Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Sweden

Sweden: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 44.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44.7%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
14th
of 102 countries
All-time high
44.7%
in 2024
All-time low
27.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Sweden, 2000–2024

0102030402000201220242000: 27.42001: 31.22002: 32.12003: 30.52004: 31.62005: 29.12006: 31.72007: 312008: 30.82009: 31.12010: 31.32011: 33.52012: 34.52013: 35.52014: 37.52015: 39.82016: 39.52017: 39.52018: 392019: 41.92020: 43.12021: 44.12022: 42.42023: 43.82024: 44.7

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 44.7% for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Sweden peaked at 44.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.

Sweden ranks 14th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%) in Sweden, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 27.4%
2001 31.2% +13.9%
2002 32.1% +2.9%
2003 30.5% -5.0%
2004 31.6% +3.5%
2005 29.1% -7.8%
2006 31.7% +9.0%
2007 31.0% -2.3%
2008 30.8% -0.6%
2009 31.1% +1.0%
2010 31.3% +0.7%
2011 33.5% +7.0%
2012 34.5% +2.9%
2013 35.5% +3.0%
2014 37.5% +5.5%
2015 39.8% +6.2%
2016 39.5% -0.7%
2017 39.5% -0.2%
2018 39.0% -1.1%
2019 41.9% +7.4%
2020 43.1% +2.8%
2021 44.1% +2.4%
2022 42.4% -3.9%
2023 43.8% +3.3%
2024 44.7% +2.1%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 44.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.0%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 44.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.9%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.7% 27.4% 32.1% 10
2010s 37.2% 31.3% 41.9% 10
2020s 43.6% 42.4% 44.7% 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 11 Panama 46.0% compare
  2. 12 Honduras 46.0% compare
  3. 13 Ecuador 45.3% compare
  4. 15 United States of America 44.1% compare
  5. 16 Latvia 44.0% compare
  6. 17 Grenada 43.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Sweden?
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Sweden was 44.7% 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
How does Sweden rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
Sweden ranks 14th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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Indicator
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
103 places, 1,742 data points, 2000–2025
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