Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Zambia
Zambia: Share of female directors (% of total directors) was 30.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Zambia, 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
Zambia recorded 30.4% for share of female directors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Zambia peaked at 30.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2014.
That places Zambia 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.7% | — |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +7.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 30.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 30.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.9%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.7% | 24.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.3% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Zambia?
- Share of female directors in Zambia was 30.4% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for share of female directors?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.