Share of female directors in Italy
Italy: Share of female directors was 23.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female directors in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 23.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Italy peaked at 24.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2020.
Italy ranks 41st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.4% | — |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.4% | 24.3% | 24.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 23.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Italy?
- Share of female directors in Italy was 23.4% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for share of female directors?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.