Share of male business owners (% of total business owners) in Germany
Germany: Share of male business owners (% of total business owners) was 84.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Germany, 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
In 2024, share of male business owners in Germany stood at 84.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Germany peaked at 85.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2024.
That places Germany 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of male business owners (% of total business owners) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.0% | — |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 84.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Germany's 84.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.8%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 85.0% | 85.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.5% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 600.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 83.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 512.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Germany?
- Share of male business owners in Germany was 84.5% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for share of male business owners?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.