Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th was 39.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Bulgaria, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 39.1% for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Bulgaria peaked at 42.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34.3% | — |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | -3.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 39.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.5%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 39.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.5% | 34.3% | 41.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.3% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Bulgaria was 39.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th?
- Bulgaria ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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