Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Netherlands
Netherlands: Female share of employment in senior and middle management was 28.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of employment in senior and middle management in Netherlands is 28.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Netherlands peaked at 29.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2003.
That places Netherlands 71st out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.5% | — |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 21.4% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 22.0% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 23.2% | 29.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of employment in senior and middle management in Netherlands?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Netherlands was 28.5% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Netherlands ranks 71st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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).