Women Hold 41 Percent of EU Science, Engineering Jobs, Data Shows
(MENAFN) Women made up 41% of all scientists and engineers across the European Union in 2025, according to figures released Tuesday by the bloc’s statistical office.
The EU counted 20.2 million scientists and engineers last year, including 8.2 million women, the data showed.
France’s Ile-de-France region, around the capital, recorded the largest number of female scientists and engineers among major EU statistical regions, at 336,300, or a 38% share. Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen ranked next with 281,400 women (35%), narrowly ahead of Spain’s Este region, which tallied 279,400 (46%).
The Netherlands’ West-Nederland region followed with 271,600 women, a 40% share. Germany’s Bayern logged 271,100 (35%), and Portugal’s Continente reached 265,100 (46%).
In 10 EU regions, women outnumbered men in these fields in 2025, with southern European countries dominating the list. Those regions comprised four in Spain, two in Portugal and one in Greece, plus Poland’s Makroregion centralny, northernmost Sweden and France’s outermost regions.
Within that majority-female group, Spain’s Noreste region posted the biggest total, with 102,700 women making up 51% of its scientists and engineers.
The EU counted 20.2 million scientists and engineers last year, including 8.2 million women, the data showed.
France’s Ile-de-France region, around the capital, recorded the largest number of female scientists and engineers among major EU statistical regions, at 336,300, or a 38% share. Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen ranked next with 281,400 women (35%), narrowly ahead of Spain’s Este region, which tallied 279,400 (46%).
The Netherlands’ West-Nederland region followed with 271,600 women, a 40% share. Germany’s Bayern logged 271,100 (35%), and Portugal’s Continente reached 265,100 (46%).
In 10 EU regions, women outnumbered men in these fields in 2025, with southern European countries dominating the list. Those regions comprised four in Spain, two in Portugal and one in Greece, plus Poland’s Makroregion centralny, northernmost Sweden and France’s outermost regions.
Within that majority-female group, Spain’s Noreste region posted the biggest total, with 102,700 women making up 51% of its scientists and engineers.
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