Share of female business owners in Estonia
Estonia: Share of female business owners was 31.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 31.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Estonia peaked at 32.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2018.
That places Estonia 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.8% | — |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -2.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 31.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 31.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.9% | 28.6% | 31.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.8% | 32.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Estonia?
- Share of female business owners in Estonia was 31.8% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for share of female business owners?
- Estonia ranks 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.