Share of male directors in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of male directors was 79.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of male directors in Netherlands, 2014–2020
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 Netherlands is 79.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 24th out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male directors in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.7% | — |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.7% | 79.6% | 82.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 79.4% | 79.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54,691 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Netherlands?
- Share of male directors in Netherlands was 79.4% in 2020, 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of male directors?
- Netherlands ranks 24th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.