Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Bhutan

Women in ministerial positions in Bhutan in 2025 — 11.1%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 11.1 pp.

2025 11.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 148of 190
Period maximum 11.1%2023
Period minimum 0%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Bhutan, 2005–2025051015200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 0%2008: 0%2010: 0%2012: 0%2014: 10%2015: 10%2016: 10%2018: 10%2019: 10%2020: 10%2022: 10%2023: 11.1%2024: 11.1%2025: 11.1%
Change over the period: +11.1 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bhutan 11.1%
World 22.4%
South Asia 11.4%
Southern Asia computed 11.3%
Women in ministerial positions — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.1 +0 pp
2024 11.1 +0 pp
2023 11.1 +1.1 pp
2022 10
2020 10 +0 pp
2019 10 +0 pp
2018 10
2016 10 +0 pp
2015 10 +0 pp
2014 10
2012 0
2010 0
2008 0
2005 0

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.