Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
50.3%
Barbados
Lowest
13.3%
Japan
Median
37.0%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
494
What the numbers show
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 50.3% in Barbados; the lowest is 13.3% in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.0%, and the mean is 35.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 98.3%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 16.5%).
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 50.3% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 2 | Botswana | 48.2% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 46.2% | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 44.7% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 5 | United States of America | 44.1% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 44.0% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 7 | Hungary | 42.1% | 2024 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 41.1% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 40.9% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 40.9% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 40.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 40.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 40.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 14 | Australia | 39.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 39.2% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 39.1% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 39.1% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 18 | France | 38.7% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 38.6% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 38.1% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 37.8% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 22 | Georgia | 37.5% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 37.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 24 | Iceland | 37.4% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 25 | Greece | 37.0% | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 37.0% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 36.7% | 2023 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 36.1% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 36.0% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 34.9% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 34.7% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 34.7% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 34.5% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 34.1% | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 35 | Uruguay | 33.8% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 36 | Belgium | 33.1% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 32.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Norway | 30.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 30.5% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 28.5% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 27.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Cyprus | 27.5% | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 26.9% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 26.9% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 26.9% | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 25.5% | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 47 | Italy | 25.2% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 23.5% | 2022 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 49 | Angola | 22.1% | 2024 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 50 | Japan | 13.3% | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 44.1%