Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS (%) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS (%) was 40.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS in United Kingdom, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 40.9% for proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls in United Kingdom peaked at 40.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2014.
United Kingdom ranks 18th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS (%) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 35.3% | — |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | +1.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 40.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.2%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 40.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.1% | 35.3% | 37.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 37.9% | 40.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More gender data for United Kingdom
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 60,060 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls in United Kingdom?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls in United Kingdom was 40.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls?
- United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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