Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Jordan

Women in ministerial positions in Jordan in 2025 — 7.7%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 3 pp.

2025 7.7% −7.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 169of 190
Period maximum 22.2%2023
Period minimum 6.7%2012

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Jordan, 2005–20250102030200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 10.7%2008: 14.8%2010: 6.9%2012: 6.7%2014: 11.1%2015: 11.1%2016: 7.1%2018: 20.8%2019: 13.8%2020: 9.4%2022: 16.7%2023: 22.2%2024: 15.4%2025: 7.7%
Change over the period: −3 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Jordan 7.7%
World 22.4%
Western Asia computed 14.6%
Women in ministerial positions — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.7 −7.7 pp
2024 15.4 −6.8 pp
2023 22.2 +5.6 pp
2022 16.7
2020 9.4 −4.4 pp
2019 13.8 −7 pp
2018 20.8
2016 7.1 −4 pp
2015 11.1 +0 pp
2014 11.1
2012 6.7
2010 6.9
2008 14.8
2005 10.7

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.