Share of female directors in Iceland
Iceland: Share of female directors was 24.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Iceland, 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
Iceland recorded 24.7% for share of female directors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Iceland peaked at 26.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2016.
That places Iceland 35th 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 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.4% | — |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.1% | 25.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.4% | 26.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More private sector data for Iceland
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Iceland?
- Share of female directors in Iceland was 24.7% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for share of female directors?
- Iceland ranks 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.