Number of female directors in France
France: Number of female directors was 82,577 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in France, 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 France is 82,577, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 385.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in France peaked at 82,876 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,020, in 2014.
France ranks 3rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40,278 | 17,020 | 59,477 | 6 |
| 2020s | 74,216 | 58,524 | 82,876 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in France?
- Number of female directors in France was 82,577 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 82,876 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,020 in 2014.
- How does France rank for number of female directors?
- France ranks 3rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 385.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.