29th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.