This statistic shows the gender distribution of startup founders in selected European countries in 2018. Almost a quarter of startup founders in Poland are female, making it the country with the highest proportion of females founding startups. In Portugal, only 5.1 percent of startup founders are women, the lowest proportion of any country in this statistic.
Gender distribution of startup founders in selected European countries in 2018
The source adds the following information regarding methodology: "The data for the EU Startup Monitor 2018 was collected from February-May 2018 with an online survey directly targeted at founders and C-level employees of start-ups, in cooperation with many practitioner supporters, start-up associations and a variety of ecosystem stakeholders. All EU Member States were encouraged to participate and sufficient data was generated for 18 countries, so that the results present a comprehensive overview of the current startup landscape."
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ESM. (November 21, 2018). Gender distribution of startup founders in selected European countries in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/880086/startups-founders-in-european-countries-by-gender/
ESM. "Gender distribution of startup founders in selected European countries in 2018." Chart. November 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880086/startups-founders-in-european-countries-by-gender/
ESM. (2018). Gender distribution of startup founders in selected European countries in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880086/startups-founders-in-european-countries-by-gender/
ESM. "Gender Distribution of Startup Founders in Selected European Countries in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880086/startups-founders-in-european-countries-by-gender/
ESM, Gender distribution of startup founders in selected European countries in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880086/startups-founders-in-european-countries-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Gender distribution of startup founders in selected European countries in 2018 [Graph], ESM, November 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/880086/startups-founders-in-european-countries-by-gender/
