Number of male sole proprietors in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Number of male sole proprietors was 221,246 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
221,246
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
6th
of 78 countries
All-time high
228,529
in 2023
All-time low
99,741
in 2020
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number of male sole proprietors in Kazakhstan, 2017–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2017202020242017: 126.1k2018: 107.2k2019: 120.7k2020: 99.7k2021: 142.7k2022: 224.3k2023: 228.5k2024: 221.2k

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 Kazakhstan is 221,246, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.

Kazakhstan ranks 6th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Number of male sole proprietors in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Number of male sole proprietors in Kazakhstan, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 126,145
2018 107,192 -15.0%
2019 120,731 +12.6%
2020 99,741 -17.4%
2021 142,678 +43.0%
2022 224,288 +57.2%
2023 228,529 +1.9%
2024 221,246 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 118,023 107,192 126,145 3
2020s 183,296 99,741 228,529 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 3 Mexico 532,833
  2. 4 Philippines 365,565 compare
  3. 5 Germany 297,042 compare
  4. 7 Poland 179,043 compare
  5. 8 Nigeria 171,690
  6. 9 Malaysia 166,877 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of male sole proprietors in Kazakhstan?
Number of male sole proprietors in Kazakhstan was 221,246 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 228,529 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 99,741 in 2020.
How does Kazakhstan rank for number of male sole proprietors?
Kazakhstan ranks 6th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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Indicator
Number of male sole proprietors
Source
World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 714 data points, 2014–2024
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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.