Number of male business owners in Greece
Greece: Number of male business owners was 15,461 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Greece, 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 male business owners in Greece is 15,461, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 380.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Greece peaked at 15,461 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,219, in 2014.
That places Greece 30th out of 72 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.
Number of male business owners in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,219 | — |
| 2015 | 3,627 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 5,579 | +53.8% |
| 2017 | 9,137 | +63.8% |
| 2018 | 12,041 | +31.8% |
| 2019 | 12,451 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 11,559 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 13,900 | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 15,042 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 15,188 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15,461 | +1.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 15,461 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,241, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Greece's 15,461 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,762, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,676 | 3,219 | 12,451 | 6 |
| 2020s | 14,230 | 11,559 | 15,461 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 31.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 58.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Greece?
- Number of male business owners in Greece was 15,461 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15,461 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,219 in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for number of male business owners?
- Greece ranks 30th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 380.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.