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

Latest (2025)
30.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
27th
of 38 groups
All-time high
30.5%
in 2025
All-time low
24.5%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in World, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 24.5 %2001: 24.8 %2002: 25.1 %2003: 25.4 %2004: 25.4 %2005: 25.9 %2006: 25.9 %2007: 26 %2008: 26 %2009: 26.1 %2010: 26.1 %2011: 26.2 %2012: 26.4 %2013: 26.5 %2014: 26.6 %2015: 26.9 %2016: 27.2 %2017: 27.4 %2018: 27.6 %2019: 27.7 %2020: 27.8 %2021: 28.6 %2022: 29.5 %2023: 30.1 %2024: 30.3 %2025: 30.5 %

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

Annual values for Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) in World, 2000 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Sweden 44.4% compare
  2. 25 Colombia 44.1% compare
  3. 26 Latvia 44.0% compare
  4. 27 Trinidad and Tobago 43.9% compare
  5. 28 Namibia 43.6% compare
  6. 29 Mongolia 43.5% compare
  7. 30 Costa Rica 43.4% compare

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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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Indicator
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
180 places, 3,508 data points, 2000–2025
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