Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Portugal
Portugal: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 38.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 38.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Portugal peaked at 38.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 34th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 21.9% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 26.2% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 34.6% | 38.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,009 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,009 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2323 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Portugal?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Portugal was 38.6% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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 (%).