Number of female directors in Italy
Italy: Number of female directors was 30,163 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Italy, 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 Italy is 30,163, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 153.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Italy peaked at 30,163 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,903, in 2014.
That places Italy 9th out of 71 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 directors in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11,903 | — |
| 2015 | 13,695 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 15,103 | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 17,325 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 19,117 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 19,596 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 16,619 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 21,978 | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 23,334 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 25,339 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 30,163 | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,123 | 11,903 | 19,596 | 6 |
| 2020s | 23,487 | 16,619 | 30,163 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Italy?
- Number of female directors in Italy was 30,163 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 30,163 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,903 in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for number of female directors?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.