Share of female business owners in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of female business owners was 17.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Türkiye, 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
Türkiye recorded 17.5% for share of female business owners in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Türkiye peaked at 17.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2014.
Türkiye ranks 53rd of 72 countries on this measure, 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.4% | — |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +1.0% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 17.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 17.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 69% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More private sector data for Türkiye
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Türkiye?
- Share of female business owners in Türkiye was 17.5% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2014.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of female business owners?
- Türkiye ranks 53rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.