Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th 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 - 19th was 40.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 40.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 - 19th in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 40.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2015.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.9% | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.9% | 32.4% | 35.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 36.2% | 40.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th 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 - 19th recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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