Contact Contacts
Labor

Women in ministerial positions

What part of the ministerial posts in a country are held by women.

Unit: % of ministers Period: 2005–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 22.8% Countries: 193

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2019 to 2025.

Women in ministerial positions, 2019–2025

Top-20 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions, 2019–20254550556065NamibiaNamibia: 64.3%64.3FinlandFinland: 61.1%61.1NicaraguaNicaragua: 60%60ColombiaColombia: 55.6%55.6AustraliaAustralia: 54.5%54.5SwedenSweden: 52.2%52.2CanadaCanada: 50%50EcuadorEcuador: 50%50GermanyGermany: 50%50GuatemalaGuatemala: 50%50IcelandIceland: 50%50SeychellesSeychelles: 50%50SpainSpain: 50%50United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 50%50MexicoMexico: 47.6%47.6NorwayNorway: 47.4%47.4AlbaniaAlbania: 46.2%46.2AndorraAndorra: 46.2%46.2ChileChile: 45.8%45.8EthiopiaEthiopia: 45.5%45.5

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Women in ministerial positions — 2019–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 NA Namibia 64.3 2025 1
2 FI Finland 61.1 2025 2
3 NI Nicaragua 60 2025 3
4 CO Colombia 55.6 2025 4
5 AU Australia 54.5 2025 5
6 SE Sweden 52.2 2025 6
7 CA Canada 50 2025 7
8 EC Ecuador 50 2025 7
9 DE Germany 50 2025 7
10 GT Guatemala 50 2025 7
11 IS Iceland 50 2025 7
12 SC Seychelles 50 2025 7
13 ES Spain 50 2025 7
14 GB United Kingdom 50 2025 7
15 MX Mexico 47.6 2025 15
16 NO Norway 47.4 2025 16
17 AL Albania 46.2 2025 17
18 AD Andorra 46.2 2025 17
19 CL Chile 45.8 2025 19
20 ET Ethiopia 45.5 2025 20
21 FR France 45 2025 21
22 ZA South Africa 40.6 2025 22
23 LI Liechtenstein 40 2025 23
24 MC Monaco 40 2025 23
25 ST Sao Tome and Principe 40 2025 23
26 AT Austria 38.5 2025 26
27 DM Dominica 38.5 2025 26
28 SV El Salvador 37.5 2025 28
29 FM Micronesia 37.5 2025 28
30 PT Portugal 37.5 2025 28
31 GY Guyana 36.8 2025 31
32 SI Slovenia 36.8 2025 31
33 EE Estonia 36.4 2025 33
34 GA Gabon 35.7 2025 34
35 LT Lithuania 35.7 2025 34
36 UY Uruguay 35.7 2025 34
37 LR Liberia 35.3 2025 37
38 PA Panama 35.3 2025 37
39 NZ New Zealand 35 2025 39
40 AM Armenia 33.3 2025 40
41 CY Cyprus 33.3 2025 40
42 DK Denmark 33.3 2025 40
43 HN Honduras 33.3 2025 40
44 LU Luxembourg 33.3 2025 40
45 MG Madagascar 33.3 2025 40
46 SL Sierra Leone 33.3 2025 40
47 UG Uganda 33.3 2025 40
48 US United States 33.3 2025 40
49 RS Serbia 32 2025 49
50 PL Poland 31.6 2025 50
51 BI Burundi 30.8 2025 51
52 GD Grenada 30.8 2025 51
53 KE Kenya 30.4 2025 53
54 AO Angola 29.2 2025 54
55 BR Brazil 29 2025 55
56 BE Belgium 28.6 2025 56
57 CR Costa Rica 28.6 2025 56
58 GE Georgia 28.6 2025 56
59 IE Ireland 28.6 2025 56
60 LV Latvia 28.6 2025 56
61 NL Netherlands 28.6 2025 56
62 CH Switzerland 28.6 2025 56
63 ME Montenegro 28 2025 63
64 BB Barbados 27.8 2025 64
65 MW Malawi 27.8 2025 64
66 MZ Mozambique 27.8 2025 64
67 ER Eritrea 26.7 2025 67
68 JM Jamaica 26.7 2025 67
69 BJ Benin 26.3 2025 69
70 MA Morocco 26.3 2025 69
71 RW Rwanda 26.3 2025 69
72 MR Mauritania 25.9 2025 72
73 VE Venezuela 25.7 2025 73
74 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 25 2025 74
75 SZ Eswatini 25 2025 74
76 GR Greece 25 2025 74
77 IT Italy 25 2025 74
78 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 2025 74
79 ZW Zimbabwe 24 2025 79
80 PY Paraguay 23.5 2025 80
81 SR Suriname 23.5 2025 80
82 BH Bahrain 22.7 2025 82
83 LB Lebanon 22.7 2025 82
84 AR Argentina 22.2 2025 84
85 BS Bahamas 22.2 2025 84
86 HR Croatia 22.2 2025 84
87 HT Haiti 22.2 2025 84
88 KR South Korea 22.2 2025 84
89 TG Togo 22.2 2025 84
90 DZ Algeria 21.9 2025 90
91 GN Guinea 21.9 2025 90
92 DJ Djibouti 21.7 2025 92
93 GW Guinea-Bissau 21.7 2025 92
94 IL Israel 21.7 2025 92
95 TZ Tanzania 21.7 2025 92
96 CG Republic of the Congo 21.6 2025 96
97 BO Bolivia 21.4 2025 97
98 MD Moldova 21.4 2025 97
99 NP Nepal 21.4 2025 97
100 GH Ghana 21.1 2025 100
101 PE Peru 21.1 2025 100
102 TH Thailand 21.1 2025 100
103 NE Niger 20.8 2025 103
104 TN Tunisia 20.8 2025 103
105 CI Côte d'Ivoire 20 2025 105
106 TL Timor-Leste 20 2025 105
107 UA Ukraine 20 2025 105
108 CF Central African Republic 19.4 2025 108
109 BD Bangladesh 19 2025 109
