Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th was 37.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Ireland, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Ireland stood at 37.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Ireland peaked at 37.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2015.
Ireland ranks 21st of 50 countries on this measure, 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 31.6% | — |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +1.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 37.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.5%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 37.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.9% | 30.9% | 33.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 32.2% | 37.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,626 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,626 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Ireland?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Ireland was 37.8% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2015.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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