Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 19.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 34th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.5% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 31 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 31 Russia 43.4% compare
- 33 Ecuador 43.1% compare
- 34 United States 42.6% compare
- 35 Cayman Islands 42.5% compare
- 36 Australia and New Zealand 42.3% compare
- 37 Paraguay 42.0% compare
More gender data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 768 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 18.5% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 30.2% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 34.6% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 30.0% (2023)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.02 (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.2% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 64.7% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 19.9% 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 34th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western 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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