Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 15.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.5%
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
98th
of 102 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2021
All-time low
15.5%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Bhutan, 2018–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 15.5% for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Bhutan ranks 98th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -13.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 15.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 67% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.8% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 15.5% | 20.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Bhutan?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Bhutan was 15.5% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Bhutan ranks 98th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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