Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th was 44.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Sweden, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Sweden is 44.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure 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 - 19th in Sweden peaked at 44.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 4th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.5% | — |
| 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 36.5%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 44.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.5% | 37.5% | 41.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 42.4% | 44.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Sweden?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th 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 - 19th 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 - 19th recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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