Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Northern America
Northern America: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 41.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 41.2% for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern America peaked at 41.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2000.
Northern America ranks 9th 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.2% | — |
| 2001 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 35.2% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 37.3% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.9% | 41.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More gender data for Northern America
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 63,821 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4314 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 333,485 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 333,485 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6507 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 38.47 (2027)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 41.16 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 229 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 29.5% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 14.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern America?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Northern America was 41.2% 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2000.
- How does Northern America rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Northern America ranks 9th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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