Number of female business owners in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of female business owners was 6,593 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Pakistan, 2014–2022
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 6,593 for number of female business owners in 2022.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 227.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female business owners in Pakistan peaked at 6,909 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,013, in 2014.
Pakistan ranks 21st of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of female business owners in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,013 | — |
| 2015 | 2,158 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 2,631 | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 3,554 | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 5,198 | +46.3% |
| 2019 | 4,673 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 5,827 | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 6,909 | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 6,593 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,371 | 2,013 | 5,198 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6,443 | 5,827 | 6,909 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Pakistan?
- Number of female business owners in Pakistan was 6,593 in 2022, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,909 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,013 in 2014.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of female business owners?
- Pakistan ranks 21st out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 227.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.