Number of female business owners in Zambia
Zambia: Number of female business owners was 13,522 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Zambia, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female business owners in Zambia is 13,522, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 180.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female business owners in Zambia peaked at 13,522 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,300, in 2016.
That places Zambia 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female business owners in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4,830 | — |
| 2015 | 4,887 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4,300 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 4,375 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,916 | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 5,382 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 6,990 | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 9,330 | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 11,446 | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 12,576 | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 13,522 | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,782 | 4,300 | 5,382 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10,773 | 6,990 | 13,522 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Zambia?
- Number of female business owners in Zambia was 13,522 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,522 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,300 in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for number of female business owners?
- Zambia ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.