Number of male business owners by country
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.
Countries reporting
72
Highest
353,893
Nigeria
Lowest
3
Marshall Islands
Median
8,784
Years covered
11
2014–2024
Data points
632
What the numbers show
Number of male business owners is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 353,893 in Nigeria; the lowest is 3 in Marshall Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,784, and the mean is 29,232.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 79,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 90.3%).
Number of male business owners: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 353,893 | 2020 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 176,241 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 130,091 | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 4 | Turkey | 125,873 | 2024 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 108,689 | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 95,660 | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 93,706 | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 86,823 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 79,819 | 2024 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 70,498 | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 11 | Malaysia | 69,249 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 12 | Vietnam | 68,793 | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 58,746 | 2022 | up 403.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 44,950 | 2022 | up 335.1% | rising |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 33,219 | 2023 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 31,429 | 2020 | up 381.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Zambia | 30,057 | 2024 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 18 | Nepal | 28,103 | 2020 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 24,324 | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 20 | Ecuador | 24,159 | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 21 | Rwanda | 23,725 | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 23,031 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22,213 | 2024 | up 241.3% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 20,755 | 2024 | up 32.5% | flat |
| 25 | Algeria | 20,585 | 2024 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 18,738 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 27 | Georgia | 17,556 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 17,241 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 16,762 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 15,461 | 2024 | up 380.3% | rising |
| 31 | Mongolia | 13,569 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bahrain | 12,495 | 2024 | up 145.7% | rising |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 11,153 | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 10,726 | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 35 | Namibia | 10,016 | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 36 | Oman | 9,086 | 2020 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 8,482 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 38 | Belarus | 7,613 | 2020 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 39 | Jordan | 7,315 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 40 | Mauritius | 6,944 | 2024 | up 167.5% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 6,912 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 6,538 | 2021 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 6,187 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 44 | Montenegro | 5,904 | 2024 | up 247.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Jamaica | 4,425 | 2022 | up 150.8% | rising |
| 46 | Benin | 4,354 | 2022 | up 251.7% | rising |
| 47 | Togo | 4,259 | 2024 | up 378.0% | rising |
| 48 | Eswatini | 4,170 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 49 | Malta | 4,045 | 2024 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 50 | Cambodia | 3,863 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 3,583 | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 52 | Albania | 3,138 | 2024 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 53 | Uruguay | 2,586 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 54 | Slovenia | 2,577 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 55 | Palestine | 2,568 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 56 | Mozambique | 2,274 | 2020 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 57 | Belize | 2,231 | 2024 | up 696.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Congo | 1,220 | 2024 | up 338.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Fiji | 1,166 | 2024 | up 488.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 1,150 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 61 | East Timor | 1,049 | 2022 | — | falling |
| 62 | Qatar | 797 | 2024 | up 79,600.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Laos | 533 | 2020 | up 243.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 472 | 2024 | up 31.1% | flat |
| 65 | Central African Republic | 287 | 2020 | up 293.2% | rising |
| 66 | Comoros | 197 | 2022 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 67 | Liberia | 162 | 2024 | up 406.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Brunei | 127 | 2020 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 69 | Samoa | 89 | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 70 | Bhutan | 74 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 71 | Tuvalu | 9 | 2022 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 2022 | down 90.3% | volatile |
About this data
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.