Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) in United States
United States: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) was 42.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in United States, 2003–2025
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 United States is 42.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in United States peaked at 42.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2006.
United States ranks 35th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37.5% | — |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 42.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 37.2% | 38.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 38.9% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.0% | 42.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 32 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 32 Russia 43.4% compare
- 34 Ecuador 43.1% compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 42.5% compare
- 37 Australia and New Zealand 42.3% compare
- 38 Paraguay 42.0% compare
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in United States?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in United States was 42.6% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2006.
- How does United States rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- United States ranks 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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