Proportion of Women in Senior and Middle Management Positions by country
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.
Countries reporting
42
Highest
44.33
United States of America
Lowest
16.98
Luxembourg
Median
33.72
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
887
What the numbers show
Proportion of Women in Senior and Middle Management Positions is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 44.33 in United States of America; the lowest is 16.98 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.72, and the mean is 33.28.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 66.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 13.9%).
Proportion of Women in Senior and Middle Management Positions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 44.33 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | Sweden | 43.8 | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 41.93 | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 41.76 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 41.57 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 41.56 | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 40.45 | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 40.39 | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 39.46 | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 10 | France | 38.72 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 38.47 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 38.1 | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 13 | Iceland | 37.35 | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 37.08 | 2023 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 36.67 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 35.38 | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 17 | Slovenia | 35.33 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 34.5 | 2020 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 19 | Romania | 33.99 | 2023 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 20 | Austria | 33.79 | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 21 | Georgia | 33.76 | 2020 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 33.69 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 33.12 | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 32.62 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 32.6 | 2020 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 26 | Albania | 32.38 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 32.17 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | Switzerland | 31.9 | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 31.51 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 31.36 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 31.05 | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 29.82 | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.9 | 2023 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 34 | Czechia | 27.4 | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 26.8 | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 26.76 | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 24.82 | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 24.2 | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 21.76 | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 40 | Croatia | 21.26 | 2023 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 41 | Türkiye | 19.3 | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 16.98 | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
About this data
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.