Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in Turkey
Turkey: Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) was 17.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Turkey, 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
Turkey 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 Turkey peaked at 17.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2014.
Turkey 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 (% of total business owners) in Turkey, 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 17.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey'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 Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 58.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 122.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Turkey?
- Share of female business owners in Turkey 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2014.
- How does Turkey rank for share of female business owners?
- Turkey ranks 53rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.