Share of female business owners in Denmark
Denmark: Share of female business owners was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Denmark, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Denmark is 21.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Denmark peaked at 21.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2014.
Denmark ranks 47th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female business owners in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.5% | — |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | -0.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 21.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 84% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 21.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.5% | 21.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 44 Fiji 22.9% compare
- 45 Togo 21.7% compare
- 46 Benin 21.7% compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 20.2% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 20.0% compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 19.2% compare
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Denmark?
- Share of female business owners in Denmark was 21.5% 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 share of female business owners recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for share of female business owners?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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 Share of female business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.