Number of female directors in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of female directors was 7,204 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Pakistan, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 7,204 for number of female directors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 279.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Pakistan peaked at 7,204 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,898, in 2014.
Pakistan ranks 23rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,898 | — |
| 2015 | 2,040 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 2,567 | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 3,359 | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 4,009 | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 4,713 | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 5,733 | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 6,695 | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 6,565 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 6,494 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 7,204 | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,098 | 1,898 | 4,713 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6,538 | 5,733 | 7,204 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Pakistan?
- Number of female directors in Pakistan was 7,204 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,204 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,898 in 2014.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of female directors?
- Pakistan ranks 23rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 279.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.