Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 10.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Southern Asia is 10.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Southern Asia peaked at 16.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2024.
That places Southern Asia 38th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -30.8% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -30.8% | 15.1% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 10.3% | 15.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More gender data for Southern Asia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 536,648 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2956 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.65 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.65 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 45.73 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 5.31 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 10.43 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 188 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 12.3% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Southern Asia?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Southern Asia was 10.4% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Southern Asia ranks 38th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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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