Number of female sole proprietors in Denmark
Denmark: Number of female sole proprietors was 14,098 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Denmark, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 14,098 for number of female sole proprietors in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Denmark peaked at 15,098 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,571, in 2014.
That places Denmark 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,548 | 9,571 | 13,797 | 6 |
| 2020s | 14,536 | 14,098 | 15,098 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Denmark?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Denmark was 14,098 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 sole proprietors recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15,098 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,571 in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Denmark ranks 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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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.