Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Pakistan
Pakistan: Female share of employment in senior and middle management was 9.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of employment in senior and middle management in Pakistan is 9.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 142.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Pakistan peaked at 9.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2012.
Pakistan ranks 99th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.6% | — |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -39.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +41.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -33.6% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +78.9% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +16.9% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of employment in senior and middle management in Pakistan?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Pakistan was 9.6% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2012.
- How does Pakistan rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Pakistan ranks 99th out of 100 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).