Share of female business owners in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of female business owners was 17.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Netherlands, 2016–2020
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 2020, share of female business owners in Netherlands stood at 17.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over five years.
That places Netherlands 52nd out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16.9% | — |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 17.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 17.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.9% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54,691 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Netherlands?
- Share of female business owners in Netherlands was 17.9% in 2020, 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of female business owners?
- Netherlands ranks 52nd out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.