In Sweden, around twice as many companies were founded by men than by women in 2022. In detail, nearly 49,000 companies were founded by men, compared to 23,000 founded by women. The total number of companies founded in Sweden increased from 2019 to 2021, both among men and women, but fell in 2022.
Founders of new companies in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender
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Men
Women
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* For the years 2010, 2011, and 2012, the source lists the numbers as board members. Companies listed under 'men' and 'women' were companies exclusively with male/female leaders, while the numbers listed under 'not stated/both men and women' had both male and female board members.
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Statistics Norway. (July 13, 2023). Founders of new companies in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368637/newly-founded-companies-sweden-gender/
Statistics Norway. "Founders of new companies in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368637/newly-founded-companies-sweden-gender/
Statistics Norway. (2023). Founders of new companies in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368637/newly-founded-companies-sweden-gender/
Statistics Norway. "Founders of New Companies in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368637/newly-founded-companies-sweden-gender/
Statistics Norway, Founders of new companies in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368637/newly-founded-companies-sweden-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Founders of new companies in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Statistics Norway, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368637/newly-founded-companies-sweden-gender/