Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
125
Highest
72.5%
Sao Tome and Principe
Lowest
5.7%
Pakistan
Median
36.4%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
3,323
What the numbers show
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 72.5% in Sao Tome and Principe; the lowest is 5.7% in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.4%, and the mean is 35.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 173.7%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 53.3%).
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 72.5% | 2017 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 62.9% | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 46.0% | 2019 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 3 | Jamaica | 62.1% | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Belize | 56.7% | 2019 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 55.7% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 6 | Jordan | 52.3% | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 7 | Barbados | 52.1% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 8 | Bahamas | 51.5% | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 9 | Seychelles | 49.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 10 | Ghana | 48.5% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 28.6% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 11 | Kiribati | 47.8% | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 12 | Panama | 47.7% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 47.5% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 14 | Botswana | 47.3% | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 46.8% | 2020 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 22.8% | 2022 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 16 | Philippines | 45.7% | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 17 | Honduras | 45.4% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 17 | Türkiye | 19.7% | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 45.2% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 19 | Grenada | 45.1% | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bhutan | 45.0% | 2024 | up 173.7% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 44.4% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 44.1% | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 44.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 25 | Namibia | 43.6% | 2018 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 43.5% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 43.4% | 2025 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 43.4% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ecuador | 43.1% | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 30 | Cayman Islands | 42.5% | 2015 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 42.3% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 32 | Paraguay | 42.0% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 41.8% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 41.7% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 35 | Samoa | 41.4% | 2022 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 41.1% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 37 | Ukraine | 41.0% | 2021 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 40.9% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 40.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | Singapore | 40.1% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 41 | New Zealand | 40.0% | 2008 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 42 | Ireland | 39.9% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 39.8% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.8% | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 39.8% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 39.7% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 47 | France | 39.5% | 2024 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 48 | Brazil | 39.4% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 49 | Iceland | 39.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 50 | El Salvador | 39.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 38.3% | 2013 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 38.3% | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 53 | Lithuania | 38.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 54 | Portugal | 38.0% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 38.0% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 38.0% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 38.0% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 58 | Tonga | 37.3% | 2023 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 37.2% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 60 | Malta | 36.8% | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 36.4% | 2020 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 62 | Brunei Darussalam | 36.4% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 63 | Austria | 36.2% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 64 | Spain | 36.1% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 36.1% | 2024 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 35.9% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 35.9% | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 68 | Fiji | 35.6% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 69 | Canada | 35.6% | 2021 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 70 | South Africa | 35.5% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 35.5% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 35.2% | 2014 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 73 | Greece | 34.8% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 74 | Belgium | 34.7% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 34.5% | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 76 | Mauritius | 34.3% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 77 | Norway | 34.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 33.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 79 | Slovenia | 33.8% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 80 | Rwanda | 33.2% | 2024 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 81 | Indonesia | 33.1% | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 82 | Serbia | 32.8% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 83 | Uganda | 32.7% | 2021 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 84 | Slovakia | 32.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 32.3% | 2024 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 86 | Montenegro | 32.1% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 87 | Israel | 31.7% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 88 | Argentina | 31.6% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 89 | Chile | 31.1% | 2025 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 90 | Germany | 29.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 91 | Zambia | 29.5% | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 29.3% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 29.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 94 | Armenia | 28.7% | 2017 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 95 | Denmark | 28.1% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 96 | Madagascar | 28.1% | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 97 | Italy | 27.9% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 98 | Myanmar | 27.8% | 2020 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 99 | Croatia | 27.6% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 100 | Czechia | 27.4% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 101 | Cambodia | 26.4% | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.4% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 103 | Cyprus | 25.4% | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 104 | Albania | 23.5% | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 105 | Senegal | 23.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 106 | Malaysia | 22.2% | 2014 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 107 | Angola | 22.0% | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 21.1% | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 109 | Tunisia | 20.8% | 2021 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 110 | Maldives | 18.6% | 2019 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 18.1% | 2025 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 16.6% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 113 | Morocco | 16.2% | 2014 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 114 | Japan | 14.4% | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | 13.4% | 2024 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 116 | Egypt | 12.6% | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 117 | Qatar | 12.2% | 2013 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 118 | India | 11.7% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 119 | Algeria | 9.9% | 2014 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 6.2% | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 121 | Pakistan | 5.7% | 2021 | up 73.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 49.0%
- Caribbean 46.4%
- Republic of Moldova 44.8%
- Eastern Africa 45.4%
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 39.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 44.6%
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 39.1%
- United States of America 42.6%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 34.7%
- Western Africa 42.3%
- Polynesia 33.8%
- Eastern Europe 41.7%
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.8%
- Oceania 41.3%
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 31.1%
- Northern America 41.2%
- United Republic of Tanzania 29.7%
- Americas 40.5%
- Africa 40.3%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 28.5%
- Northern Europe 40.1%
- Melanesia 25.3%
- Europe and Northern America 39.6%
- Developing regions 25.2%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 39.0%
- State of Palestine 23.2%
- South America 38.6%
- Central America 38.3%
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 20.4%
- Europe 38.2%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37.7%
- Asia 19.6%
- Southern Africa 36.9%
- South-Eastern Asia 35.9%
- Central Asia 34.4%
- Western Europe 34.0%
- Southern Europe 31.7%
- World 30.5%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 27.4%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 26.2%