Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 40.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Northern Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Europe stood at 40.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Europe peaked at 40.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2000.
That places Northern Europe 12th 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.4% | — |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 31.4% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 35.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.7% | 40.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 9 Seychelles 49.1% compare
- 10 Ghana 48.5% compare
- 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
More gender data for Northern Europe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,177 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 94,266 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 94,266 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 38.15 (2027)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 40.1 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 841 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 39.6% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 14.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Europe?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Europe was 40.1% 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2000.
- How does Northern Europe rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Northern Europe ranks 12th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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