Female entrepreneurship in Nordic countries

Statistics report on female entrepreneurship in the Nordic countries

Female entrepreneurship in Nordic countries

This report provides the most relevant data on female entrepreneurship in the five Nordic countries. It includes data on start-ups and female managers in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Moreover, there is a chapter showing female entrepreneurship in a global perspective.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Most gender equal countries in the world 2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries worldwide with best conditions to start a business 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of female entrepreneurs in OECD countries 2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of female inventors in Nordic countries 2010-2019
  • Premium Statistic Share of female managers in Nordic countries 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Funding to start-ups in Scandinavia in 2022, by gender of founder
  • Premium Statistic Funding to start-ups in Europe founded by women 2021, by industry

Start-ups

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  • Premium Statistic Female to male entrepreneurs ratio in OECD countries 2023
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of population involved in business start-ups in Sweden 2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of population involved in business start-ups in Norway 2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Intentions to start a business in Denmark 2020-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Public and private limited companies founded by women in Norway 2022, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Gender distribution of new companies in Sweden 2022, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for not starting businesses among women in Denmark 2023

Female managers and self-employed

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  • Premium Statistic Female managers in listed companies in Nordics in 2022, by leadership position
  • Premium Statistic Number of top managers in Denmark 2011-2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of female managers in companies with 100+ employees in Iceland 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of female top managers in selected industries in Norway 2022
  • Premium Statistic Gender distribution of managers in Sweden 2021, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Number of self-employed people in Sweden 2013-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of self-employed people in Denmark 2010-2021, by gender

Female entrepreneurship worldwide

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  • Basic Statistic Frameworks promoting, enforcing, and monitoring gender equality worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Countries with highest share of female managers worldwide 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of female inventors in OECD countries 2019
  • Premium Statistic Index of female entrepreneurs worldwide 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Index of advancement outcomes of female entrepreneurs worldwide 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Index of knowledge and finances of female entrepreneurs worldwide 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Index of supporting conditions of female entrepreneurs worldwide 2021, by country

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