Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — EAEU

Women in ministerial positions in the EAEU in 2025 — 15.4%. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 7.4 pp.

2025 15.4% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 15.4%2025
Period minimum 6.7%2020

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — EAEU, 2005–202557.51012.51517.5200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 8%2008: 9.3%2010: 9.2%2012: 11.2%2014: 11.1%2015: 11.3%2016: 8.9%2018: 8.7%2019: 7.6%2020: 6.7%2022: 9.5%2023: 10.5%2024: 14.8%2025: 15.4%
Change over the period: +7.4 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

EAEU 15.4%
World 22.4%
Women in ministerial positions — EAEU, by year EAEU All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.4 +0.6 pp
2024 14.8 +4.3 pp
2023 10.5 +1 pp
2022 9.5
2020 6.7 −0.9 pp
2019 7.6 −1.1 pp
2018 8.7
2016 8.9 −2.5 pp
2015 11.3 +0.2 pp
2014 11.1
2012 11.2
2010 9.2
2008 9.3
2005 8

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.