In Denmark 50.8 percent of people in STEM are women

According to Eurostat, in 2023, Denmark had the highest representation of female scientists and engineers in the EU, at 50.8 percent in the workforce, covering a variety of activities in the STEM field.

Denmark has the highest share of female scientists and engineers (photo credit: pixabay)

Benedicte Vagner

Feb 19, 2025

In 2023, the last year for which data are available, 7.7 million women were employed in science and engineering in the EU. Overall, Denmark had the highest representation of female scientists and engineers, making up 50.8% of the country’s STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce.As reported by Eurostat, the representation of female scientists and […]

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