Number of female directors in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Number of female directors was 50,972 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Viet Nam, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 51,393 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,077, in 2014.
That places Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam, 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% |
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 Viet Nam
More private sector data for Viet Nam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Viet Nam?
- Number of female directors in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 51,393 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,077 in 2014.
- How does Viet Nam rank for number of female directors?
- Viet Nam ranks 6th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.