Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 33.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Belgium is 33.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Belgium peaked at 36.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 61st of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.5% | — |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -1.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 33.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.0%, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 33.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.9%, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 24.5% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.1% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Belgium?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Belgium was 33.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Belgium ranks 61st out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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