Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Pakistan

Pakistan: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 7.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
7.8%
Change on year
up 16.9%
World rank
101st
of 102 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2021
All-time low
3.5%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2006–2021

Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Pakistan, 2006–2021

024682006201320212006: 7.62007: 6.12008: 5.22009: 5.72010: 6.42011: 5.82012: 3.52013: 4.22014: 62015: 42016: 7.12018: 6.62019: 6.32020: 6.72021: 7.8

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 7.8% for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Pakistan peaked at 7.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2012.

That places Pakistan 101st out of 102 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%) in Pakistan, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 7.6%
2007 6.1% -20.2%
2008 5.2% -14.0%
2009 5.7% +9.0%
2010 6.4% +12.3%
2011 5.8% -10.2%
2012 3.5% -39.5%
2013 4.2% +21.3%
2014 6.0% +41.0%
2015 4.0% -33.6%
2016 7.1% +78.7%
2018 6.6% -6.8%
2019 6.3% -3.8%
2020 6.7% +5.8%
2021 7.8% +16.9%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 7.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 34% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 7.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.9%, 34% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.2% 5.2% 7.6% 4
2010s 5.5% 3.5% 7.1% 9
2020s 7.3% 6.7% 7.8% 2

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 98 Bhutan 15.5%
  2. 99 Japan 13.3% compare
  3. 100 India 11.9% compare
  4. 102 Bangladesh 7.2% compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

More gender data for Pakistan

All data for Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Pakistan?
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Pakistan was 7.8% in 2021, 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2012.
How does Pakistan rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
Pakistan ranks 101st out of 102 countries with data for 2021.
Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Pakistan. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-women-in-senior-and-middle-management-positions-13th-icls-percent/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-women-in-senior-and-middle-management-positions-13th-icls-percent/pakistan/">Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Pakistan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
103 places, 1,742 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed