Proportion of Women in Managerial Positions by country
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.
Countries reporting
49
Highest
47.4
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
18.2
Türkiye
Median
35.3
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,074
What the numbers show
Proportion of Women in Managerial Positions is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 47.4 in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 18.2 in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.3, and the mean is 34.62.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 82.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 26.4%).
Proportion of Women in Managerial Positions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.4 | 2020 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 45.28 | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 44.73 | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 43.66 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 42.99 | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 42.86 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 42.45 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 42.3 | 2020 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 41.55 | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 41.1 | 2020 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 11 | Ukraine | 41 | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 40.24 | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 13 | France | 38.85 | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 14 | Montenegro | 38.82 | 2022 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 38.43 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 37.93 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 37.79 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 37.24 | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 36.84 | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 20 | Iceland | 36.8 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 21 | Georgia | 36.13 | 2020 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 22 | Canada | 35.59 | 2021 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 35.5 | 2020 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 35.5 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 35.3 | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 35.04 | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 34.56 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 34.44 | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 34.42 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 33.85 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 33.71 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 33.41 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 32.4 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 31.75 | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 31.5 | 2020 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 36 | Armenia | 30.9 | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 37 | Israel | 30.71 | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 30.6 | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 28.76 | 2023 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 40 | Germany | 28.6 | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 27.96 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 42 | Cyprus | 27.9 | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 27.8 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.88 | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 23.87 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 23.5 | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 20.6 | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 19.54 | 2023 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 49 | Türkiye | 18.2 | 2020 | up 82.0% | rising |
About this data
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.