Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Australia
Australia: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 39.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia recorded 39.4% for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Australia peaked at 39.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2011.
Australia ranks 30th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.3% | — |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 39.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.0%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Australia's 39.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.9%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.2% | 39.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 27.6% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 36.8% | 39.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More gender data for Australia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.0804 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Australia?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Australia was 39.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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