Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Denmark
Denmark: Share of female directors (% of total directors) was 19.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Denmark, 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 directors.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 19.1% for share of female directors in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Denmark peaked at 19.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2014.
That places Denmark 51st out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.0% | — |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | -3.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 19.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.8%, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 19.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.8%, 77% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.0% | 19.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.0% | 19.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 48 Netherlands 20.6% compare
- 49 Albania 20.1% compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 19.2% compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 18.5% compare
- 53 Malta 17.6% compare
- 54 Turkey 16.4% compare
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 129.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 131.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Denmark?
- Share of female directors in Denmark was 19.1% 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 directors recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for share of female directors?
- Denmark ranks 51st out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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 directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.