Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Western Africa
Western Africa: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 42.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Western Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 42.3% for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Africa peaked at 42.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.
Western Africa ranks 6th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 32.4% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 35.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 39.7% | 42.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More gender data for Western Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 198,948 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9192 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 320,269 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 320,269 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 26.63 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 28.16 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 42.34 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 454 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 19.9% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Africa?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Africa was 42.3% 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Western Africa ranks 6th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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