Number of female directors in Estonia
Estonia: Number of female directors was 8,044 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 8,044, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Estonia peaked at 8,488 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,030, in 2014.
That places Estonia 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5,030 | — |
| 2015 | 5,367 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 6,062 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 6,592 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 6,859 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 7,089 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 6,912 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 8,488 | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 7,068 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 7,742 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 8,044 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,166 | 5,030 | 7,089 | 6 |
| 2020s | 7,651 | 6,912 | 8,488 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Estonia?
- Number of female directors in Estonia was 8,044 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,488 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,030 in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for number of female directors?
- Estonia ranks 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.