Share of male business owners in Denmark
Denmark: Share of male business owners was 78.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Denmark, 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 business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Denmark is 78.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Denmark peaked at 81.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 26th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.5% | — |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 78.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 78.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.8%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.7% | 78.5% | 81.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 78.2% | 78.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 23 Uzbekistan 80.8% compare
- 24 Azerbaijan 80.0% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 79.8% compare
- 27 Benin 78.3% compare
- 28 Togo 78.3% compare
- 29 Fiji 77.1% compare
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Denmark?
- Share of male business owners in Denmark was 78.5% 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 male business owners recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for share of male business owners?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark 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 male business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male business is the proportion of male newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.