Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 11.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 11.6% for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 17.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2024.
That places Central and Southern Asia 37th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Central and Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -26.6% | 15.7% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.5% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.5% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
- 34 United States of America 42.6% compare
- 35 Cayman Islands 42.5% compare
- 36 Australia and New Zealand 42.3% compare
- 37 Paraguay 42.0% compare
- 38 Poland 41.8% compare
- 39 Australia 41.7% compare
- 40 Samoa 41.4% compare
More gender data for Central and Southern Asia
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 341 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 16.7% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 48.7% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 42.5% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 49.0% (2023)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9958 (2023)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.3% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 74.9% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 41.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Central and Southern Asia was 11.6% 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 Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 37th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia 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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