Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Western Asia
Western Asia: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 20.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Western 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 Western Asia is 20.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Asia peaked at 20.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2000.
That places Western Asia 33rd 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.3% | 20.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 30 Costa Rica 43.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 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
More gender data for Western Asia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 22,630 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.92 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,303 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,303 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9363 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 43.29 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.135 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 22.99 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 428 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 17.6% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Asia?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Western Asia was 20.5% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Western Asia ranks 33rd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in 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 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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