Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 18.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Africa stood at 18.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Africa peaked at 18.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2004.
That places Northern Africa 36th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +32.7% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +32.7% | 7.8% | 10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.6% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 33 Ecuador 43.1% compare
- 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
More gender data for Northern Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86,725 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 210,255 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 210,255 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.34 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 5.09 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 18.11 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 340 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 19.8% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Africa?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern Africa was 18.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2004.
- How does Northern Africa rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Northern Africa ranks 36th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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