Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Western Europe
Western Europe: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 34.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Western Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Europe stood at 34.0%. 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 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Europe peaked at 34.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2000.
That places Western Europe 25th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 29.4% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 30.0% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.3% | 34.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 22 Republic of Moldova 44.8% compare
- 22 Republic of Moldova 44.8% compare
- 24 Sweden 44.4% compare
- 25 Colombia 44.1% compare
- 26 Latvia 44.0% compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 43.9% compare
- 28 Namibia 43.6% compare
More gender data for Western Europe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 28,938 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8714 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 172,392 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 172,392 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1284 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 41.37 (2027)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 34.05 (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 106.67 million (2023)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 723 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 36.2% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Europe?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Europe was 34.0% 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
- How does Western Europe rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Western Europe ranks 25th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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