Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Lebanon

Women in ministerial positions in Lebanon in 2025 — 22.7%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 15.8 pp.

2025 22.7% +18.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 82of 190
Period maximum 31.6%2019
Period minimum 0%2012

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Lebanon, 2005–2025010203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 6.9%2008: 4.5%2010: 6.9%2012: 0%2014: 0%2015: 4.3%2016: 3.4%2018: 3.4%2019: 31.6%2020: 31.6%2022: 0%2023: 4.5%2024: 4.5%2025: 22.7%
Change over the period: +15.8 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Lebanon 22.7%
World 22.4%
Western Asia computed 14.6%
Women in ministerial positions — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.7 +18.2 pp
2024 4.5 +0 pp
2023 4.5 +4.5 pp
2022 0
2020 31.6 +0 pp
2019 31.6 +28.2 pp
2018 3.4
2016 3.4 −0.9 pp
2015 4.3 +4.3 pp
2014 0
2012 0
2010 6.9
2008 4.5
2005 6.9

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.