Proportion of women: 19th ICLS (%) … senior 19th in United States
United States: Proportion of women: 19th ICLS (%) … senior 19th was 44.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in United States, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in United States stood at 44.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in United States peaked at 44.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2014.
That places United States 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of women: 19th ICLS (%) … senior 19th in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 38.8% | — |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 44.1% | -0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 44.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.5%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.0% | 38.8% | 40.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 42.3% | 44.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 senior and middle management positions - 19th in United States?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in United States was 44.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2014.
- How does United States rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th?
- United States ranks 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 senior and middle management positions - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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