Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Cyprus

Women in ministerial positions in Cyprus in 2025 — 33.3%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 33.3 pp.

2025 33.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 190
Period maximum 37.5%2023
Period minimum 0%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Cyprus, 2005–2025010203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 0%2008: 18.2%2010: 9.1%2012: 27.3%2014: 9.1%2015: 9.1%2016: 9.1%2018: 18.2%2019: 15.4%2020: 27.3%2022: 18.8%2023: 37.5%2024: 33.3%2025: 33.3%
Change over the period: +33.3 pp Annual average: 1.67 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cyprus 33.3%
World 22.4%
Western Asia computed 14.6%
High-income countries computed 29.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.3 +0 pp
2024 33.3 −4.2 pp
2023 37.5 +18.8 pp
2022 18.8
2020 27.3 +11.9 pp
2019 15.4 −2.8 pp
2018 18.2
2016 9.1 +0 pp
2015 9.1 +0 pp
2014 9.1
2012 27.3
2010 9.1
2008 18.2
2005 0

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.