Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — CIS

Women in ministerial positions in the CIS in 2025 — 13.1%. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 5 pp.

2025 13.1% −1.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 14.3%2024
Period minimum 7%2010

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — CIS, 2005–20256810121416200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 8.1%2008: 8.3%2010: 7%2012: 9%2014: 12%2015: 12.1%2016: 9.1%2018: 11.7%2019: 7.3%2020: 9.2%2022: 9.6%2023: 10.3%2024: 14.3%2025: 13.1%
Change over the period: +5 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

CIS 13.1%
World 22.4%
Women in ministerial positions — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.1 −1.2 pp
2024 14.3 +4 pp
2023 10.3 +0.7 pp
2022 9.6
2020 9.2 +1.8 pp
2019 7.3 −4.3 pp
2018 11.7
2016 9.1 −3 pp
2015 12.1 +0.1 pp
2014 12
2012 9
2010 7
2008 8.3
2005 8.1

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.