Number of male directors in France
France: Number of male directors was 221,923 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male directors in France, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
France recorded 221,923 for number of male directors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 360.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male directors in France peaked at 235,742 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48,205, in 2014.
That places France 3rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male directors in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 48,205 | — |
| 2015 | 54,918 | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 89,878 | +63.7% |
| 2017 | 157,035 | +74.7% |
| 2018 | 169,727 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 166,342 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 171,593 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 235,742 | +37.4% |
| 2022 | 203,777 | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 196,723 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 221,923 | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 114,351 | 48,205 | 169,727 | 6 |
| 2020s | 205,952 | 171,593 | 235,742 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male directors in France?
- Number of male directors in France was 221,923 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 235,742 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of male directors recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,205 in 2014.
- How does France rank for number of male directors?
- France ranks 3rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male directors rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 360.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.