Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 21.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye stood at 21.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Türkiye peaked at 21.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2012.
That places Türkiye 89th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 20.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.3% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More gender data for Türkiye
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Türkiye?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Türkiye was 21.4% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2012.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Türkiye ranks 89th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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 (%).