Number of male sole proprietors in Estonia
Estonia: Number of male sole proprietors was 1,394 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Estonia, 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 sole proprietors in Estonia stood at 1,394.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Estonia peaked at 1,569 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 916, in 2020.
That places Estonia 66th out of 78 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 sole proprietors in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,358 | — |
| 2015 | 1,315 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,082 | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 1,098 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,170 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 987 | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 916 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 981 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1,146 | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 1,569 | +36.9% |
| 2024 | 1,394 | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,168 | 987 | 1,358 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,201 | 916 | 1,569 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Estonia?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Estonia was 1,394 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 sole proprietors recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,569 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 916 in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Estonia ranks 66th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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 sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.