Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 26.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Denmark stood at 26.9%.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Denmark peaked at 33.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2001.
That places Denmark 75th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +48.9% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 19.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 26.9% | 33.1% | 5 |
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More gender data for Denmark
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 936.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1147 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,145 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,145 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2008 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Denmark?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Denmark was 26.9% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Denmark ranks 75th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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