SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle in United States
United States: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle was 44.06 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle in United States, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United States recorded 44.06 for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle in United States peaked at 44.36 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.8, in 2014.
United States ranks 8th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 38.8 | — |
| 2015 | 39.37 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 39.73 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 40.53 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 40.47 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.85 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 42.29 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 43.2 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 42.83 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 44.36 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 44.33 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 44.06 | -0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 44.06 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.15, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.96 | 38.8 | 40.85 | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.51 | 42.29 | 44.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- 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 senior and middle in United States?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle in United States was 44.06 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 44.36 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8 in 2014.
- How does United States rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle?
- United States ranks 8th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in senior and middle rising or falling in United States?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle management 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 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.