Number of male sole proprietors in Türkiye
Türkiye: Number of male sole proprietors was 13,151 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of male sole proprietors in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye stood at 13,151. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Türkiye peaked at 40,575 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13,151, in 2024.
That places Türkiye 39th 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40,575 | — |
| 2015 | 33,560 | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 32,111 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 34,634 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 25,653 | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 17,941 | -30.1% |
| 2020 | 23,096 | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 19,956 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 19,208 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 15,865 | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 13,151 | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30,746 | 17,941 | 40,575 | 6 |
| 2020s | 18,255 | 13,151 | 23,096 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More private sector data for Türkiye
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Türkiye?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Türkiye was 13,151 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 40,575 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,151 in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Türkiye ranks 39th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.