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
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Pakistan, 2006–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
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.
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