Number of male business owners in Germany
Germany: Number of male business owners was 86,823 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Germany, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of male business owners in Germany stood at 86,823.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Germany peaked at 95,555 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75,548, in 2014.
Germany ranks 8th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male business owners in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75,548 | — |
| 2015 | 78,548 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 80,100 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 81,522 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 84,613 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 84,867 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83,141 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 95,555 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 84,806 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 86,782 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 86,823 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80,866 | 75,548 | 84,867 | 6 |
| 2020s | 87,421 | 83,141 | 95,555 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Germany?
- Number of male business owners in Germany was 86,823 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 95,555 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,548 in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for number of male business owners?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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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.