Positions held by women in senior management in Denmark
Denmark: Positions held by women in senior management was 43.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Positions held by women in senior management in Denmark, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 43.3% for positions held by women in senior management in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, positions held by women in senior management in Denmark peaked at 43.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2012.
That places Denmark 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Positions held by women in senior management in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.8% | — |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 43.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 43.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.9%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.1% | 20.8% | 30.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 33.8% | 43.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is positions held by women in senior management in Denmark?
- Positions held by women in senior management in Denmark was 43.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest positions held by women in senior management recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest positions held by women in senior management recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for positions held by women in senior management?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is positions held by women in senior management rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Positions held by women in senior management. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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