Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Poland
Poland: Female share of employment in senior and middle management was 40.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 40.6% for female share of employment in senior and middle management in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Poland peaked at 41.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2001.
That places Poland 24th out of 100 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 40.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 32.2% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 35.0% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 39.6% | 41.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Poland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,799 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9,591 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,786 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,544 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,330 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of employment in senior and middle management in Poland?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Poland was 40.6% in 2025, 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2001.
- How does Poland rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Poland ranks 24th out of 100 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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).