EIGE

G8. The proportion of women among the highest-ranking civil servants in the Member States bpfa_g_offic_g8__wmid_natadmin

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage of total (comparable)
Unit:
Head count
Description:

The Gender Statistics Database (GSD) of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) contains data on the numbers of women and men in key decision-making positions across a number of different life domains. Data may cover international, European, national, regional and local levels and currently include 37 European countries. Data covered the United Kingdom up to 2024. The GSD aims to provide reliable statistics that can be used to monitor the current situation and trends over time.

The domains covered include politics, public administration, judiciary, business and finance, social partners and NGOs, environment, media, science and research, sports, transport, COVID-19, and EU funding. The decision-making positions covered are specific to each area.

A decision-making position is a position from which it is possible to take or influence a decision:

  • within a domain: at organisational level. This restricts coverage to organisations having a major influence in the domain at the territorial level of interest, which is usually national but can also be international, European, regional or local;
  • within an organisation: at hierarchical level. This restricts coverage to positions within the hierarchy that have a major input to decision-making within the organisation.

WMID Methodological report

The public administration domain includes statistics on women and men presiding the monitoring and auditing bodies and amongst the top two levels of senior civil servants at European and national level. Data on national administrations cover level 1 and level 2 administrators in the government ministries of each country.

Organisations covered:

  • Public administrations: departments of the national government, led by a minister. Central administrations are also referred to as ministries.

Positions covered:

  • Level 1 administrators: all administrative (non-political) positions from the head of the ministry down to the level of head of directorate or similar, where a directorate is a major section within the ministry.
  • Level 2 administrators: all positions below the head of directorate down to the level of head of division/department, where a division/department is the first level of organisation below the directorate (i.e. the second level of functional organisation).
  • Senior administrators: sum of level 1 and level 2 administrators.

Mapping tables:

