Share of female business owners in Germany
Germany: Share of female business owners was 15.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Germany, 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
In 2024, share of female business owners in Germany stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Germany peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2018.
Germany ranks 58th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female business owners in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.0% | — |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 15.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 61% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Germany's 15.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 61% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.6% | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Germany?
- Share of female business owners in Germany was 15.5% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for share of female business owners?
- Germany ranks 58th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.