Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 39.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 39.0% for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Iceland peaked at 41.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2005.
Iceland ranks 55th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 27.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 32.4% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 36.8% | 39.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Iceland?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Iceland was 39.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Iceland ranks 55th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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