Number of female directors in India
India: Number of female directors was 107,641 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in India, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
India recorded 107,641 for number of female directors in 2024.
The figure is down 33.1% on the previous year and up 170.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in India peaked at 160,896 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,819, in 2014.
That places India 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39,819 | — |
| 2015 | 46,400 | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 55,250 | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 64,157 | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 69,547 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 74,974 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 85,845 | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 107,388 | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 112,922 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 160,896 | +42.5% |
| 2024 | 107,641 | -33.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 107,641 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,084, 99.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58,358 | 39,819 | 74,974 | 6 |
| 2020s | 114,938 | 85,845 | 160,896 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 201.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 411.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in India?
- Number of female directors in India was 107,641 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 160,896 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,819 in 2014.
- How does India rank for number of female directors?
- India ranks 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.