110 KZ Kazakhstan 19 2025 109
111 AE United Arab Emirates 19 2025 109
112 CM Cameroon 18.8 2025 112
113 ML Mali 18.5 2025 113
114 CU Cuba 18.2 2025 114
115 SS South Sudan 17.6 2025 115
116 PH Philippines 17.4 2025 116
117 TT Trinidad and Tobago 17.4 2025 116
118 BW Botswana 16.7 2025 118
119 TD Chad 16 2025 119
120 SN Senegal 16 2025 119
121 JP Japan 15.8 2025 121
122 MK North Macedonia 15.8 2025 121
123 LA Laos 15.4 2025 123
124 LC Saint Lucia 15.4 2025 123
125 ZM Zambia 15.4 2025 123
126 CZ Czechia 14.3 2025 126
127 GM Gambia 14.3 2025 126
128 KI Kiribati 14.3 2025 126
129 PW Palau 14.3 2025 126
130 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.3 2025 126
131 TJ Tajikistan 14.3 2025 126
132 FJ Fiji 13.6 2025 132
133 KM Comoros 13.3 2025 133
134 RO Romania 13.3 2025 133
135 SG Singapore 13.3 2025 133
136 SK Slovakia 13.3 2025 133
137 IQ Iraq 13 2025 137
138 LY Libya 13 2025 137
139 OM Oman 13 2025 137
140 AG Antigua and Barbuda 12.5 2025 140
141 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.5 2025 140
142 CV Cabo Verde 12.5 2025 140
143 MT Malta 12.5 2025 140
144 MN Mongolia 12.5 2025 140
145 NR Nauru 12.5 2025 140
146 KW Kuwait 11.8 2025 146
147 LS Lesotho 11.8 2025 146
148 BT Bhutan 11.1 2025 148
149 KH Cambodia 11.1 2025 148
150 KG Kyrgyzstan 11.1 2025 148
151 MY Malaysia 11.1 2025 148
152 QA Qatar 11.1 2025 148
153 IR Iran 10.7 2025 153
154 EG Egypt 10.3 2025 154
155 BN Brunei Darussalam 10 2025 155
156 MV Maldives 10 2025 155
157 SM San Marino 10 2025 155
158 ID Indonesia 9.8 2025 158
159 BF Burkina Faso 9.5 2025 159
160 DO Dominican Republic 9.5 2025 159
161 RU Russia 9.5 2025 159
162 SB Solomon Islands 9.5 2025 159
163 SD Sudan 9.5 2025 159
164 TO Tonga 9.1 2025 164
165 LK Sri Lanka 8.7 2025 165
166 NG Nigeria 8.6 2025 166
167 CN China 8.3 2025 167
168 MU Mauritius 8.3 2025 167
169 JO Jordan 7.7 2025 169
170 VN Vietnam 7.1 2025 170
171 WS Samoa 6.7 2025 171
172 AF Afghanistan 6.5 2020 172
173 TR Türkiye 5.9 2025 173
174 BZ Belize 5.6 2025 174
175 IN India 5.6 2025 174
176 BG Bulgaria 5.3 2025 176
177 GQ Equatorial Guinea 5 2025 177
178 UZ Uzbekistan 5 2025 177
179 SY Syria 4.3 2025 179
180 BY Belarus 4.2 2025 180
181 SO Somalia 4 2025 181
182 MM Myanmar 3.8 2019 182
183 PK Pakistan 3.4 2025 183
184 PG Papua New Guinea 2.7 2025 184
185 AZ Azerbaijan 0 2025 185
186 HU Hungary 0 2025 185
187 MH Marshall Islands 0 2025 185
188 KP North Korea 0 2020 185
189 SA Saudi Arabia 0 2025 185
190 TM Turkmenistan 0 2025 185
191 TV Tuvalu 0 2025 185
192 VU Vanuatu 0 2025 185
193 YE Yemen 0 2025 185
Nothing found. Check the spelling of the name.
Maximum 64.3%
Median 21.4%
Minimum 0%
World 22.4%

About the indicator

The share of women among the ministers of a government. The indicator complements the share of women in parliament and often diverges from it: parliamentary representation in many countries is backed by quotas, while the composition of a government is formed by the decision of one person or party, so it reacts faster and shifts more sharply — from zero to full parity within a single round of appointments.

Important: The aggregate for a country group is a simple average across countries rather than a weighted one: the correct weight would be the number of ministers, and the source does not publish it. A simple average answers the question of how widespread the practice is, not of how many women ministers there are in the world.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of ministers
Observation period
2005–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

Related indicators

Labor 1997–2025 Women in parliament

What part of the seats in the national parliament women hold.

% of seats 184 countries World Bank Indexes 1990–2023 Gender inequality index

A composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.

index, 0–1 172 countries UNDP Labor 1990–2025 Female share of the labor force

What part of the labor force of a country is made up of women.

% of labor force 182 countries ILO Labor 2007–2025 Firms with female top managers

What part of the firms in a country are run by women — from enterprise surveys.

% of firms 62 countries World Bank
All indicators in Labor