Number of female business owners in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Number of female business owners was 1,399 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of female business owners in North Macedonia, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1,399 for number of female business owners in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
North Macedonia ranks 48th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of female business owners in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,682 | — |
| 2015 | 1,818 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1,778 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,715 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,483 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 1,479 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,399 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,659 | 1,479 | 1,818 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,399 | 1,399 | 1,399 | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More private sector data for North Macedonia
- Merchandise trade 115.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,973 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in North Macedonia?
- Number of female business owners in North Macedonia was 1,399 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,818 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,399 in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for number of female business owners?
- North Macedonia ranks 48th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.