SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions (current ILO definition - ICLS19) by country
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...
What the numbers show
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions (current ILO definition - ICLS19) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 52.67 in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 13.9 in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.08, and the mean is 35.31.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 56.1%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 27.1%).
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.67 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 2 | Jordan | 52.31 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 3 | Barbados | 50.37 | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 4 | Botswana | 48.21 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 46.21 | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 44.74 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 7 | Guyana | 44.31 | 2024 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 8 | United States | 44.06 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 43.99 | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 10 | El Salvador | 43.86 | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 11 | Mongolia | 43.05 | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 42.15 | 2024 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 13 | Russia | 41.72 | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 40.56 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 40.52 | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 40.2 | 2025 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 17 | Singapore | 39.85 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 39.43 | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 39.23 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 39.13 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 39.13 | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 22 | France | 38.71 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 38.7 | 2025 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 24 | Ireland | 37.79 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 37.42 | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 26 | Iceland | 37.35 | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 36.95 | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 36.35 | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 36.08 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 36.03 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 35.62 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 35.01 | 2025 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 34.88 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 34 | Romania | 34.66 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 34.11 | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 33.27 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 37 | Belgium | 33.09 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 32.76 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 39 | Serbia | 31.91 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 40 | Rwanda | 30.78 | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 30.77 | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 42 | Zambia | 29.59 | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 43 | Netherlands | 28.5 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.86 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 27.69 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Cyprus | 27.5 | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 47 | Kosovo | 27.27 | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 26.94 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 26.88 | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 50 | Czechia | 26.88 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 51 | Vietnam | 26.07 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 52 | Croatia | 25.52 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 53 | Italy | 25.25 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 54 | Cambodia | 21.32 | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 18.99 | 2025 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 56 | Japan | 14.49 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 57 | Angola | 13.9 | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
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 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). There is another series referring to total management (category 1 of ISCO-08 or 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.