Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 39.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Europe and Northern America is 39.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Europe and Northern America peaked at 39.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2000.
That places Europe and Northern America 14th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8% | — |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 33.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 36.4% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.4% | 39.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 11 Kiribati 47.8% compare
- 12 Panama 47.7% compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 47.5% compare
- 14 Botswana 47.3% compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 46.8% compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 46.0% compare
- 17 Philippines 45.7% compare
More gender data for Europe and Northern America
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 3,242 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 33.0% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 17.3% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 16.0% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 17.4% (2023)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 80.9% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 37.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Europe and Northern America was 39.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2000.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 14th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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