Number of female directors in Palestine
Palestine: Number of female directors was 208 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Palestine, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 208 for number of female directors in 2024.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Palestine peaked at 271 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 150, in 2019.
Palestine ranks 62nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 174 | — |
| 2015 | 179 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 173 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 187 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 191 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 150 | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 175 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 202 | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 271 | +34.2% |
| 2023 | 226 | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 208 | -8.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 208 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,084, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 208 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 544, 38% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 175.67 | 150 | 191 | 6 |
| 2020s | 216.4 | 175 | 271 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 59 Tajikistan 229 compare
- 60 Qatar 223 compare
- 61 Iraq 218 compare
- 63 East Timor 137 compare
- 64 Laos 112 compare
- 65 Afghanistan 93 compare
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Palestine?
- Number of female directors in Palestine was 208 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 271 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 in 2019.
- How does Palestine rank for number of female directors?
- Palestine ranks 62nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.