Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Europe
Europe: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 38.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Europe is 38.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Europe peaked at 38.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2000.
Europe ranks 19th of 38 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2001 | 33.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 32.6% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.7% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 37.6% | 38.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 16 Cabo Verde 46.0% compare
- 17 Philippines 45.7% compare
- 18 Honduras 45.4% compare
- 19 Belarus 45.2% compare
- 20 Grenada 45.1% compare
- 21 Bhutan 45.0% compare
- 22 Republic of Moldova 44.8% compare
- 22 Republic of Moldova 44.8% compare
More gender data for Europe
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 3,013 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 33.3% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 18.6% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 19.4% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 18.6% (2023)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9986 ratio (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 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Europe?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Europe was 38.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Europe ranks 19th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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