Share of female directors in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of female directors was 13.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female directors in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan stood at 13.5%.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Pakistan peaked at 17.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2023.
That places Pakistan 59th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.3% | — |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.4% | 17.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 14.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Pakistan?
- Share of female directors in Pakistan was 13.5% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of female directors?
- Pakistan ranks 59th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.