Number of female directors in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of female directors was 24,203 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of female directors in Malaysia, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of female directors in Malaysia stood at 24,203.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Malaysia peaked at 29,587 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19,841, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 10th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29,587 | — |
| 2015 | 27,510 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 25,485 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 23,360 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 21,830 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 21,403 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 19,841 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 20,100 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 21,777 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 23,107 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 24,203 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24,862 | 21,403 | 29,587 | 6 |
| 2020s | 21,806 | 19,841 | 24,203 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Malaysia?
- Number of female directors in Malaysia was 24,203 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 29,587 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,841 in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of female directors?
- Malaysia ranks 10th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.