Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in South America
South America: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 38.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in South America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in South America is 38.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in South America peaked at 38.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2000.
South America ranks 17th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 30.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 34.3% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 36.5% | 38.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 14 Botswana 47.3% compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 46.8% compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 46.0% compare
- 17 Philippines 45.7% compare
- 18 Honduras 45.4% compare
- 19 Belarus 45.2% compare
- 20 Grenada 45.1% compare
More gender data for South America
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 85,918 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 362,840 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 362,840 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8634 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.64 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 3.12 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 38.56 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 667 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 31.7% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in South America?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in South America was 38.6% 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- How does South America rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- South America ranks 17th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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