Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in India
India: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 11.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in India, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 11.7% for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in India peaked at 17.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2024.
India ranks 139th of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.9% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.1% | 16.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 11.7% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in India?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in India was 11.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2024.
- How does India rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- India ranks 139th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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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