Number of male sole proprietors by country
Number of male sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.
What the numbers show
Number of male sole proprietors is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 608,604 in South Korea; the lowest is 3 in Marshall Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 12,528, and the mean is 58,799.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 1,244.3%), and the largest decrease in Vietnam (down 76.2%).
Number of male sole proprietors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 608,604 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 550,143 | 2024 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 532,833 | 2020 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 4 | Philippines | 365,565 | 2024 | up 177.7% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 297,042 | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 221,246 | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 179,043 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 8 | Nigeria | 171,690 | 2020 | up 257.0% | rising |
| 9 | Malaysia | 166,877 | 2024 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 10 | France | 159,502 | 2024 | up 184.6% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 140,855 | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 108,426 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 90,411 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 78,592 | 2022 | up 501.0% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 54,387 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 16 | Senegal | 53,567 | 2024 | up 389.4% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 51,548 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 50,946 | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 43,666 | 2024 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 40,874 | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 39,048 | 2024 | up 146.5% | volatile |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 33,645 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 23 | Rwanda | 31,241 | 2024 | up 1,127.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 30,544 | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 25 | Zambia | 28,445 | 2024 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 26 | Benin | 27,760 | 2024 | up 628.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Morocco | 26,675 | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Serbia | 26,486 | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 25,115 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 30 | Italy | 24,154 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 23,127 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 20,568 | 2024 | up 512.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Belarus | 19,743 | 2020 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 34 | Guatemala | 19,165 | 2024 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 18,471 | 2024 | up 1,244.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 16,903 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 16,193 | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 14,378 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 39 | Turkey | 13,151 | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 40 | Guinea | 11,905 | 2024 | up 618.0% | rising |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 10,180 | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 10,035 | 2024 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 9,805 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 44 | Jordan | 9,684 | 2024 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 8,941 | 2020 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 46 | Algeria | 7,769 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 47 | Mauritius | 7,293 | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 7,118 | 2020 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 49 | Gabon | 7,043 | 2024 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 6,546 | 2022 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 51 | Togo | 6,023 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 52 | Jamaica | 5,886 | 2024 | up 141.4% | rising |
| 53 | Sweden | 5,598 | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 54 | Greece | 5,534 | 2024 | up 558.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 5,103 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 56 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4,927 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,630 | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 58 | Malta | 4,594 | 2024 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 59 | Niger | 4,564 | 2024 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 60 | Qatar | 3,835 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,062 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 62 | Laos | 2,826 | 2024 | up 1,021.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Iceland | 2,231 | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 64 | Liberia | 1,786 | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 65 | Belize | 1,636 | 2024 | up 747.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Estonia | 1,394 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 67 | Bahrain | 1,093 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 68 | El Salvador | 939 | 2024 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 69 | Vietnam | 899 | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Central African Republic | 849 | 2020 | up 230.3% | rising |
| 71 | Montenegro | 450 | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Tonga | 385 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Djibouti | 362 | 2024 | up 43.7% | falling |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 354 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 75 | Latvia | 282 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 71 | 2022 | up 255.0% | rising |
| 77 | Lithuania | 41 | 2024 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 78 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 2021 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of male sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.