Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 42.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Australia and New Zealand is 42.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 42.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.
That places Australia and New Zealand 36th out of 142 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 32.4% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.5% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.2% | 42.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More gender data for Australia and New Zealand
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 125 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 45.8% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 11.3% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 13.8% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 11.2% (2023)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9991 (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.9% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 1.1% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 86.1% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 39.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Australia and New Zealand?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Australia and New Zealand was 42.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th out of 142 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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