Share of male directors in Norway
Norway: Share of male directors was 79.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male directors in Norway, 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
Norway recorded 79.4% for share of male directors in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Norway peaked at 82.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2024.
That places Norway 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male directors in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.9% | — |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.9% | 81.4% | 82.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 79.4% | 81.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 22 Uzbekistan 80.8% compare
- 23 Albania 79.9% compare
- 24 Netherlands 79.4% compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 79.2% compare
- 27 Togo 78.5% compare
- 28 Guatemala 78.3% compare
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Norway?
- Share of male directors in Norway was 79.4% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for share of male directors?
- Norway ranks 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.