Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 31.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Southern Europe peaked at 31.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2000.
That places Southern Europe 26th 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 21.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 26.8% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.9% | 31.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More gender data for Southern Europe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,937 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 129,562 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 129,562 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.168 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 46.99 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.015 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 31.71 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 800 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 34.5% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Southern Europe?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Southern Europe was 31.7% 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2000.
- How does Southern Europe rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Southern Europe ranks 26th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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