Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Belarus

Women in ministerial positions in Belarus in 2025 — 4.2%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 5.8 pp.

2025 4.2% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 179of 190
Period maximum 10.7%2015
Period minimum 3.2%2010

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Belarus, 2005–2025051015200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 10%2008: 6.5%2010: 3.2%2012: 3.4%2014: 3.4%2015: 10.7%2016: 3.6%2018: 3.4%2019: 3.4%2020: 3.6%2022: 4.2%2023: 4.3%2024: 4.3%2025: 4.2%
Change over the period: −5.8 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belarus

Belarus 4.2%
World 22.4%
Eastern Europe computed 13.3%
Women in ministerial positions — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.2 −0.2 pp
2024 4.3 +0 pp
2023 4.3 +0.2 pp
2022 4.2
2020 3.6 +0.1 pp
2019 3.4 +0 pp
2018 3.4
2016 3.6 −7.1 pp
2015 10.7 +7.3 pp
2014 3.4
2012 3.4
2010 3.2
2008 6.5
2005 10

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.