Number of male business owners in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Number of male business owners was 24,324 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
24,324
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
19th
of 72 countries
All-time high
37,092
in 2021
All-time low
24,324
in 2024
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Number of male business owners in Bangladesh, 2014–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2014201920242014: 26.3k2015: 27.9k2016: 27.2k2017: 29.3k2018: 27.7k2019: 34.4k2020: 32.6k2021: 37.1k2022: 30.9k2023: 24.8k2024: 24.3k

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

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 24,324 for number of male business owners in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Bangladesh peaked at 37,092 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24,324, in 2024.

That places Bangladesh 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of male business owners in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Number of male business owners in Bangladesh, 2014 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2014 26,261
2015 27,923 +6.3%
2016 27,200 -2.6%
2017 29,270 +7.6%
2018 27,731 -5.3%
2019 34,377 +24.0%
2020 32,567 -5.3%
2021 37,092 +13.9%
2022 30,922 -16.6%
2023 24,771 -19.9%
2024 24,324 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 28,794 26,261 34,377 6
2020s 29,935 24,324 37,092 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 16 Egypt 31,429 compare
  2. 17 Zambia 30,057 compare
  3. 18 Nepal 28,103 compare
  4. 20 Ecuador 24,159 compare
  5. 21 Rwanda 23,725 compare
  6. 22 Netherlands 23,031 compare

See the full ranking of 72 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of male business owners in Bangladesh?
Number of male business owners in Bangladesh was 24,324 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 male business owners recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 37,092 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 24,324 in 2024.
How does Bangladesh rank for number of male business owners?
Bangladesh ranks 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bangladesh 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 male business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of male business owners
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
72 places, 632 data points, 2014–2024
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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.