Share of female sole proprietors in Italy
Italy: Share of female sole proprietors was 32.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female sole proprietors in Italy, 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
Italy recorded 32.1% for share of female sole proprietors in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Italy peaked at 33.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2021.
Italy ranks 55th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female sole proprietors in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.1% | — |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.9% | 32.1% | 33.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 30.6% | 32.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Italy?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Italy was 32.1% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.