Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 16.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in United Arab Emirates is 16.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in United Arab Emirates peaked at 24.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 133rd out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +46.4% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +36.3% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -32.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 16.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.8%, 45% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 16.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.8% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 12.5% | 21.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 16.6% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More gender data for United Arab Emirates
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,950 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,240 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,240 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 58,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 57,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 59,805 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in United Arab Emirates was 16.6% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 133rd out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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