Number of female directors in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of female directors was 50,972 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Vietnam, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 50,972 for number of female directors in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 322.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Vietnam peaked at 51,393 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,077, in 2014.
That places Vietnam 6th 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12,077 | — |
| 2015 | 16,095 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 19,475 | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 24,106 | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 25,524 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 27,124 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 26,229 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 33,888 | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 45,526 | +34.3% |
| 2023 | 51,393 | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 50,972 | -0.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 50,972 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,574, 19.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 50,972 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,725, 29.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,734 | 12,077 | 27,124 | 6 |
| 2020s | 41,602 | 26,229 | 51,393 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 40.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 30.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Vietnam?
- Number of female directors in Vietnam was 50,972 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 51,393 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,077 in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of female directors?
- Vietnam ranks 6th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.