Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Burundi

Women in ministerial positions in Burundi in 2025 — 30.8%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 20.1 pp.

2025 30.8% −2.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 51of 190
Period maximum 37.5%2020
Period minimum 10.7%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Burundi, 2005–2025010203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 10.7%2008: 29.6%2010: 28.6%2012: 34.8%2014: 36.4%2015: 34.8%2016: 22.7%2018: 26.1%2019: 26.1%2020: 37.5%2022: 33.3%2023: 33.3%2024: 33.3%2025: 30.8%
Change over the period: +20.1 pp Annual average: 1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Burundi 30.8%
World 22.4%
Eastern Africa computed 25.4%
Low-income countries computed 21.8%
Women in ministerial positions — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30.8 −2.6 pp
2024 33.3 +0 pp
2023 33.3 +0 pp
2022 33.3
2020 37.5 +11.4 pp
2019 26.1 −0 pp
2018 26.1
2016 22.7 −12.1 pp
2015 34.8 −1.6 pp
2014 36.4
2012 34.8
2010 28.6
2008 29.6
2005 10.7

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.