Number of female sole proprietors by country
Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.
What the numbers show
Number of female sole proprietors is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 573,116 in Philippines; the lowest is 8 in Marshall Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,093, and the mean is 45,871.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 71,640.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 4,538.8%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 75.6%).
Number of female sole proprietors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 573,116 | 2024 | up 299.3% | rising |
| 2 | Korea | 537,913 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 433,168 | 2024 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 287,631 | 2024 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 279,730 | 2020 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 184,287 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 124,157 | 2024 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 108,847 | 2024 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 106,258 | 2024 | up 406.9% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 98,405 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 11 | Nigeria | 91,307 | 2020 | up 269.7% | rising |
| 12 | France | 79,509 | 2024 | up 149.3% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 71,173 | 2020 | β | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 67,133 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 54,879 | 2022 | up 688.2% | rising |
| 16 | Rwanda | 38,517 | 2024 | up 2,783.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 32,811 | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 27,715 | 2018 | β | rising |
| 19 | Senegal | 24,906 | 2024 | up 700.6% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 22,233 | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 20,546 | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 22 | Benin | 18,449 | 2024 | up 1,235.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Georgia | 17,945 | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 24 | Madagascar | 17,084 | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 16,446 | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 15,967 | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 15,779 | 2018 | β | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 14,395 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 29 | Guatemala | 14,279 | 2024 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 14,098 | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 13,875 | 2024 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 12,562 | 2024 | up 666.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Romania | 11,884 | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 11,439 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 35 | Belarus | 11,190 | 2020 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 36 | Morocco | 10,542 | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 9,556 | 2024 | up 4,538.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Jamaica | 8,031 | 2024 | up 239.4% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 6,141 | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 6,045 | 2018 | β | rising |
| 41 | Mongolia | 6,000 | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 5,676 | 2018 | β | rising |
| 43 | Guinea | 5,212 | 2024 | up 970.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4,310 | 2024 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,071 | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 46 | Albania | 3,827 | 2020 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 47 | Sweden | 3,481 | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 48 | Gabon | 3,265 | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 49 | Togo | 3,230 | 2024 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 50 | Malta | 3,192 | 2024 | up 176.8% | rising |
| 51 | TΓΌrkiye | 2,753 | 2024 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 2,669 | 2024 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 2,368 | 2024 | up 258.8% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 1,716 | 2024 | up 431.3% | rising |
| 55 | Iceland | 1,481 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 56 | Nepal | 1,435 | 2020 | up 149.6% | rising |
| 57 | Belize | 1,409 | 2024 | up 1,483.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Niger | 1,377 | 2024 | up 520.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,286 | 2024 | up 634.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Jordan | 1,159 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Liberia | 1,135 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bahrain | 1,107 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 63 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 1,069 | 2018 | β | rising |
| 64 | Qatar | 1,057 | 2018 | β | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 780 | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 66 | Algeria | 551 | 2018 | β | flat |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 515 | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 402 | 2024 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 69 | Montenegro | 295 | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Central African Republic | 242 | 2020 | up 188.1% | rising |
| 71 | Tonga | 222 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 191 | 2018 | β | falling |
| 73 | Latvia | 155 | 2018 | β | flat |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 149 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 75 | Djibouti | 136 | 2024 | up 70.0% | flat |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 45 | 2022 | up 164.7% | rising |
| 77 | Lithuania | 37 | 2024 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 78 | Marshall Islands | 8 | 2021 | β | volatile |
About this data
Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.