Share of male directors in Italy
Italy: Share of male directors was 76.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male directors 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 total directors.
Analysis
Italy recorded 76.6% for share of male directors in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Italy peaked at 77.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2016.
That places Italy 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male directors in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75.6% | — |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.6% | 75.5% | 75.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 76.6% | 77.2% | 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 male directors in Italy?
- Share of male directors in Italy was 76.6% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for share of male directors?
- Italy ranks 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 male directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.