Sweden vs Western Europe: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS
Sweden
44.4%
in 2024
Western Europe
34.0%
in 2025
Sweden rank
24th
Western Europe rank
25th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS over time
- Sweden
- Western Europe
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 44.4% against 34.0% in Western Europe, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 25th of 142 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Western Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 0.0% | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 31.6% | 5.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 33.1% | 10.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls, Sweden or Western Europe?
- Sweden, at 44.4% against 34.0% in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls between Sweden and Western Europe?
- 10.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Western Europe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Western Europe rank globally for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Sweden ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 25th of 142 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.