Share of female directors in India
India: Share of female directors was 29.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in India, 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
The most recent figure for share of female directors in India is 29.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in India peaked at 37.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2014.
That places India 24th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.4% | — |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.4% | 25.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 25.5% | 37.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in India?
- Share of female directors in India was 29.1% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2014.
- How does India rank for share of female directors?
- India ranks 24th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.