Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Finland
Finland: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 39.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Finland, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 39.2% for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Finland peaked at 40.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2000.
That places Finland 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.6% | — |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 27.6% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.6% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 35.6% | 40.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,869 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,869 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1211 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Finland?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Finland was 39.2% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Finland ranks 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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 (%).