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Share of women in managerial positions (ISCO-08 group 1)

Women’s representation in management (% of managerial jobs) across countries, based on ILO modeled estimates, highlighting gender gaps in leadership.

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Key Insights

Global Average
27.7%
Median: 30.5%
Countries Covered
167
with available data
Highest
Andorra
44.8%
Lowest
Saudi Arabia
2.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Andorra44.8%
2Serbia44.6%
3Latvia44.2%
4Montenegro44.0%
5Lithuania43.8%
By Region
Oceania39.3%(2 countries)
North America37.4%(4 countries)
South America37.1%(7 countries)
Europe35.3%(32 countries)
Other26.4%(89 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.8%)High (44.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.7%)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Other (89)
Asia (25)
Africa (8)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Women’s representation in management (% of managerial jobs) across countries, based on ILO modeled estimates, highlighting gender gaps in leadership. Source: International Labour Organization (ILO) – ILOSTAT.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Andorra44.8%
2Serbia44.6%
3Latvia44.2%
4Montenegro44.0%
5Lithuania43.8%
6The Republic of North Macedonia43.7%
7Philippines43.0%
8Cayman Islands42.9%
9Georgia42.6%
10Brunei Darussalam42.4%
11Bahamas42.1%
12Belarus42.0%
13Cuba41.9%
14Slovakia41.7%
15Uruguay41.6%
16Colombia41.5%
17Slovenia41.3%
18United States of America41.3%
19Costa Rica41.1%
20Russian Federation41.0%
21Iceland40.9%
22Belize40.7%
23Hungary40.4%
24New Zealand40.2%
25Estonia40.1%
26Brazil39.9%
27Croatia39.8%
28Poland39.7%
29Czech Republic39.6%
30Venezuela39.5%
31Kyrgyzstan39.4%
32Canada39.2%
33Ukraine39.1%
34Ecuador39.0%
35Portugal38.8%
36Mongolia38.7%
37Bolivia38.6%
38Australia38.4%
39Romania38.3%
40Afghanistan38.1%
41Moldova, Republic of38.0%
42Rwanda37.6%
43Mexico36.9%
44Suriname36.8%
45Chile36.7%
46Thailand36.6%
47Panama36.5%
48Benin36.3%
49Jamaica36.2%
50Finland36.0%
51Dominican Republic35.9%
52Mauritius35.8%
53Peru35.7%
54Trinidad and Tobago35.7%
55Kazakhstan35.6%
56Belgium35.5%
57South Africa35.4%
58Singapore35.3%
59Bosnia and Herzegovina35.2%
60France35.1%
61Namibia35.0%
62United Kingdom35.0%
63Greece34.8%
64Ireland34.3%
65Spain34.0%
66Madagascar33.9%
67Sri Lanka33.8%
68Italy33.7%
69Nicaragua33.6%
70Fiji33.5%
71Eswatini33.4%
72Uganda33.3%
73Malta33.2%
74Faroe Islands33.1%
75Austria33.0%
76Denmark32.6%
77Guatemala32.2%
78Sweden32.1%
79Paraguay32.0%
80Indonesia31.9%
81Cambodia31.6%
82Switzerland30.9%
83Norway30.6%
84El Salvador30.5%
85Netherlands30.2%
86Timor-Leste30.1%
87Honduras29.9%
88Albania29.4%
89United Republic of Tanzania29.3%
90Germany29.1%
91Lao People's Democratic Republic29.0%
92Solomon Islands28.7%
93Mozambique28.1%
94Bhutan27.9%
95Vietnam27.5%
96Kenya27.3%
97Uzbekistan27.0%
98Nigeria26.8%
99Armenia26.7%
100Israel26.5%
101Cape Verde26.4%
102Haiti26.0%
103Cyprus25.9%
104Myanmar25.8%
105Argentina25.5%
106Malaysia25.4%
107Tajikistan25.1%
108Tunisia24.6%
109Nepal22.6%
110Sierra Leone22.1%
111Gabon21.8%
112Luxembourg21.5%
113Republic of the Congo21.4%
114Türkiye20.8%
115Malawi20.7%
116Zimbabwe20.0%
117Zambia19.2%
118Republic of The Gambia18.9%
119Papua New Guinea18.6%
120Ghana18.1%
121People's Republic of China17.6%
122Liberia17.5%
123Cameroon17.1%
124North Korea17.0%
125Cote d'Ivoire16.9%
126Barbados16.7%
127Angola16.2%
128Libya16.0%
129Japan15.3%
130South Korea14.8%
131Islamic Republic of Iran14.5%
132Guinea14.2%
133Lebanon14.1%
134Western Sahara13.6%
135Djibouti13.4%
136Democratic Republic of the Congo13.3%
137Jordan12.9%
138Bangladesh12.8%
139Morocco12.6%
140Burundi12.5%
141Togo12.3%
142Burkina Faso12.2%
143Comoros12.1%
144Sudan12.0%
145Mauritania11.9%
146Guinea-Bissau11.8%
147Bulgaria11.7%
148Central African Republic11.5%
149Senegal11.4%
150Chad11.2%
151India11.0%
152Mali10.9%
153United Arab Emirates10.8%
154Algeria10.6%
155Kuwait10.4%
156Botswana10.2%
157Iraq9.8%
158Niger9.7%
159Oman9.5%
160Somalia9.3%
161Qatar9.0%
162Maldives6.8%
163Egypt6.7%
164Bahrain5.9%
165Pakistan4.9%
166Yemen4.0%
167Saudi Arabia2.8%
Showing 167 of 167 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from International Labour Organization (ILO) – ILOSTAT (2023).

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