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Part of situation: Female leadership representation in Germany (2 clusters)

Germany's female leadership share falls below EU average

women in leadership gender gap Eurostat data employment statistics EU workforce

Data from Eurostat and the German Federal Statistical Office reveal that women remain underrepresented in leadership roles across the European Union. In Germany, women held only 30.3 percent of management positions in 2025, significantly lower than the EU average of 35.9 percent. This figure is particularly notable because women make up 47.1 percent of the German workforce, a rate slightly above the EU average of 46.5 percent.

Over the last decade, the proportion of female leaders in Germany increased by only 1.0 percentage point, from 29.3 percent in 2015 to 30.3 percent in 2025. In contrast, the EU average saw a 4.0 percentage point increase during the same period. Sweden leads the EU with a 44.4 percent share of women in leadership, followed by Latvia (43.8 percent) and Estonia (43.1 percent). Conversely, Cyprus reported the lowest share at 25.9 percent.

In Austria, the share of women in top positions was 37.2 percent, which is slightly above the EU average. Poland also showed high representation with 42.5 percent of leadership roles held by women.

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European Union · Eurostat · Germany · Statistisches Bundesamt · Sweden

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