Share of male directors in Denmark
Denmark: Share of male directors was 80.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male directors 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 directors.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male directors in Denmark is 80.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Denmark peaked at 84.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2023.
That places Denmark 21st out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male directors in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 84.0% | — |
| 2015 | 82.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.0% | 80.9% | 84.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.2% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 18 Türkiye 83.6% compare
- 19 Malta 82.4% compare
- 20 Azerbaijan 81.5% compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 80.8% compare
- 23 Albania 79.9% compare
- 24 Netherlands 79.4% 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 directors in Denmark?
- Share of male directors in Denmark was 80.9% 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 male directors recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for share of male directors?
- Denmark ranks 21st out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Share of male directors is the proportion of male directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.