Share of female business owners in Italy
Italy: Share of female business owners was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Italy, 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
Italy recorded 28.3% for share of female business owners in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Italy peaked at 30.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2021.
That places Italy 26th out of 72 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.
Share of female business owners in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.6% | — |
| 2015 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 28.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Italy's 28.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 29.5% | 30.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.9% | 28.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Italy?
- Share of female business owners in Italy was 28.3% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for share of female business owners?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.