Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Poland
Poland: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 41.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 41.1% for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Poland peaked at 41.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2001.
That places Poland 22nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 32.2% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 35.0% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 39.6% | 41.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More gender data for Poland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,820 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 32,378 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 32,378 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1351 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Poland?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Poland was 41.1% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2001.
- How does Poland rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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 (%).