Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Turkey
Turkey: Share of female directors (% of total directors) was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Turkey, 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
Turkey recorded 16.4% for share of female directors in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Turkey peaked at 16.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2014.
That places Turkey 54th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.5% | — |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 16.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.3%, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 16.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.8%, 66% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.5% | 15.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 58.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 122.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Turkey?
- Share of female directors in Turkey was 16.4% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2014.
- How does Turkey rank for share of female directors?
- Turkey ranks 54th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.