Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Kenya

Women in ministerial positions in Kenya in 2025 — 30.4%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 20.1 pp.

2025 30.4% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 53of 190
Period maximum 33.3%2014
Period minimum 10.3%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Kenya, 2005–2025010203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 10.3%2010: 15%2012: 15.4%2014: 33.3%2015: 30%2016: 22.7%2018: 25%2019: 26.1%2020: 30.4%2022: 31.8%2023: 31.8%2024: 30%2025: 30.4%
Change over the period: +20.1 pp Annual average: 1.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kenya 30.4%
World 22.4%
Eastern Africa computed 25.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30.4 +0.4 pp
2024 30 −1.8 pp
2023 31.8 +0 pp
2022 31.8
2020 30.4 +4.3 pp
2019 26.1 +1.1 pp
2018 25
2016 22.7 −7.3 pp
2015 30 −3.3 pp
2014 33.3
2012 15.4
2010 15
2005 10.3

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.