Number of male directors in Denmark
Denmark: Number of male directors was 18,757 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Number of male directors in Denmark, 2014β2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 18,757 for number of male directors in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male directors in Denmark peaked at 26,595 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18,757, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 23rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23,833 | 19,722 | 26,595 | 6 |
| 2020s | 20,478 | 18,757 | 23,659 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male directors in Denmark?
- Number of male directors in Denmark was 18,757 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 directors recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 26,595 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of male directors recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,757 in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for number of male directors?
- Denmark ranks 23rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male directors rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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 directors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.