Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in World
World: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 30.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in World, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in World is 30.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in World peaked at 30.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2000.
That places World 27th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.5% | — |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 24.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 27.8% | 30.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More gender data for World
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1.96 million (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6.61 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6.61 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 39.48 (2027)
- Prevalence of obesity, female 15.1% (2016)
- Prevalence of obesity, male 11.1% (2016)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in World?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in World was 30.5% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2000.
- How does World rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- World ranks 27th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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