Number of female directors in Italy

Italy: Number of female directors was 30,163 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30,163
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
9th
of 71 countries
All-time high
30,163
in 2024
All-time low
11,903
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Number of female directors in Italy, 2014–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k2014201920242014: 11.9k2015: 13.7k2016: 15.1k2017: 17.3k2018: 19.1k2019: 19.6k2020: 16.6k2021: 22.0k2022: 23.3k2023: 25.3k2024: 30.2k

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

Annual values for Number of female directors in Italy, 2014 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16,123 11,903 19,596 6
2020s 23,487 16,619 30,163 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 6 Viet Nam 50,972 compare
  2. 7 Chile 50,837 compare
  3. 8 Romania 37,554 compare
  4. 10 Malaysia 24,203 compare
  5. 11 Türkiye 22,977 compare
  6. 12 Sweden 18,118 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places →

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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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Indicator
Number of female directors
Source
World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 649 data points, 2014–2024
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Number of female directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.