Share of female directors in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of female directors was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Türkiye, 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
Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 16.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2014.
That places Türkiye 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 in Türkiye, 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% |
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 Türkiye
More private sector data for Türkiye
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Türkiye?
- Share of female directors in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2014.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of female directors?
- Türkiye ranks 54th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.