SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in United States of America
United States of America: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions was 42.65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in United States of America, 2003–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 42.65 for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in United States of America peaked at 42.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.25, in 2006.
That places United States of America 34th out of 137 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.
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37.53 | — |
| 2004 | 37.31 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 37.89 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 37.25 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 38.32 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 38.32 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.29 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.17 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 38.87 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.33 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 38.92 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 38.93 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.56 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.74 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.5 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 40.74 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 40.68 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.06 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.39 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 41 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 42.57 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 42.86 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 42.65 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.84 | 37.25 | 38.32 | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.64 | 38.87 | 40.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.92 | 41 | 42.86 | 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 sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in United States of America?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in United States of America was 42.65 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 42.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.25 in 2006.
- How does United States of America rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- United States of America ranks 34th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in United States of America?
- 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 of America 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.