Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Norway
Norway: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 30.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Norway stood at 30.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Norway peaked at 35.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2000.
That places Norway 64th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.7% | — |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 24.7% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.7% | 32.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 61 Albania 32.4% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 31.6% compare
- 63 Chile 31.6% compare
- 65 Rwanda 30.5% compare
- 66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.2% compare
- 67 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.7% compare
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Norway?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Norway was 30.8% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Norway ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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 (%).