Share of male sole proprietors in Germany
Germany: Share of male sole proprietors was 61.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Germany, 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 sole proprietors.
Analysis
Germany recorded 61.7% for share of male sole proprietors 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 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Germany peaked at 65.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2024.
That places Germany 44th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 64.9% | — |
| 2015 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.8% | 64.6% | 65.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 61.7% | 64.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Germany?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Germany was 61.7% 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 sole proprietors recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Germany ranks 44th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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 sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male sole proprietors is the proportion of male newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.