Positions held by women in senior management in Italy
Italy: Positions held by women in senior management was 50.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Positions held by women in senior management in Italy, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, positions held by women in senior management in Italy stood at 50.7%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, positions held by women in senior management in Italy peaked at 50.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2012.
Italy ranks 1st of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Positions held by women in senior management in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.7% | — |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +35.4% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +68.6% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 50.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Italy's 50.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.9%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Positions held by women in senior management in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +68.6% | 17.2% | 29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.1% | 12.7% | 42.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 45.0% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is positions held by women in senior management in Italy?
- Positions held by women in senior management in Italy was 50.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest positions held by women in senior management recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest positions held by women in senior management recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for positions held by women in senior management?
- Italy ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is positions held by women in senior management rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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