Number of male directors in Zambia
Zambia: Number of male directors was 30,240 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male directors in Zambia, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 30,240 for number of male directors in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male directors in Zambia peaked at 31,045 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,030, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 19th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male directors in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18,206 | — |
| 2015 | 16,770 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 15,030 | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 16,235 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 17,717 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 16,994 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 18,833 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 25,104 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 30,810 | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 31,045 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 30,240 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,825 | 15,030 | 18,206 | 6 |
| 2020s | 27,206 | 18,833 | 31,045 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 16 Netherlands 37,224 compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 35,671 compare
- 18 Myanmar 33,989 compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 29,304 compare
- 21 Guatemala 24,853 compare
- 22 Bangladesh 23,299 compare
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male directors in Zambia?
- Number of male directors in Zambia was 30,240 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,045 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male directors recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,030 in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for number of male directors?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male directors rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.