Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 22.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 22.9% for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern Asia peaked at 22.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2000.
Eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 22.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 29 Mongolia 43.5% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 43.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 33 Ecuador 43.1% compare
- 34 United States of America 42.6% compare
- 35 Cayman Islands 42.5% compare
More gender data for Eastern Asia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 195,381 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.97 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.43 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.43 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3617 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.06 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.69 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 22.95 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 1,077 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 23.6% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Eastern Asia was 22.9% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Eastern Asia ranks 32nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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