Number of male sole proprietors in Iceland
Iceland: Number of male sole proprietors was 2,231 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Iceland, 2014–2023
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of male sole proprietors in Iceland is 2,231, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Iceland peaked at 2,231 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,913, in 2014.
That places Iceland 63rd out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of male sole proprietors in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,913 | — |
| 2015 | 1,956 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,079 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 2,110 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,969 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 2,017 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,945 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2,219 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 2,072 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2,231 | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,007 | 1,913 | 2,110 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,117 | 1,945 | 2,231 | 4 |
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 sole proprietors in Iceland?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Iceland was 2,231 in 2023, 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,231 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,913 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Iceland ranks 63rd out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 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.