Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 40.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 40.9% for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 43.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2001.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +32.7% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 40.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.0%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 40.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.9%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +32.7% | 32.5% | 43.1% |
| 2011 | -26.0% | 43.4% | 32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 29.6% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 32.1% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 36.2% | 40.9% | 5 |
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More gender data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 40.9% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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