Number of male directors in Italy
Italy: Number of male directors was 98,795 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male directors in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 98,795. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 167.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male directors in Italy peaked at 98,795 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36,979, in 2014.
That places Italy 6th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36,979 | — |
| 2015 | 42,556 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 46,517 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 53,580 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 59,306 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 61,200 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 56,137 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 73,807 | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 76,342 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 83,762 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 98,795 | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50,023 | 36,979 | 61,200 | 6 |
| 2020s | 77,769 | 56,137 | 98,795 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male directors in Italy?
- Number of male directors in Italy was 98,795 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 98,795 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of male directors recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,979 in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for number of male directors?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male directors rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.