SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Sweden
Sweden: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 44.46 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Sweden, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 44.46 for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sweden peaked at 44.46 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.12, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 9th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.12 | — |
| 2015 | 39.55 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 39.3 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.93 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.1 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 40.27 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 42.29 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 42.99 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 41.95 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 43.66 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 44.43 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 44.46 | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 44.46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.86, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 44.46 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.56, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.88 | 37.12 | 40.27 | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.3 | 41.95 | 44.46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sweden?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Sweden was 44.46 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 44.46 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.12 in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The female share of employment in managerial positions conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to total management (category 1 of ISCO-08 or ISCO-88). There is another series referring to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88). This indicator is calculated based on data on employment by sex and occupation. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.