Share of female directors in France
France: Share of female directors was 27.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female directors in France, 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
In 2024, share of female directors in France stood at 27.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in France peaked at 27.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2020.
France ranks 28th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female directors in France, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.1% | — |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.9% | 26.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.4% | 27.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in France?
- Share of female directors in France was 27.1% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2020.
- How does France rank for share of female directors?
- France ranks 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.