Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 28.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 28.5% for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 28.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2000.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 28th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.1% | — |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 22.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.1% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.0% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 25 Colombia 44.1% compare
- 26 Latvia 44.0% compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 43.9% compare
- 28 Namibia 43.6% compare
- 29 Mongolia 43.5% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 43.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
More gender data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 1,760 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 26.9% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 37.2% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 42.0% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 36.8% (2023)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 ratio (2023)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.5% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.5% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 60.1% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 27.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 28.5% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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