Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Belgium
Belgium: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 33.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 33.1% for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Belgium peaked at 36.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 58th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.5% | — |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 24.5% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.1% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Belgium?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Belgium was 33.1% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Belgium ranks 58th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).