Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 23.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
23.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
86th
of 102 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2021
All-time low
12.2%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2022
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Arab Emirates stood at 23.5%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 92.8% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 86th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 23.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.0%, 63% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 23.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.9%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 17.7% | 23.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 83 Indonesia 24.8% compare
- 84 State of Palestine 24.4% compare
- 85 Cambodia 23.6% compare
- 87 Senegal 23.0% compare
- 88 Sri Lanka 22.5% compare
- 89 Timor-Leste 22.4% compare
- 89 Timor-Leste 22.4% compare
More gender data for United Arab Emirates
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,950 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,240 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,240 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 58,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 57,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 59,805 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in United Arab Emirates was 23.5% in 2022, 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 86th out of 102 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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