Specific keywords:
Beijing, BPfA, Decision making, Power
ME
LT
SI
SE
RO
HR
PL
SK
BG
EL
FI
AL
NO
ES
AT
EU27_2020
EU28
IS
LU
PT
BE
LV
NL
RS
BA
MK
EEA
CZ
IPA
FR
EE
XK
IT
UK
DE
IE
DK
MT
HU
CY
TR
LI
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
ME
66.7
66.7
75
44.4
44.4
44.4
41.2
37.5
31.3
LT
57.1
57.1
50
53.3
23.1
23.1
53.8
42.9
35.7
28.6
25
30.8
20
14.3
14.3
7.1
21.4
23.1
7.7
7.1
5
SI
61.6
58.6
59.9
52.9
52.7
52.7
55.7
54.7
52
53.4
53.1
46.5
51.9
57.5
47
52.3
50.4
48.4
41.7
41.7
36.7
24.4
SE
52.6
51.3
55.6
52.8
48.6
42.4
45.7
45.7
41.7
42.9
37.8
37.5
39.5
31.8
31.1
35.6
37.2
38.9
0
25
33.3
36
RO
49.8
51.3
47.3
52.3
51.8
47.9
49.1
49.1
52.1
44.7
46.1
46.6
46.4
51.1
21.3
20
44.3
37.2
27.3
28.6
13.3
24
HR
52.4
52.4
51.5
50
46.6
41.8
39.6
37.8
20
25
27.8
26.3
33.3
18.6
20
23.3
24.5
19.4
PL
58.8
58.8
47.1
50
50
50
57.9
50
52.6
43.8
26.7
42.1
38.9
31.3
35.7
22.2
37.4
40.2
28.6
20
28.6
SK
43.8
44.5
43.9
50
38.9
38.9
35.7
35.5
42.9
41.2
33.6
30.8
28.6
21.4
23.1
6.7
13.3
13.3
20
26.7
25
29.4
BG
52.4
59.1
61.9
47.4
40
38.1
39.1
41.2
36.8
31.6
35.7
31.3
41.2
35.3
40
27.3
22.2
22.2
31.3
33.3
26.7
33.9
EL
51.3
51.3
43.8
43.4
42.1
44
49.4
45.8
45.8
44.6
44.6
44.6
36
40.7
43.2
29.3
28.9
30
6.1
9.7
9.3
25
FI
39.5
41
38.8
43
42
37.8
37.5
35.4
32.9
32
31.1
31.5
28.8
24.4
25.9
25.3
25
15.4
21.4
21.4
28.6
23.1
AL
46.8
46.8
42.5
36.2
38.6
41.7
NO
40.9
55
40.9
40.9
36.4
36.4
30
25
29.2
25
39.1
43.5
40
33.3
32
33.3
32
30
27.8
22.2
22.2
11.1
ES
46.4
46.4
45.5
40.8
40.8
38.3
39.7
30.2
36.5
35.2
34.6
34.6
33.3
56.7
40
42.4
62.5
53.3
32.4
31.6
25.5
11.4
AT
42.4
35.3
33.8
40.6
33.9
31.7
32.3
29.9
30
23.9
22.2
21.1
22.7
23.9
19.7
18.9
15.8
13
0
0
0
10.5
EU27_2020
43.3
42.4
41.2
40.5
37.9
36.5
37
35.4
35.7
34.2
31.7
30.5
29.5
30.3
25.9
24.9
28.3
29
18
16.9
15.2
21
EU28
43
42.2
41
40.2
37.7
36.5
36.8
35.4
35.4
34
31.5
30.2
29.3
30.1
25.7
24.7
28
28.6
18
17.1
15.2
21.1
IS
41.7
41.7
41.7
40
40
50
55.6
44.4
62.5
62.5
62.5
50
50
50
50
41.7
41.7
16.7
9.1
8.3
16.7
21.7
LU
40
28.6
22.2
40
33.3
36.4
30
30.8
25
0
0
0
0
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
0
0
25
12
13.6
PT
38.2
38.6
39.7
39.1
36.2
35.1
37.5
37
35.6
31.6
28.4
28
24.7
22.3
26
26.9
19.1
25.6
0
0
5.7
14.3
BE
50
38.5
30.8
38.5
15.4
15.4
10
11.1
13.3
8.3
7.1
0
7.7
9.1
15.4
16.7
16.7
9.1
7.1
7.1
5.9
5.9
LV
33.3
35.7
35.7
38.5
42.9
38.5
28.6
28.6
46.2
42.9
46.2
42.9
35.7
30.8
33.3
35.3
31.3
50
42.1
35.3
41.2
47.1
NL
41.4
43.8
39.8
37.8
34.9
33.3
27.6
23.9
22.8
24.1
25.5
26
24.2
23.7
21.7
25
0
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.1
10.3
RS
25
32.8
35.5
21.4
23.2
25.5
15.8
30.3
18.4
18.4
21.3
15.4
39.2
25
19.2
26
BA
40.3
38.7
34.7
32.5
27.2
27.2
MK
27.3
27.3
33.3
35.7
25
33.3
30.8
46.7
46.7
42.9
40
33.3
33.3
53.3
69.2
20
EEA
33.3
40
33.3
32.5
30
39.5
35.1
29.3
35
33.3
43.8
43.8
39.5
35.7
33.3
31.9
25
17
32.1
28.3
25.4
17.9
CZ
26.3
24
29.2
32.1
29.7
23.5
23.5
24.8
24
26.4
15.8
13.9
13
13
17.6
12.9
14
16.2
8.3
0
8.3
IPA
30.6
31
31.5
25.7
23.9
25.5
20
27.7
22.2
19.7
19.5
15.3
33.3
25.5
22.8
20
0
0
0
FR
34.9
33.1
30.7
30.7
28.6
27.7
29.8
29
30.4
27.4
22.4
20.6
21.9
19.8
19.5
19.5
14.9
12.5
25
14.3
0
21.2
EE
48
40.7
37
30.4
25.9
29.6
22.8
20.8
22.6
25.5
24.6
23.6
20
22.6
27.6
28.3
25
36.4
27.3
25
14.3
22.2
XK
31.3
25
26.7
11.8
4.5
4.5
IT
31.8
32.1
34.8
26.1
43.9
43.9
43.5
30.7
29.9
31.2
31.1
26.1
21.7
17.5
14.3
16.7
22
18.2
0
0
0
12.7
UK
24.1
24.1
24.1
24.1
24.1
34.4
28.6
35.5
21.9
23.1
19.4
13.8
22.2
21.4
13.8
14.3
7.7
3.3
17.6
23.1
14.3
25
DE
45.5
40
25.8
23.3
25
18.8
13.3
23.3
23.3
17.9
18.5
25
20.8
11.1
12
4.2
0
0
0
0
0
10.7
IE
28.6
28.6
33.3
22.2
11.1
11.8
17.6
18.8
6.3
6.3
6.3
12.5
12.5
23.8
18.8
18.8
23.5
26.7
14.3
13.3
8.3
13.3
DK
28.6
14.3
20
20
22.2
16.7
15.8
15.8
22.2
16.7
10
10
15
15.8
10.5
10.5
10.5
5.6
5.9
5.3
4.5
4.8
MT
19
19
21.1
20
20
20
20
20
22.2
23.5
23.5
13.3
7.1
8.3
0
8.3
9.1
6.3
7.1
7.1
7.1
HU
14.1
12.5
12.7
11.1
13.3
15.3
14.8
17.4
19
16.3
20.5
18.4
14.3
15.8
15.4
15.4
38.7
38.7
15.4
0
5.9
11.1
CY
18.2
18.2
9.1
9.1
9.1
11.1
27.3
30
27.3
27.3
20
22.2
30
30
27.3
9.1
9.1
18.2
16.7
16.7
8.3
9.1
TR
4.9
4.9
8.3
7.1
8.9
7.8
4.5
0
4.8
5.3
0
0
0
5.3
0
0
0
0
0
LI
0
0
0
0
0
33.3
25
25
25
28.6
41.2
41.2
25
25
12.5
12.5
0
0
45.8
43.5
31
20

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable