Several minority ethnic groups are proportionally better represented at CEO level than the “White British” majority

Proportion of over-16s within each group who are “chief executives and senior officials” (%)

White

Asian or Asian British

Mixed or multiple

Black

Other

Average

White Irish

Indian

Other white

White and Asian

Chinese

Other mixed

Arab

White & Black African

Any other ethnic group

Other Asian

White British

Roma

African

Other Black

Caribbean

White & Black Caribbean

Pakistani

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

Bangladeshi

%

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

White

Asian or Asian British

Mixed or multiple

Black

Other

Average

White Irish

Indian

Other white

White and Asian

Chinese

Other mixed

Arab

White & Black African

Any other ethnic group

Other Asian

White British

Roma

African

Other Black

Caribbean

White & Black Caribbean

Pakistani

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

Bangladeshi

%

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

White

Asian or Asian British

Mixed or multiple

Black

Other

Average

White Irish

Indian

Other white

White and Asian

Chinese

Other mixed

Arab

White & Black African

Any other ethnic group

Other Asian

White British

Roma

African

Other Black

Caribbean

White & Black Caribbean

Pakistani

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

Bangladeshi

%

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

White

Asian or Asian British

Mixed or multiple

Black

Other

Average

White Irish

Indian

Other white

White and Asian

Chinese

Other mixed

Arab

White & Black African

Any other ethnic group

Other Asian

White British

Roma

African

Other Black

Caribbean

White & Black Caribbean

Pakistani

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

Bangladeshi

%

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

Office for National Statistics, 2023