Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Eswatini

Women in ministerial positions in Eswatini in 2025 — 25%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 11.7 pp.

2025 25% −1.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 74of 190
Period maximum 33.3%2022
Period minimum 13.3%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Eswatini, 2005–202510203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 13.3%2008: 18.8%2010: 26.3%2012: 23.8%2014: 26.3%2015: 26.3%2016: 26.3%2018: 31.6%2019: 31.6%2020: 31.6%2022: 33.3%2023: 26.3%2024: 26.3%2025: 25%
Change over the period: +11.7 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eswatini 25%
World 22.4%
Southern Africa computed 31.7%
Women in ministerial positions — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25 −1.3 pp
2024 26.3 +0 pp
2023 26.3 −7 pp
2022 33.3
2020 31.6 +0 pp
2019 31.6 −0 pp
2018 31.6
2016 26.3 +0 pp
2015 26.3 +0 pp
2014 26.3
2012 23.8
2010 26.3
2008 18.8
2005 13.3

Southern Africa, 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.