Number of male business owners in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of male business owners was 23,031 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Netherlands, 2016–2020
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 Netherlands is 23,031, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over five years.
Netherlands ranks 22nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of male business owners in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18,526 | — |
| 2017 | 19,762 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 21,416 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 21,696 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23,031 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,350 | 18,526 | 21,696 | 4 |
| 2020s | 23,031 | 23,031 | 23,031 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54,691 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Netherlands?
- Number of male business owners in Netherlands was 23,031 in 2020, 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 23,031 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,526 in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of male business owners?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.