Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 29.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Zambia, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 29.6% for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Zambia peaked at 40.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2017.
That places Zambia 71st out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 29.8% | — |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | -19.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 29.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 29.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.0%, 84% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.6% | 40.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 29.6% | 39.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 68 Rwanda 30.5% compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.2% compare
- 70 United Republic of Tanzania 29.7% compare
- 72 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 28.5% compare
- 73 Germany 27.7% compare
- 74 Cyprus 27.5% compare
More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,306 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,306 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Zambia?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Zambia was 29.6% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Zambia ranks 71st out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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