Share of female business owners in Norway
Norway: Share of female business owners was 25.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Norway, 2016–2024
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
Norway recorded 25.5% for share of female business owners in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Norway peaked at 25.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2016.
Norway ranks 34th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22.9% | — |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 25.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Norway's 25.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.9% | 24.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.1% | 25.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Norway?
- Share of female business owners in Norway was 25.5% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2016.
- How does Norway rank for share of female business owners?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.