Number of female directors in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of female directors was 954 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of female directors in Bangladesh, 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 directors in Bangladesh is 954, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Bangladesh peaked at 2,656 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 954, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 47th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,656 | — |
| 2015 | 2,523 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 2,295 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 2,013 | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 1,848 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 2,047 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 1,916 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 2,005 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1,444 | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 1,136 | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 954 | -16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,230 | 1,848 | 2,656 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,491 | 954 | 2,005 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Bangladesh?
- Number of female directors in Bangladesh was 954 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 directors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2,656 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 954 in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of female directors?
- Bangladesh ranks 47th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 directors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.