Women headed one-third of newly established companies in Ukraine in 2025
8 March 05:17
In 2025, women headed more than 12,700 newly established companies in Ukraine, which is about 34%. The largest share of companies opened under the leadership of women was in the Mykolaiv region, with more than 42%.
This was reported by the data collection company OpenDataBot, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
Chernihiv (38%), Zaporizhzhia and Kirovohrad (37%), and Zakarpattia (36%) regions are also among the leaders in terms of the share of female directors in newly established companies.
On the other hand, the lowest share of female directors is in Lviv (30%), Ivano-Frankivsk (30%), Khmelnytskyi (32%), Zhytomyr, and Rivne regions (33% each).
The largest number of companies headed by women is in Kyiv — over 12,000. The wholesale trade sector leads in terms of the number of female directors of newly established companies: over 5,000 businesses or 15% of the total. Next are public organizations, real estate, IT, and construction.
Overall, female directors predominate in areas such as tourism, creative industries, social assistance, law and accounting, employment, wholesale and retail trade. The fewest female managers are found in security companies, financial services and insurance, metallurgy, telecommunications, and civil engineering.
However, the company noted that the number of female directors is increasing in areas such as IT, computer manufacturing, and machine manufacturing.
