Germany Lags EU as Women Hold Just 30.3 Percent of Manager Jobs
Data from Eurostat, released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), shows the gap in stark numbers. Roughly 1.3 million men held management positions in Germany last year, against 569,100 women.
Sweden led the EU ranking, with women occupying 44.4% of leadership roles. Latvia followed at 43.8% and Estonia at 43.1%.
Germany has barely moved in a decade. The female share of managers inched up a single percentage point from 29.3% in 2015, while the EU average climbed four points over the same period. Malta posted the steepest gain at 13.9 percentage points, ahead of Estonia at 12 points and Austria at 7.5 points.
The shortfall is striking given how many women work in Germany. They accounted for 47.1% of all employed people in 2025, slightly above the EU average of 46.5%.
Women fared far better in politics. They made up 42.6% of government members in Germany in the third quarter of 2026, well above the EU average of 33.5%, according to the European Institute for Gender Equality. Finland recorded the EU’s highest share at 56.7%, followed by Denmark at 52.4%. Sweden reached gender parity at 50%.
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