Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women by country
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).
Countries reporting
96
Highest
63.9%
Jamaica
Lowest
7.2%
Bangladesh
Median
34.9%
Years covered
26
2000β2025
Data points
1,626
What the numbers show
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 63.9% in Jamaica; the lowest is 7.2% in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.9%, and the mean is 34.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Iran (up 373.6%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia (down 37.2%).
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 63.9% | 2014 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.7% | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 3 | Jordan | 52.3% | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 4 | Barbados | 50.3% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 5 | Seychelles | 50.2% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 6 | Namibia | 48.2% | 2018 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 7 | Botswana | 48.2% | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 8 | Montenegro | 48.1% | 2024 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 47.4% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 46.2% | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 46.0% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 12 | Honduras | 46.0% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 45.3% | 2025 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 44.7% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 15 | United States | 44.1% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 44.0% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | Grenada | 43.3% | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 43.2% | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 42.1% | 2024 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 20 | Belarus | 42.0% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 41.9% | 2025 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 41.1% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 41.0% | 2020 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 40.9% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 25 | Russia | 40.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 40.5% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 39.8% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 39.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 39.3% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 39.2% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 39.1% | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 32 | El Salvador | 39.0% | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 33 | France | 38.7% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 38.6% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 38.1% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 36 | Nigeria | 37.9% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 37.8% | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 38 | Georgia | 37.5% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 39 | Lithuania | 37.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 37.4% | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 37.3% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 37.0% | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 37.0% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 44 | Brunei | 36.4% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 45 | Argentina | 36.4% | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 46 | Estonia | 36.0% | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 47 | Mauritius | 35.6% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 34.9% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 49 | Fiji | 34.9% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 50 | Slovenia | 34.9% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 51 | Austria | 34.7% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 34.7% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 34.5% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 34.4% | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 34.1% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 33.8% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 57 | Serbia | 33.1% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 58 | Belgium | 33.1% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.8% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 60 | Israel | 32.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 61 | Albania | 32.4% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 31.6% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 31.6% | 2022 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 64 | Norway | 30.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 65 | Rwanda | 30.5% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.2% | 2024 | up 25.1% | flat |
| 67 | Tanzania | 29.7% | 2024 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 68 | Zambia | 29.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 69 | Netherlands | 28.5% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 70 | Germany | 27.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 71 | Cyprus | 27.5% | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 72 | Denmark | 26.9% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 26.9% | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 73 | Czechia | 26.9% | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 75 | Vietnam | 26.1% | 2024 | up 132.1% | rising |
| 76 | Uganda | 25.6% | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 77 | Croatia | 25.5% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 78 | Italy | 25.2% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 79 | Indonesia | 24.8% | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 80 | Palestine | 24.4% | 2024 | up 48.5% | flat |
| 81 | Cambodia | 23.6% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 23.5% | 2022 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 83 | Senegal | 23.0% | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 22.5% | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 85 | East Timor | 22.4% | 2022 | down 32.1% | flat |
| 86 | Egypt | 22.3% | 2024 | up 213.3% | rising |
| 87 | Bolivia | 22.3% | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 88 | Angola | 22.0% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 89 | Turkey | 21.4% | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 90 | Iran | 21.4% | 2024 | up 373.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Tunisia | 20.8% | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 92 | Bhutan | 15.5% | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 93 | Japan | 13.3% | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 94 | India | 11.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 95 | Pakistan | 7.8% | 2021 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 7.2% | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
About this data
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).