Number of female directors in Zambia
Zambia: Number of female directors was 13,199 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 13,199. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 177.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Zambia peaked at 13,199 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,262, in 2016.
That places Zambia 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4,763 | — |
| 2015 | 4,887 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4,262 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 4,387 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 4,875 | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 5,377 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 6,743 | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 8,954 | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 11,049 | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 12,310 | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 13,199 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,758 | 4,262 | 5,377 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10,451 | 6,743 | 13,199 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 12 Sweden 18,118 compare
- 13 Myanmar 15,169 compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 13,403 compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 12,664 compare
- 17 Morocco 12,460 compare
- 18 Netherlands 9,666 compare
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Zambia?
- Number of female directors in Zambia was 13,199 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,199 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,262 in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for number of female directors?
- Zambia ranks 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.