Number of male sole proprietors in Sweden
Sweden: Number of male sole proprietors was 5,598 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of male sole proprietors in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 5,598. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Sweden peaked at 9,675 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,598, in 2024.
That places Sweden 53rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male sole proprietors in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9,534 | — |
| 2015 | 8,956 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 9,140 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 9,675 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 9,033 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 8,951 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 8,040 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 7,951 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7,411 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 7,228 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 5,598 | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,215 | 8,951 | 9,675 | 6 |
| 2020s | 7,246 | 5,598 | 8,040 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Sweden?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Sweden was 5,598 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9,675 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,598 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Sweden ranks 53rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.