Positions held by women in senior management in Netherlands
Netherlands: Positions held by women in senior management was 44.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Positions held by women in senior management in Netherlands, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, positions held by women in senior management in Netherlands stood at 44.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, positions held by women in senior management in Netherlands peaked at 44.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2012.
Netherlands ranks 6th of 42 countries on this measure, 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21.7% | — |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | +3.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 44.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 44.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.9%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.3% | 21.7% | 34.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 37.6% | 44.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is positions held by women in senior management in Netherlands?
- Positions held by women in senior management in Netherlands was 44.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest positions held by women in senior management recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest positions held by women in senior management recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2012.
- How does Netherlands rank for positions held by women in senior management?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is positions held by women in senior management rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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