SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Iceland
Iceland: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 40.74 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 40.74 for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Iceland peaked at 41.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.38, in 2005.
Iceland ranks 43rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.01 | — |
| 2001 | 28.89 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 29.38 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 37.01 | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 33.6 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 27.38 | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 29.35 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 29.69 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.9 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 33.61 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 34.3 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 39.78 | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 39.9 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.56 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 37.16 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.24 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 34.15 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 32.38 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 41.46 | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 41.9 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 38.64 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 37.64 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 39.62 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 36.8 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 39.04 | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 40.74 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.08 | 27.38 | 37.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.68 | 32.38 | 41.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.75 | 36.8 | 40.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Iceland?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in Iceland was 40.74 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.38 in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- Iceland ranks 43rd out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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.