Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Americas
Americas: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 40.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Americas, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Americas is 40.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Americas peaked at 40.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2000.
Americas ranks 10th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 33.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 36.5% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 38.4% | 40.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More gender data for Americas
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 203,628 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8849 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 879,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 879,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.848 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 37.85 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 2.12 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 40.47 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 1,749 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 35.5% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Americas?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Americas was 40.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- How does Americas rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Americas ranks 10th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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