Number of female sole proprietors in Croatia

Croatia: Number of female sole proprietors was 27,715 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
27,715
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
18th
of 78 countries
All-time high
27,715
in 2018
All-time low
25,578
in 2015
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Number of female sole proprietors in Croatia, 2014–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k2014201620182014: 25.8k2015: 25.6k2016: 25.7k2017: 26.5k2018: 27.7k

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 27,715 for number of female sole proprietors in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over five years.

Croatia ranks 18th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Number of female sole proprietors in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Number of female sole proprietors in Croatia, 2014 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2014 25,774
2015 25,578 -0.8%
2016 25,655 +0.3%
2017 26,529 +3.4%
2018 27,715 +4.5%

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  5. 20 Belgium 22,233 compare
  6. 21 Slovakia 20,546 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of female sole proprietors in Croatia?
Number of female sole proprietors in Croatia was 27,715 in 2018, 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 sole proprietors recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 27,715 in 2018.
What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 25,578 in 2015.
How does Croatia rank for number of female sole proprietors?
Croatia ranks 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Croatia 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 sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of female sole proprietors
Source
World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 714 data points, 2014–2024
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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.