Lakhs of people invest in the stock market and earn good profits. But now the news is coming that the number of women investors in the stock market is increasing. The report of the National Stock Exchange shows that the share of women in the indian stock market is increasing in every state. Whereas the proportion of investors under the age of 30 is decreasing. Let's know which state of the country's women invest the most in the stock market.
Which state is on top in terms of investment?
If the data of the National Stock Exchange is to be believed, since june 2025, women investors in the stock market are increasing in many states of the country. In terms of total unique investor registration, women of maharashtra come at number one in the top five states. The share of women here is 28.4 percent, which was 25.6 percent in the financial year 2023. gujarat comes second in the list.
The participation of women here has increased from 26.6 percent in the financial year 2023 to 27.8 percent in june 2025. Uttar Pradesh is the second largest investor base in the country, which is lagging behind in terms of gender representation.
Number of female investors in Uttar Pradesh
According to the report, the share of female investors in Uttar Pradesh is only 18.7 percent, which is much less than the national average of 24.5 percent. However, this is much better than the 16.9 percent of the financial year 2023. At the same time, the share of investors below 30 years of age has decreased from 40 percent in march 2024 to 39.5 percent by march 2025 and 39 percent in june 2025.
In which states the number of female investors has increased
Overall, the share of female investors in more than half of the states of india is now more than the national average. Whereas in the financial year 2023 it was only 44 percent. This report also states that small markets are emerging as leaders in gender inclusion. goa tops this list and is followed by Mizoram. chandigarh has 32 percent, delhi has 30.5 percent and sikkim has 30.3 percent female investors, which is more than the national average.
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