Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in United States of America
United States of America: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 44.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in United States of America, 2003–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 44.1% for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in United States of America peaked at 44.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2006.
That places United States of America 15th out of 96 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37.4% | — |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 37.0% | 38.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 38.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 42.3% | 44.4% | 6 |
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More gender data for United States of America
- 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 share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in United States of America?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in United States of America was 44.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2006.
- How does United States of America rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- United States of America ranks 15th out of 96 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in United States of America?
- 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 of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).