Firms with female top managers — all countries

Firms with female top managers — Australia

Firms with female top managers in Australia in 2025 — 20.5%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 62.

2025 20.5%
World rank 26of 62
Period maximum 20.5%2025
Period minimum 20.5%2025

Trend over time

2025–2025 · % of firms

Change over the period: +0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 20.5%
World 19.5%
Firms with female top managers — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.5

About the indicator

The share of firms whose top management position is held by a woman, from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys. The surveys cover the formal private sector, so the indicator does not see small informal business, where the share of women is usually higher. Its level is weakly related to the income of a country and noticeably related to industry structure: where trade and services prevail, more firms are headed by women.

Important: The aggregate is a simple average across countries: the correct weight would be the number of firms, and the source does not publish it. The surveys are run once every few years and not annually in every country.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.