Share of female directors in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of female directors was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Uruguay, 2020–2024
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
Uruguay recorded 37.3% for share of female directors in 2024.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 19.8% over five years.
That places Uruguay 6th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of female directors in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 31.1% | — |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +14.9% |
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More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Uruguay?
- Share of female directors in Uruguay was 37.3% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of female directors?
- Uruguay ranks 6th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.