Countries With the Highest Women in Management
Every country with a figure for women in management, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Sao Tome and Principe (71%), Jamaica (63.9%) and Bahamas, The (59.8%). The middle country of the 151 has 33.3%.
What this measures
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%), in % of managers. Source: International Labour Organization. For this measure, higher is better.
Based on surveys and reported irregularly.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2025. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Women in management | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 71% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Jamaica | 63.9% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 3 | Bahamas, The | 59.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 4 | Naoero | 56.7% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 53.7% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 7 | Jordan | 52.3% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 8 | Barbados | 50.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 9 | Seychelles | 50.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Panama | 50% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 11 | Namibia | 48.2% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Botswana | 48.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Montenegro | 48.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 47.8% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 15 | Malawi | 47.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 46.2% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 17 | Honduras | 46% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 18 | Palau | 45.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 19 | Ecuador | 45.3% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 20 | Sweden | 44.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Ukraine | 44.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | United States | 44.1% | 2025 | North America |
| 23 | Latvia | 44% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Kenya | 43.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Grenada | 43.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | Philippines | 43.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 27 | Suriname | 42.2% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 28 | Hungary | 42.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Guyana | 42.1% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 30 | Belarus | 42% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Colombia | 41.9% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 41.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Belize | 41.7% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 34 | Myanmar | 41% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 35 | Samoa | 40.7% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 36 | Poland | 40.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 40.5% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Mongolia | 40.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 39 | Singapore | 39.9% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 40 | Guatemala | 39.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Cuba | 39.6% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Portugal | 39.4% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Australia | 39.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 44 | Mexico | 39.3% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | South Africa | 39.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Finland | 39.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 39.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | El Salvador | 39% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | France | 38.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Brazil | 38.7% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Vanuatu | 37.9% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 52 | Nigeria | 37.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Ireland | 37.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Georgia | 37.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Lithuania | 37.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Kiribati | 37.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 57 | Iceland | 37.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Spain | 37% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 59 | Tonga | 36.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 36.4% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Brunei Darussalam | 36.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 62 | Austria | 36.3% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Tuvalu | 36.1% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 64 | Estonia | 36% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 65 | Mauritius | 35.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Greece | 35% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Fiji | 34.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | Slovenia | 34.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Romania | 34.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Thailand | 34.5% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 34.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 72 | Slovak Republic | 34.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Argentina | 34.1% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Uruguay | 33.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Albania | 33.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Switzerland | 33.3% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Belgium | 33.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Lesotho | 32.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Peru | 32.9% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Kyrgyz Republic | 32.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | Israel | 32.8% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | Marshall Islands | 32.7% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Serbia | 31.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | Armenia | 31.9% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Chile | 31.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Rwanda | 30.8% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | Norway | 30.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | Tanzania | 29.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 90 | Zambia | 29.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 91 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 29.6% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 92 | Togo | 29.5% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 29.2% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 94 | Mozambique | 29.1% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 95 | Lebanon | 28.9% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 96 | Madagascar | 28.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 97 | Netherlands | 28.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Gambia, The | 28.1% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 99 | Germany | 27.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 27.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 101 | Cyprus | 27.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 27% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Denmark | 26.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Luxembourg | 26.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Czechia | 26.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Kosovo | 26.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Ghana | 26.6% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 26.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 109 | Liberia | 26.1% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 25.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 111 | Lao PDR | 25.7% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 112 | Burundi | 25.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 113 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Uganda | 25.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 115 | Croatia | 25.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | Italy | 25.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Eswatini | 25.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Solomon Islands | 25.1% | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Indonesia | 24.8% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 24.5% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Cambodia | 23.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | West Bank and Gaza | 23.5% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 123 | Benin | 23.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 23.5% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 125 | Senegal | 23% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Malta | 22.7% | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 127 | Maldives | 22.6% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 22.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | Timor-Leste | 22.4% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 130 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 22.3% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 131 | Bolivia | 22.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.2% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 133 | Niger | 21.6% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Turkiye | 21.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 21.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 136 | Tunisia | 20.8% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 137 | Gabon | 19.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 138 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 18.2% | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 17.7% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 140 | Iraq | 17.5% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 141 | Angola | 16.2% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | Bhutan | 15.5% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 143 | Japan | 14.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 144 | Nepal | 13.9% | 2017 | South Asia |
| 145 | Sudan | 13.1% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 146 | India | 11.9% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 147 | Pakistan | 9.57% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Mali | 9.01% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 7.23% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 150 | Afghanistan | 5.89% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 151 | Yemen, Rep. | 4.5% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
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