Women in senior management positions (share of all senior management roles)
Share of senior management roles held by women across countries (%, 2024). Based on Grant Thornton’s International Business Report survey of mid-market firms.
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Key Insights
- •Women’s representation in senior management varies widely across participating economies.
- •Higher shares often appear in parts of Latin America and Southeast Asia compared with some advanced economies.
- •Very low values persist in some markets, indicating continued barriers to women’s progression into top decision-making roles.
- •Because it is survey-based, the metric is best used to track direction of change over time within countries rather than as a precise census.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 29.3%)
About This Statistic
This statistic measures the percentage of senior management positions held by women in mid-market businesses. It is published annually through Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR), which surveys senior leaders in privately held, mid-sized companies across a broad set of economies.
The measure is useful because it captures women’s representation in decision-making roles beyond politics and boards, highlighting progress (or backsliding) in corporate leadership pipelines. Differences across countries can reflect labor-market structure, childcare and leave systems, cultural norms, and the strength of diversity policies in the private sector.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 40.0% |
| 2 | Philippines | 40.0% |
| 3 | People's Republic of China | 39.0% |
| 4 | Iceland | 39.0% |
| 5 | Brazil | 39.0% |
| 6 | Cambodia | 38.0% |
| 7 | Ecuador | 38.0% |
| 8 | Panama | 38.0% |
| 9 | Rwanda | 38.0% |
| 10 | Thailand | 38.0% |
| 11 | Cuba | 37.0% |
| 12 | Malaysia | 37.0% |
| 13 | Colombia | 36.0% |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 36.0% |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 36.0% |
| 16 | Finland | 36.0% |
| 17 | Kenya | 36.0% |
| 18 | Singapore | 36.0% |
| 19 | Myanmar | 35.0% |
| 20 | France | 35.0% |
| 21 | New Zealand | 35.0% |
| 22 | Peru | 35.0% |
| 23 | Sweden | 35.0% |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35.0% |
| 25 | Belize | 35.0% |
| 26 | Guatemala | 34.0% |
| 27 | Indonesia | 34.0% |
| 28 | Ireland | 34.0% |
| 29 | Jamaica | 34.0% |
| 30 | Latvia | 34.0% |
| 31 | Lithuania | 34.0% |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 34.0% |
| 33 | Bolivia | 34.0% |
| 34 | Belarus | 33.0% |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 33.0% |
| 36 | El Salvador | 33.0% |
| 37 | Estonia | 33.0% |
| 38 | Mongolia | 33.0% |
| 39 | Norway | 33.0% |
| 40 | Portugal | 33.0% |
| 41 | Romania | 33.0% |
| 42 | Serbia | 33.0% |
| 43 | United States of America | 33.0% |
| 44 | Australia | 33.0% |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 32.0% |
| 46 | Uganda | 32.0% |
| 47 | United Republic of Tanzania | 32.0% |
| 48 | Botswana | 32.0% |
| 49 | Croatia | 31.0% |
| 50 | Denmark | 31.0% |
| 51 | Haiti | 31.0% |
| 52 | Honduras | 31.0% |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 31.0% |
| 54 | Nepal | 31.0% |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 31.0% |
| 56 | South Africa | 31.0% |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 31.0% |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 31.0% |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 31.0% |
| 60 | Chile | 30.0% |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.0% |
| 62 | Netherlands | 30.0% |
| 63 | Paraguay | 30.0% |
| 64 | Vietnam | 30.0% |
| 65 | Switzerland | 30.0% |
| 66 | Bahamas | 30.0% |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 29.0% |
| 68 | Canada | 29.0% |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 29.0% |
| 70 | Ghana | 29.0% |
| 71 | Poland | 29.0% |
| 72 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 29.0% |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 29.0% |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.0% |
| 75 | Austria | 29.0% |
| 76 | Greece | 28.0% |
| 77 | Belgium | 28.0% |
| 78 | Czech Republic | 27.0% |
| 79 | Israel | 27.0% |
| 80 | Italy | 27.0% |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.0% |
| 82 | Slovenia | 27.0% |
| 83 | Albania | 27.0% |
| 84 | Cyprus | 26.0% |
| 85 | Montenegro | 25.0% |
| 86 | Germany | 24.0% |
| 87 | Hungary | 24.0% |
| 88 | Namibia | 24.0% |
| 89 | Nigeria | 22.0% |
| 90 | India | 19.0% |
| 91 | Kuwait | 19.0% |
| 92 | South Korea | 18.0% |
| 93 | Angola | 18.0% |
| 94 | Jordan | 17.0% |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 16.0% |
| 96 | Qatar | 15.0% |
| 97 | Lebanon | 13.0% |
| 98 | Morocco | 13.0% |
| 99 | Oman | 12.0% |
| 100 | Tunisia | 12.0% |
| 101 | Japan | 10.0% |
| 102 | Sudan | 10.0% |
| 103 | Egypt | 9.0% |
| 104 | Algeria | 8.0% |
| 105 | Pakistan | 6.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Grant Thornton (2024).
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