SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 41.55 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Bulgaria, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Bulgaria is 41.55, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Bulgaria peaked at 41.55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.33, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 19th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36.33 | — |
| 2015 | 37.57 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 36.71 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.38 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 39.15 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 39.44 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.31 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 36.5 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 39.82 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 41.55 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 39.81 | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 41.55 | +4.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 41.55 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.86, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 41.55 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.56, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.26 | 36.33 | 40.38 | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.92 | 36.5 | 41.55 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Bulgaria?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Bulgaria was 41.55 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.33 in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The female share of employment in managerial positions conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to total management (category 1 of ISCO-08 or ISCO-88). There is another series referring to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88). This indicator is calculated based on data on employment by sex and occupation. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.