Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Denmark
Denmark: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 26.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 26.9% for female share of employment in senior and middle management in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Denmark peaked at 33.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2001.
Denmark ranks 75th of 102 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.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +48.9% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | -18.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 26.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.4%, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 26.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.0%, 77% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +48.9% | 19.1% | 28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 19.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 26.9% | 33.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of employment in senior and middle management in Denmark?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Denmark was 26.9% in 2024, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Denmark ranks 75th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management 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 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).