Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 44.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Sweden stood at 44.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Sweden peaked at 44.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2005.
That places Sweden 24th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.7% | — |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 29.9% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 31.4% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 42.0% | 44.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 21 Bhutan 45.0% compare
- 22 Republic of Moldova 44.8% compare
- 22 Republic of Moldova 44.8% compare
- 25 Colombia 44.1% compare
- 26 Latvia 44.0% compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 43.9% compare
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Sweden?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Sweden was 44.4% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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