Number of female sole proprietors in Italy
Italy: Number of female sole proprietors was 11,439 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of female sole proprietors in Italy, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female sole proprietors in Italy is 11,439, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Italy peaked at 16,783 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11,439, in 2024.
Italy ranks 34th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female sole proprietors in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16,783 | — |
| 2015 | 16,403 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 15,615 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 14,802 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 13,892 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 14,550 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 12,077 | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 12,596 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 11,711 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 11,891 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 11,439 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,341 | 13,892 | 16,783 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11,943 | 11,439 | 12,596 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Italy?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Italy was 11,439 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16,783 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,439 in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Italy ranks 34th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.