Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Gambia

Women in ministerial positions in the Gambia in 2025 — 14.3%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 5.7 pp.

2025 14.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 126of 190
Period maximum 31.3%2010
Period minimum 11.1%2018

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Gambia, 2005–202510203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 20%2008: 27.8%2010: 31.3%2012: 31.3%2014: 27.8%2015: 21.1%2018: 11.1%2019: 22.2%2020: 25%2022: 15%2023: 15%2024: 14.3%2025: 14.3%
Change over the period: −5.7 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gambia 14.3%
World 22.4%
Western Africa computed 20.5%
Low-income countries computed 21.8%
Women in ministerial positions — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.3 +0 pp
2024 14.3 −0.7 pp
2023 15 +0 pp
2022 15
2020 25 +2.8 pp
2019 22.2 +11.1 pp
2018 11.1
2015 21.1 −6.7 pp
2014 27.8
2012 31.3
2010 31.3
2008 27.8
2005 20

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.