Share of male business owners in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of male business owners was 82.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Türkiye, 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
Türkiye recorded 82.5% for share of male business owners in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Türkiye peaked at 84.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 20th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 84.6% | — |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 82.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 82.5% 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 | 84.1% | 83.1% | 84.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 82.4% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More private sector data for Türkiye
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Türkiye?
- Share of male business owners in Türkiye was 82.5% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of male business owners?
- Türkiye ranks 20th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.