Share of female sole proprietors in Estonia
Estonia: Share of female sole proprietors was 35.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female sole proprietors in Estonia, 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 sole proprietors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of female sole proprietors in Estonia stood at 35.9%.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Estonia peaked at 51.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2023.
That places Estonia 44th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51.1% | — |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.5% | 45.8% | 51.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 35.0% | 46.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Estonia?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Estonia was 35.9% 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 sole proprietors recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Estonia ranks 44th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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 sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female sole proprietors is the proportion of female newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.