Number of male directors in Iceland
Iceland: Number of male directors was 1,647 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male directors in Iceland, 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 directors in Iceland stood at 1,647.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male directors in Iceland peaked at 1,745 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,132, in 2014.
That places Iceland 60th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male directors in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,132 | — |
| 2015 | 1,336 | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 1,542 | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 1,422 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 1,288 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1,237 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,367 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 1,745 | +27.7% |
| 2022 | 1,656 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 1,719 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1,647 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,326 | 1,132 | 1,542 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,627 | 1,367 | 1,745 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More private sector data for Iceland
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male directors in Iceland?
- Number of male directors in Iceland was 1,647 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,745 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of male directors recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,132 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for number of male directors?
- Iceland ranks 60th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male directors rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.