Nicosia: Cyprus records the lowest percentage of women in managerial positions in the EU, according to Eurostat. In 2024, women held 25.3% of managerial positions in Cyprus, a percentage recorded as the lowest in the European Union, where a total of 35.2% of managerial positions were held by women, up from 31.8% in 2014.
According to Cyprus News Agency, data published today by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) indicates that across the EU, women were more represented among younger managers, accounting for 39.0% of all managers in the 15-39 age group. The share decreased with age: 34.4% for managers aged 40-64 and 26.5% for those aged 65 and over.
Among EU countries, the highest shares of women in managerial positions in 2024 were recorded in Sweden (44.4%), Latvia (43.4%), and Poland (41.8%), while the lowest shares after Cyprus were observed in Croatia (27.6%) and Italy (27.9%).
Eurostat notes that since 2014, 24 EU countries recorded an increase in the share of women in managerial positions, with the largest increases seen in Luxembourg (+13.7 percentage points), Malta (+10.1 pp), and Cyprus (+7.9 pp). In contrast, decreases were recorded in Slovenia (-3.8 pp), Latvia (-0.7 pp), and Lithuania (-0.2 pp).
Eurostat emphasizes that these data are published as part of a series of analyses marking International Women's Day, celebrated on 8 March.